What You Need Bass Tab by INXS

What You Need bass tab by INXS

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tabbed by: bassm99
E-mail: alanmatthews1966@yahoo.co.uk

Tuning: E, A, D, G

Bass Starts: 0:10

Intro: (Play 4 Times)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-4-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|

Verse: (Play 4 Times)

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G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-4-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|

Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-2-4------------------4-2-4------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2--------0-2-0-2-(x3)--2--------0-2-0-2/-(x1)---------------------------|

Repeat Intro: (Play Twice)

Bridge:

G|--------------------------4-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(x3)--2---------2-2-2-(x1)------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse:

Chorus: (Play 4 Times)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2--------0-2-0-2--------------------------------------------------------|

Bass Stops: (1:48 - 2:14)

Repeat Intro: (Play Twice)

Repeat Verse:

Bridge:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(x7)--2-2-2-2---4-2-(x1)--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro/End: (Fades Out)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-4-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(x9)--2-2-2-2-(x1)---------------------|

Note: It was difficult to clearly hear the bass in the mix at the end of each
Bridge section, so the fills may not be 100% accurate.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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