For Sure Bass Tab by The Future Islands

For Sure bass tab by The Future Islands

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

(Bass enters right at 0:08)

Verse:
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |    |
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---------8-----------------8-----|---------10---------------------------|
A|-6x--6-----6x----6x--6~------6---|-8x--8------8x-----8x--8~----10-10-10\|
E|--------------6-8--------------8-|---------------8-10-------------------| (x6)


Pre-Chorus:
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|---8---8---8---8---8---8---------|
A|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------6-6-6-|

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Chorus 1:
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6-|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-8\--------------------------6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6-|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|-------------------------------|


Verse:
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |    |
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---------8-----------------8-----|---------10---------------------------|
A|-6x--6-----6x----6x--6~------6---|-8x--8------8x-----8x--8~----10-10-10\|
E|--------------6-8--------------8-|---------------8-10-------------------| (x6)


Pre-Chorus:
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|---8---8---8---8---8---8---------|
A|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------6-6-6-| (x2)


Chorus 2:
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6-|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-8\--------------------------6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6-|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-8\--------------------------6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6-|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|-------------------------------|


🏷Legend:
~ = Sustain
x = Mute
\ = Slide up
/ = Slide down

This has been tough to piece together without live footage, I'm certain on the verse and prechorus here but am
open to edits in case I got the chorus wrong.  Cheers!

Last updated: October 13, 2020

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