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Listen Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Listen bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: EADG
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                 A#    F           D                 A#    F
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------| x2
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

   A#      F     C     C               A#      F     C     C
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

[Verse}
   D                                   A#
   Why      ar      you     so        green?                  How can you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F                 G                 A#
   say               that   to         me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                                   A#
   When   did   you fall      from     grace?            You've got a dirty
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

   F                 G                 A#
   face.             And it's          killin'           me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
     D                 A#    F           D                 A#    F
   Why don't you listen?               Why don't you listen        to me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

     D                 A#    F           D                 A#    F
                                   I'm drownin' but I never felt so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

   A#      F     C     C               A#      F     C     C
   free.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|


[Verse}
   D                         E         A#
   Can you           follow            me?                       Will you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

   F                 G                 A#
   just -            ify      me       please?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                         E         A#
   Said you're wrong.      Said you're gone.   I'll guess I'll wait another
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

   F                 G                 A#
   night.            For what you're gonna say.               Back to me so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   A#            C     C               A#      F     C     C
   Why don't you listen?               Why don't you listen        to me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

   A#            C     C               A#      F     C     C
                                   I'm drownin' but I never felt so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

   A#            C     C               A#      F     C     C
   Why don't you listen?               Why don't you listen
   (free.)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

Solo:
   D                                   A#
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

   D                                   C
                                                                    And I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|

   D                                   C
   try.            But I never try too long.                  When you're
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

   A#
   gone
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


Chorus:
     D                 A#    F           D                 A#    F
   Why don't you listen?               Why don't you listen        to me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

     D                 A#    F           D                 A#    F
                                   I'm drownin' but I never felt so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

     D                 A#    F           D                 A#    F
   Why don't you listen?               Why don't you listen
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

     D                 A#    F           D              A#           F
   Why don't you listen?               Hear what you're missin'

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|-1---1---1-------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-------------1---|


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D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
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This bass tab for Listen by The Goo Goo Dolls is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: EADG. Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist.