This Is Why bass tab by Hey Violet
Bass Tab
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) 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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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) G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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) G|--------------------| D|-2~---------2~------| A|--------------------| E|------3~---------3~-| Chorus: (1:01) 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~| 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~| Instrumental: (1:24) 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-| Verse: (1:30) G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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) G|--------------------| D|-2~---------2~------| A|--------------------| E|------3~---------3~-| Chorus: (1:54) 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~| 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~| Bridge: (2:18) G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5~--------2~------| E|------5~--------3~-| (x3) 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|------------------------------------| 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) 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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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) G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---| D|---| A|-5-| E|---| ******************************************************************** ~ = Vibrato ************************************ 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