Bass tabs
Notes in parentheses aren't played on bass in the actual song, but
[Intro]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---
G|12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------| |
D|---------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-| |
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
|----2x
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10----------------------------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
---
Sing, child, sing
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|---------3------------5-----------6------------5-------------3-------------|
E|-(3h5)--------(3h5)--------(3h5)-------(3h5)--------(3h5)------------------|
[Verse]
Melody maker giver and taker heartbreaker
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5\----------------6--5\-------------------6--5\-----------------6--5/---|
He want to sing I know... try it again... sooner... he gonna break..
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------6-5-4-5-----6-5-4-5-4-----6-5-4-5-4-5-----6-5-4-5-4-5--|
down and sing...
G|--------------------5~-----------------------------------------------------| --
D|----7-5-----------------7--------7-5---------------------------------------| | 2x
A|---------7-6-5------------------------7-6-5-3------------------------------| |
E|----------------8-------------------------------3---5----------------------| --
[Chorus]
Sing, child, sing
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|---------3------------5-----------6------------5-------------3-------------|
E|-(3h5)--------(3h5)--------(3h5)-------(3h5)--------(3h5)------------------|
[Verse]
Holy junkie funky monky everybody calls him honey
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5\----------------6--5\-------------------6--5\-----------------6--5/---|
He want to sing I know... don't want to... gotta play... ooh honey...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------6-5-4-5-----6-5-4-5-4-----6-5-4-5-4-5-----6-5-4-5-4-5--|
down and sing...
G|--------------------5~-----------------------------------------------------| --
D|----7-5-----------------7--------7-5---------------------------------------| | 2x
A|---------7-6-5------------------------7-6-5-3------------------------------| |
E|----------------8-------------------------------3---5----------------------| --
[Chorus]
Sing, child, sing
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|---------3------------5-----------6------------5-------------3-------------|
E|-(3h5)--------(3h5)--------(3h5)-------(3h5)--------(3h5)------------------|
[Bridge/Jam Section]
Just drums+flute for 4 bars while bass rings out on A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass comes in
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----5h7--7-------7-----5h7-------------| x2
A|----5h7----------------5h7------7----------|
E|------------------------------------8\-----|
Drums switch to ride
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-----5h7-7--14\-----7-----5h7---------7-----5h7-7--14\------7-----5h7-----|
A|--5h7------------------5h7-----7---------5h7-------------------5h7-----7---|
E----------------------------------8\----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2------------------------------------|
A|---3--5-----------3--5----------3--5---------------------------------------|
E|---------5~-------------5~-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
8 bars of just guitar
After guitar slides down...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--5------3--5------3--5------3--5-------------|
E|---------------------------------5---------5---------5---------5-----------|
Bass groove under more guitar solo
G|---------------5-----------------------------------------5-----------------|
D|----7------5-7---------7--7-5-----------------7------5-7--------7--7-5-----|
A|0-0----5-7---------0-0--------7-5---------0-0----5-7--------0-0--------7-5-|
E|----------------------------------8---------------------------------------8|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-----5-----5-------7--7-5-------------7-----5----5--------7--7-5------|
A|0-0---5-7--5-7------0-0-------5b6br5---0-0---5-7--x-7------0-0--------7-5-7|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---------------------|
D|----7------5-7---------7--7-5--------|
A|0-0----5-7---------0-0--------7-5----|
E|----------------------------------8--|
G|---------------5----------------------------|
D|----7------5-7---------7--7-5---------------|
A|0-0----5-7---------0-0--------7-5-----5~----|
E|-----------------------------------8-----5--|
[Revamp Intro]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---
G|12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------| |
D|---------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-| |
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
|----2x
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10----------------------------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
Sing, child, sing ---
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|---------3------------5-----------6------------5-------------3-------------|
E|-(3h5)--------(3h5)--------(3h5)-------(3h5)--------(3h5)------------------|
[Verse]
Dreamer machiner What will you ever do
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5\----------------6--5\-------------------6--5\-----------------6--5/---|
you gonna stay here come on honey roll sooner or later he gonna break
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6-5-4-5---------------6-5-4-5-4----------6-5-4-5-4-5--------6-5-4-5-4-5--|
down and sing...
G|--------------------5~-----------------------------------------------------| --
D|----7-5-----------------7--------7-5---------------------------------------| | 2x
A|---------7-6-5------------------------7-6-5-3------------------------------| |
E|----------------8-------------------------------3---5----------------------| --
[Chorus]
Sing, child, sing
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3------------5-----------6------------5-------------3-------------|
E|-(3h5)--------(3h5)--------(3h5)-------(3h5)--------(3h5)------------------|
Sing, child, sing
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3------------5-----------6----------------------------------------|
E|-(3h5)--------(3h5)--------(3h5)-------------------------------------------|
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Solo Sections (Flute+Guitar)
Revamp Intro
Verse 3
Shortened Chorus
Drum Solo Fadeout
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
