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Feel The Silence Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Feel The Silence bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: DADG
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 to ensure the proper "tonality".

Intro:
   D                                   G
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|


Verse:
   D                                   G
   You lie awake at night.            With blue eyes that never cry.   And
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|

   D                                   G
   all you remember now, is what you feel.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus:
   B                 G                 B                 G
   The truth        remains.       In midnight conversations
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|

   E                                   G
  I asked for this moment, but you turned away.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|


Verse:
   D                                   G
  Sad like a lonely child.             Broken the day you're born.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
   I held the light to you, but I was so vain.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Pre-Chorus:
   B                 D                 B                 D
   And you remain.                   A promise unfulfilled.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   E                                   G
   I ask you for more, but you push me away.                     And if we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Chorus:
   D                                   G
   feel the silence.      Holdin' this all inside us.            Everything
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
  means more now than words could      explain.                  And if we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
   feel the silence.      Leavin' this all behind us.            Looking for
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   B                 A                 G
  Something          more           to say
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Bridge:
   D                                   G
   I don't know where I'm goin' only know where I been. But you move through my soul like a hurricane wind.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
We've been so lost for so long I don't know how to get back again.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
And we're drownin' in the water that flows under this bridge. When you're
                                       fighting the current you forget how to live
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
And I wanted to reach you but I don't know where to begin.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Pre-Chorus:
   B                 G                 B                 A
   And you remain.                   A promise unfulfilled.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G
   until today.             And if we
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Chorus:
   D                                   G
   feel the silence.      Holdin' this all inside us.            Everything
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
  means more now than words could      explain.                  And if we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D                                   G
   feel the silence.      Leavin' this all behind us.             When it's
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   B                                   A
   gone. What will you say?                   How to we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-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-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Outro:
   G                                   B
   hold on?                  how do we hold              on?     How do we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   B
   hold              on?     how do we hold              on?     How do we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                                   D
   hold                                yeah?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|


Outro-Verse:
   D                                   G
   You lie awake at night.            With blue eyes that never cry.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|

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

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The Goo Goo Dolls bass tabs for Feel the silence

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This bass tab for Feel The Silence by The Goo Goo Dolls is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: DADG. Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist.