Joshua Tree bass tab by Carly Rae Jepsen

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: E

Intro:
 - Played with a pick. Use fretting hand for mutes.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-x-13-x-13-13-x-16-15-13----------------------16-15-13------------------|
A|----------------------------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x----------16---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        (use overdrive)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-15-13----------------------------13-16---------------|
A|-11-x-11-x-11-11-x----------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x-14-16---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: - Played with a pick. Use fretting hand for mutes.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-x-13-x-13-13-x-16-15-13----------------------16-15-13------------------|
A|----------------------------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x----------16---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        x2 (use overdrive)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-15-13----------------------------13-16---------------|
A|-11-x-11-x-11-11-x----------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x-14-16---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-x-13-x-13-13-x-16-15-13----------------------16-15-13------------------|
A|----------------------------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x----------16---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-15-13----------------------------13-16---------------|
A|-11-x-11-x-11-11-x----------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x-14-16---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        (use overdrive)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-x-13-x-13-13-x-16-15-13----------------------16-15-13------------------|
A|----------------------------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x----------16---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-15-13------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-x-11-x-11-11-x----------16-14-x-14-x-14-14-x---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: - no picking
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-x-1-x-1-1-x-4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------|
A|---------------------4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-------4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4-4-x-----------------|
                                        x2
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-2-4-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2: - rest

Pre-Chorus: - no picking.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-\1-x-1-x-1-1-x-4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------|
A|---------------------4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-------4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4-4-x-----------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-2-4-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-x-1-x-1-1-x-4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------|
A|---------------------4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-------4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4-4-x-----------------|

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

Chorus: - no picking
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-x-1-x-1-1-x-4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------------4-3-1-----------|
A|---------------------4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-------4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4-4-x-----------------|
                                        x4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-2-4-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

***********************************

| x  Dead note
| \  Slide-down

***********************************