Nightclubbing bass tab by Grace Jones

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Let the drums in the intro first play their 3+3+3+3+4 rhythm, then the bass comes in with:

G|--------------------------------------|
D|---2/14----14-----2/13-------13-14----|
A|-----------------------------------14-|
E|--------------------------------------|


Silence the string as soon as you land on the 13th fret on the 2nd slide.

Intro:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------| x2

Verse:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------| x2

Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5--------------------7--------------5-----5-----5-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5--------------------7--------------5--5-----5--5--------10-12----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------10----12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10----------------|

Verse 2:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------|

Instrumental:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3---3/15-------------------15----------|

Verse 3:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------| x2

Chorus 2:

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5--------------------7--------------5-----5-----5-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5--------------------7--------------5--5-----5--5---------2/5-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------|

Instrumental:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3-----3--3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------|

Instrumental Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5--------------------7--------------5-----5-----5-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5--------------------7--------------5--5-----5--5--------10/12----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Continued instrumental:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------|

Verse 4:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------| x2

Chorus 4:

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5--------------------7--------------5-----5-----5-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5--------------------7--------------5--5-----5--5-----------------------7-----5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-17\5--5-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 5:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------|

Instrumental Outro:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--------------3--3-----3--3-----------------------------------| x4

Fade out:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

(/) = slide up, (\) = slide down