Want You Back bass tab by HAIM

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Verse 1:
Normally there is no bass yet, but you can play this if you want (piano's left hand, the bass part)
0:00 "Some things are long forgotten"
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------5------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


"Some things were never said"
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------5------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
"We were on one endless road"
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------5------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       "But I had a wandering heart"
G|----------------|----------------|--7~------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Verse 2:
0:23 "I said we were opposite lovers"    "(Said it from the beginning)"
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D|----------------|----------------|---------5------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
"You kept trying to prove me wrong"    "(Said you’d always see it through)"
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------5------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
"And I know that I ran you down"
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------5------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     "So you ran away with your heart"
G|----------------|----------------|--7~------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus:
0:40 "But just know that I want you back"
Normally there is no bass yet, but you can play this if you want (piano's left hand, the bass part)
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|--5~------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------3------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   "Just know that I want you back"                "just know that I want you"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|
D|----------------|-------------3--|--5-------7-----|---------3~-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
"I’ll take the fall and the fault in us"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------------3--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--3-------------|--5~------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
"I’ll give you all the love I never gave before I left you"
G|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--3~------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------3------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


0:59 "Just know that I want you back"
This is where the bass normally enters
   S  P
G|-------5--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-x-3------------|--------0---3---|---3------------|----------------|
E|--------------x-|--1-------------|-----1~---------|------------3h5-|
   S  P
G|-------5--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-x-3------------|--------0---3---|---3------------|----------------|
E|--------------x-|--1-------------|-----1~---------|----------------|


Verse 3:
1:14      "I know it’s hard to hear it"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------3------|--1~------------|
"And it may never be enough"
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------3------|--1~------------|
    "But don’t take it out on me now"
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--5~------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
      "‘Cause I blame it all on myself"
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|----------------|

Verse 4:
1:31"And I had a fear of forgiveness"   "(Said it from the beginning)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------3------|--1~------------|
   "I was too proud to say I was wrong"  "(Said you’d always see me through)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------3------|--1~------------|
         "All that time is gone, no more fearing control"
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--5~------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        "I’m ready for the both of us now"
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|----------------|


Chorus:
1:48 "So just know that I want you back"
   S  P               S  P
G|-------5--------|----------------|-------2--------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-x-3------------|--------3-------|-x-0------------|--3-------------|
E|--------------x-|--1---------1--3|----------------|----1~----------|
   S  P
G|-------5--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-x-3------------|--------0---3---|---3------------|----------------|
E|--------------x-|--1-------------|-----1~---------|----------------|

2:05 "Just know that I want you back" "(Just know that I want you)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-3~-------------|
  "Just know that I want you back" "(Just know that I want you)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|-1~-------------|

"Just know that I want you"  "I’ll take ... fault in us"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-------3~-------|
"’ll give you all the love .....I left you" "(Just know that I want you back, baby)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|--------1~------|


Bridge:
2:23 "Just know that I want you back"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-3~-------------|
  "Just know that I want you back"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|-1~-------------|

"Just know that I want you"  "I’ll take the fall and the fault in us"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-------3~-------|
"’ll give you all the love .....I left you" "(Just know that I want you back, baby)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|--------1~------|

2:40 "Just know that I want you back"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-3~-------------|
  "Just know that I want you back"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|-3~-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

"Just know that I want you"  "I’ll take the fall and the fault in us"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-------3~-------|
"’ll give you all the love .....I left you" "(Just know that I want you back, baby)"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|--------3~------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2:56 upbeat before the chorus, very fast 16th notes
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----3-0-3-0-----|
E|------------3-1-|


Chorus:
2:57 "Just know that I want you back"
  S  P      S  P    S   P        S  P       S  P
G|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------3--------|-----3--------0h3h5|-5~-------------|-----2----------|------2---------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|---------0-3-5--|--------------x-|--------------x-|----------------|
E|-x-1----------0-|--1------3~--------|----------------|-0--------------|--0-------------|-1~-------------|
3:05 S  P      S  P        S  P  triplet
G|----------------|-------------------|-------2----4-5-|----------------|
D|-------3--------|-----3-------------|----------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|-x-0------------|----------------|
E|-x-1----------0-|--1------3~--------|----------------|--1~------------|
3:14 S  P      S  P        S P       S P
            triplet
G|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------3--------|------3s5h7--------|-----2-----------|------2---------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|---------------x-|--------------x-|----------------|
E|-x-1----------0-|--1---------3~-----|--0--------------|--0-------------|-1~-------------|

3:22 S  P      S  P        S P       S P
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D|-------3--------|------3------------|-----2-----------|------2---------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|---------------x-|--------------x-|----------------|
E|-x-1----------0-|--1---------3~-----|--0--------------|--0-------------|-1~-------------|

Outro:
3:32                "(Just know that I    want you)"
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-------3~-------|
                  "(Just know that I   want you back, baby)"
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|--------1~------|

                  "I’ll take...fault in us"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--1~------------|-------3~-------|
"’ll give you all the love ......I left you"
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-3~---|
E|----------------|----------------|--0~------------|--------1~------|------|



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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slide
| S  Slap (above the stave)
| P  Pluck (above the stave)

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