Autumn Leaves bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.

E|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|

I reference both the studio album as well as live recordings (when available) to ensure the proper "tonality".


[Intro}
           G    D         G    D         G
                                     In the
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------5-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse}

  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  trees.     The autumn breeze.      The winter's cold. But summer's soul is underneath. The sun is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-------------5-----7-----|-10-------------------10-|
E|-------------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-7-----5-----------------|-------------------------|

  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  low.      The heavy sky.       I sometimes watch it 'till it sinks below the tide.  So I
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-------------5-----7-----|-10-------------------10-|
E|-------------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-7-----5-----------------|-------------------------|


Chorus:
  D         G    D         G    B   A   D       G
  wait                    So I wait.                     The sun is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-------------5-----------|-10-------------------10-|
E|-------------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-7-----5-----------------|-------------------------|


Verse:
  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  low.       The heavy sky.      I sometimes watch it 'till it sinks below the tide. Life is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-------------5-----7-----|-10-------------------10-|
E|-------------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-7-----5-----------------|-------------------------|

  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  change.      We move on.      And where you go I hope the summer goes along.       So I
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-------------5-----7-----|-10-------------------10-|
E|-------------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-7-----5-----------------|-------------------------|

Chorus:
  B         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  wait                     And I wait.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-5-----------------------|-------------5-----7-----|-10----------------------|
E|-7-----------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-7-----5-----------------|-------------------------|


Break:
  D                    E F#   G
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--7--9--9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  D                    E F#   G
                                                  And in the
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--7--9--9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Verse:
  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  trees.     The autumn breeze.   The winter's cold. But summer's soul is underneath.   The sun is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-------------5--5--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------3--3--|-------------------3--3--|-7--7--5--5--------------|-------------------------|

  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  low.      The heavy sky. I sometimes watch it 'till it sinks below the tide.       Life is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-------------5--5--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------3--3--|-------------------3--3--|-7--7--5--5--------------|-------------------------|

  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  change      We move on.     And where you go I hope the summer goes along.      So I
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-------------5--5--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------3--3--|-------------------3--3--|-7--7--5--5--------------|-------------------------|


Chorus:
  D         G    D        G    B   A   D   E    G
  wait.                     And I wait, yeah.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|-------------5--5--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------3--3--|-------------------3--3--|-7--7--5--5--------------|-------------------------|


Break:
  D                    E F#   G
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--7--9--9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  D                    E F#   G
                                                  Life is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--7--9--9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Verse:
  D         G    D         G    B   A   D   E    G
  change      We move on.     And where you go I hope the summer goes along.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|