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Flat Top Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Flat Top bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: Flat Top
Album: A Boy Named Goo (1995)
Tabbed for: Bass


Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
   B       A         E       G#BC# A  B        A         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0---------------|

   B       A         E       G#BC# A  B        A         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|


Verse:
   F#       G#       E       B         G#      B        E
  Flat top intervention  Bringing home a new invention. See it there in pieces on the ground
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


   F#       G#       E       B         G#      B        E
  A television war between the cynics and the saints. Flip the dial and that's whose side you're on
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#       G#       E       B         G#      A#        B
  Sleeping on the White House lawn ain't never changed a thing. Look at all the washed out Hippie dreams
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Chorus:
   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
And it's fallin' all around us. Is this some kinda joke they're trying to pull on us
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0---------------|

   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
Fallin' all around us.             I turned my head off for a while
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|


Verse:
   F#       G#       E       B         G#      B        E
The tabloid generation's lost Choking on it's fear. Used to be that's all we had to fear
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#       G#       E       B         G#      B        E
Conscience keeps us quiet while the crooked loves to speak. His knowledge wrapped in blankets on the street.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#       G#       E       B         G#      A#        B
A visionary coward says that anger can be power. As long as there's a victim on TV
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Chorus:
   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
And it's fallin' all around us. Is this some kinda joke they're trying to pull on us
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0---------------|

   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
Fallin' all around us.             I turned my head off for a while
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|


Break:
   G#                A                 C#                B
             And my dirty dreams all   come alive       on my TV screen
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G#                A                 C#                B
                               And assassination         plots     show me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G#                A                 C#                B
   what I haven't   got        Show me what I love, and who I'm supposed to
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G#                A                 C#                B
   be                          Show me everything I      need
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                E                 F#                E
                               Show it all to me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#                E                 F#                E
                               Show it all to me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Solo:
   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0---------------|

   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|

   F#       G#       E       B         G#      B        E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


   F#       G#       E       B         G#      A#        B
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Chorus:
   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
And it's fallin' all around us. Is this some kinda joke they're trying to pull on us
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0---------------|

   B       A         E       G#BC# A   B       A         E
Fallin' all around us.             I turned my head off for a while
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-----------2-4-0-|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|


Outro:
   B       A         E                 B       A         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|-----------------| x4
E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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This bass tab for Flat Top 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. Includes audio/video for playing along.