Killing In The Name Bass Tab by Johnny Foreigner

Killing In The Name bass tab by Johnny Foreigner

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Intro: (0:00)

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2--2--0-2--4--5-|
D|-R---------------|-----------------|-5--5--4-0--0--0-|-----------------|



   1  +  2 + 3  +  4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-12--11--9-----------|-9--7--5---------|/9--7--5---------|------------------|
A|-----------12--10--9-|---------9--7--5-|---------9--7--5-|-2--2--2-/4--4--4-|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

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Verse 1: (0:14, "how it's always some guy named tom, or sammy...")

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-9--7--5---------|-9--7--5---------|------------------|
A|-R---------------|---------9--7--5-|---------9--7--5-|-2--2--2-/4--4--4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

   1  +  2 + 3  +  4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-12--11--9-----------|-9--7--5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------12--10--9-|---------9--7--5-|---------5--5--5-|-2--2--0-2--4--5-|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-5--5--4---------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5--4------------|-----------------|
A|-------5-0-------|-------------R---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus: (0:33, "i don't want the stars from you, i don't mind that everything's ending...")
(this pre-chorus part might actually just be played on guitar. i saw a live video
 where it looks like kelly isn't playing during this bit, but on record it sounds
 like it's bass, so i'm not really sure. play it if you want)

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12--R-7-7-\-|-5---R---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  + 2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12---12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---|
A|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|


Chorus: (0:41, "frozen, imploded, whole galaxies die alone...")

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


Verse 2: (0:50, "ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah...")

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-9--7--5---------|-9--7--5---------|------------------|
A|-----------------|---------9--7--5-|---------9--7--5-|-2--2--2-/4--4--4-|
D|-R---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

   1  +  2 + 3  +  4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-12--11--9-----------|-9--7--5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------12--10--9-|---------9--7--5-|---------5--5--5-|-2--2--0-2--4--5-|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-5--5--4---------|-----------------|


Verse 3: (1:04, "i don't care about your girlfriend and i don't care...")

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-R---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2--2--2-/4--4--4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

   1  +  2 + 3  +  4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-12--11--9-----------|-9--7--5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------12--10--9-|---------9--7--5-|---------5--5--5-|-2--2--0-2--4--5-|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-5--5--4---------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5--4------------|-----------------|
A|-------5-0-------|-------------R---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus: (1:23, "i don't want the stars from you, i don't mind that everything's ending...")

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12--R-7-7-\-|-5---R---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  + 2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12---12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---|
A|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|


Chorus: (1:31, "frozen, imploded, whole galaxies die alone...")

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


Instrumental: (1:42)

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-12----------|-------------|-------------|-12------\---|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-----------|-------------|-------------|-4-------/---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-9-----------|---------\---|-2-----------|-4-----------|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


Bridge: (2:00, "take your old life, dropped your crutches...")

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-12----------|-------------|-------------|-12------\---|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-----------|-------------|-------------|-4-------/---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-9-----------|---------\---|-2-----------|-4-----------|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


Instrumental: (2:17)

   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-\-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-/-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-9-----------|---------\---|-2------p0---|-4------/7---|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-12----------|-------------|-------------|---------\---|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-/-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-\-|-2-2-2-2-2-/-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4---|


Pre-Chorus: (2:50, "i don't want the - you don't get to say it...")

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-12\---------|
D|-R-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12--R-7-7-\-|-5---R---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-\-|-4---R-7-7-\-|-5---R---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12--R-7-7-\-|-5---R---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-5---R-9-9-\-|-7---R-9-9-/-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------------|------------------|


Chorus/Outro: (3:10, "frozen, imploded, whole galaxies die alone...")

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

   1  +  2  +  3  +    1  +  2  +  3  +
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


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Last updated: August 24, 2021

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