Bass tabs
I don't use a plectrum to play this, but if you don't have strong finger bones or fast actions, I would
suggest using a plectrum.
I used the offical 'This Is Why' video for the timing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOK3ep3liFc
Intro:
(0:01)
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse:
(0:25)
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Pre-chorus:
(0:48)
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D|-2~---------2~------|
A|--------------------|
E|------3~---------3~-|
Chorus:
(1:01)
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3~|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3~|
Instrumental:
(1:24)
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E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Verse:
(1:30)
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Pre-chorus:
(1:42)
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D|-2~---------2~------|
A|--------------------|
E|------3~---------3~-|
Chorus:
(1:54)
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3~|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3~|
Bridge:
(2:18)
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D|-------------------|
A|-5~--------2~------|
E|------5~--------3~-| (x3)
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E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|---------------------------------3~-|
Chorus:
(2:47)
(Rest for first part)
(2:53)
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D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3~|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3~|
Outro:
(3:11)
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