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Breakout Bass Tab by Foo Fighters

Breakout bass tab by Foo Fighters

Bass Tab

FOO FIGHTERS - Breakout

Tuning: Standard Tuning EADG
4/4 time

Verse 1
Bass does not play during the first verse (16 measures).

Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-r-2-2---2---|----------------|2-2-r-2-2---2---|----------------|
E|----------------|3-3-r-3-3---3---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0---2---|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-r-2-2---2---|----------------|2-2-2-2-2/--7\--|----------------|
E|----------------|3-3-r-3-3---3---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0---2---|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|

Verse 2
Here the bass follows the drum rhythm so try to match those quick drum triplets or “gallops”.
It also sounds fine to just play eighth notes.
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|  Play X3
A|*2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-|----------------|----------------*|
E|-----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------5-------7-|--5-----5-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-----0-----|------7-----7\--|

  Therapy...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-2/--|

   I may be crazy...
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|  Play X2
A|*------------4---|7-----------7---|4-----------4---|3---------------*|
E|-7---------------|----------------|----------------|------------2/---|
                                                                  ^Don’t play this note the second time.

  Burning in the blast-off
G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---4-|----5---5-5-4-2-|
D|----------------|2-2---2-2---2---|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2---2-2---2---|----------------|4-4---4-4---4---|3-3---3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----4-----4---4-|----4---4-4-4---|----------------|5\--------------|
D|----------------|2-2---2-------2-|------------2h4-|----------------|
A|2-2---2-2---2---|----------------|4-4-4-4-3h4-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-r-2-2---2---|----------------|2-2-2-2-2/--7\--|----------------|
E|----------------|3-3-r-3-3---3---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0---2---|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|

G|----------------|----------------|------------4---|4---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--2-2-0-0-------|
A|2-2-r-2-2---2---|----------------|2-2-r-2-2-------|----------2-2-0-|
E|----------------|3-3-r-3-3---3---|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|------------0---|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------0---|------------0r--|------rest------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0-0-------|----------------|

  Breakooooooout...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--6-6-7-7-9-9\--|
A|2-2---0-0---4-4-|--7-7---7---7---|2-2---0-0---4/--|7---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--6-6-----------|
A|2-2---0-0---4-4-|--7-7---7---7---|2-2---0-0---4/--|7-----9-9-7-6\--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|-----------------|----9/-11(11)11--|
D|*----------------|--9-9/----11----*|  Play X4
A|*2-2---00---4/---|7---------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus
G|-------------4---|----------------|------------4---|4---------------|
D|*----------------|------------5---|----------------|--2-2-0-0-------|
A|*2-2-2-2-2-------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-0-|
E|-----------------|3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------5-2-0-|--------2---0---|----------5-2-0-|--------2---0---*|  Play X2
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0---------|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0----------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------5-2-0-|--------2---0---|----------5-2-0-|--------2---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0---------|3-3-3-3-3-------|0-0-0-0---------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|  Play X2
A|*2-2---0-0---4-4-|--7-7---7---7---*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

G|----------------|----9/-11(11)11-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--9-9/----11----|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2---0-0---4/--|7---------------|2-2-r-0-0-r-4-4-|r-7-7-r-r-r-r-r-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


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/   = slide up
\   = slide down
(n) = Ghost note
h   = hammer on
r   = rest

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