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Somethin Bad Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Somethin Bad bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

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


Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
       Well they're
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Verse:
   D
   shutting all the shops up on the   avenue                  And they're
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
   holding up for    cheaper Chinese   food
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E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   D
   If I'm older now and have a tainted attitude.                     What
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
  those neon lights all lose their common blue?
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   E                 G                 D
And it's not like me to feel so important
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 G                 D
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 G                 D
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Ah, but I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
   D
Well I see her walking round the block till six a.m                   The
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
  thermometer's at minus five degrees                             And I'm
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E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   D
   wondering where all that hard earned money goes                 To her
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A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
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   F#                G                 D
   head or towards a shred of dignity
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   E                 G                 D
And it's not like me to feel so important
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 G                 D
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 G                 D
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Ah, but I know that something bad has got to change
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Solo:
   D
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

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

   F#                G                 D
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   E                 G                 D
And it's not like me to feel so important
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 G                 D
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 G                 D
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Ah, but I know that something bad has got to change
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                G                 D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

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The Goo Goo Dolls bass tabs for Somethin bad

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This bass tab for Somethin Bad 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.