Hip To Be Square bass tab by Huey Lewis & The News

Bass tabs

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
r = rest
\ = slide down
()= sustained note


INTRO:
         (x3)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-||-7---------------|-------------5---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---||---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r-7-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1:
         (x3)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-||-7---------------|-----------5-7---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r---5-7---||---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-7-|
E |---5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0-|(0)0-0-0-4-7-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-\-r-----------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-|-7---------------|-------------5---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---|---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r-7-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:
         (x3)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-||-7---------------|-----------5-7---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r---5-7---||---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-7-|
E |---5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0-|(0)0-0-0-4-7-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-\-r-----------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2 (x2):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-|-7---------------|-----------------|-------------5---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---|---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---------|-5-r-5-r-7-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE:
         (x7)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------------5-6-|
E |-0-0-r-0-0-0-r-0-|-0-0-r-0-0-0-2-0-||-0-0-r-0-0-0-r-0-|-2-2-5-6-7-7-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


SAX SOLO:
         (x3)

G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-||-7---------------|-------------5---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---||---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r-7-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:
         (x3)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-||-7---------------|-----------5-7---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r---5-7---||---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-7-|
E |---5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0-|-0-0-0-0-4-7-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-7-|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0-|(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-4-7-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-\-r-----------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3 (x2):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-|-7---------------|-----------------|-------------5---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---|---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---------|-5-r-5-r-7-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-|-7---------------|-----------------|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---|---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7---------------|---------------5-|-7---------------|-------------5---|
E |---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-4-5-r---5-7---|---0-0-4-r-4-r-4-|-5-r-5-r-7-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &