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Become Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Become bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • 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:
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Verse:
   B                                   F#
   So much more     about you that you never let them see.       You turn
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A|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   E                                   B                               G
   away,                    but not to me.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

   B                             B C   F#
   And I know how they tried to take you. Held you up and meant to break you
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A|-2---------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   E                                   B                               G
   down.                  But you can't be.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

   B                             B C   F#
   For so long I tried to reach you I know I'm almost there.     I'm close
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A|-2---------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   E                                   B                         B   A#
   enough.                  For you to see.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------2---1---|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus:
   G#                                  E
             You've been hiding in the shadows.         Have you forgotten
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#                                  E
   how we used to dream?
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   G#                                  F#
   Let me remind you.                  The light doesn't     blind you at
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   G#                                  E
   all.              It just helps you see.                       Can you
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#
   see?
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A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Chorus:
   B                                   F#
   Yeah                       you have become.                Yeah you have
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                                   B
   become.                       beautiful.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
   B                                   F#
   I can't be the stranger. That's been sleeping in your bed just turn
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A|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   E                                   B                               G
   around,                            and come to me.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

   B                             B C   F#
    I feel all the pain inside.        And everything you been denied you
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A|-2---------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   E                                   B                         B   A#
   feel.                               It's all you feel.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------2---1---|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus:
   G#                                  E
             You've been hiding in the shadows.         Have you forgotten
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#                                  E
   how we used to dream?
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   G#                                  F#
   Let me remind you.                  The light doesn't     blind you at
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   G#                                  E
   all.              It just helps you see.                       Can you
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#
   see?
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A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Chorus:
   B                                   F#
   Yeah                       you have become.                Yeah you have
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                                   B
   become.                       beautiful.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-------------------------|

   B                                   F#
   Yeah                       you have become.                Yeah you have
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                                   B
   become.                       beautiful.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|


Outro:
   B                                   A#
   Brush back your hair and look around you. Feeling like the truth has found you
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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   G#                                  E
   here.                         You're here with me.
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


   B                                   A#
   Let love                  become the mirror.
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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   G#                                  F#
             With no fear where you're from.
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  E
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E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


   B                 A#                G#                F#
        Yeah you have become. Yeah you have become                 beauti-
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A|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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   E
   -ful.
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E|-0---------------|-----------------|

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This bass tab for Become by The Goo Goo Dolls is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G). Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist.