When You Were Young Bass Tab by The Killers

When You Were Young bass tab by The Killers

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Novice

Intro: x 2

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


Verse: x 2

G|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-11—11-11-11-11—|---------------11-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|

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Chorus: x 2

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


Verse: x 2

G|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-11—11-11-11-11—|---------------11-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|


Verse: x 3

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0~--------------|-2~----4~--------|-7~--------------|-0~--------------|


Bridge 1:

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


Verse: x 2

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


Pre-Break:

G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7—6-6-6—4-4-|4—2-2-2—2—1-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------4—*-|-2~~-------------|

Break x 9 Bars


Verse:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--------/7-7-7-7---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-4—4-4-4-4—|---------------4-|—0-0-0-0-----------|


Verse: x 4

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


Bridge 2:

G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—|-7-7-7-7-7-7--6—6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-|


Chorus: x 4

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


Ending:

G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7—6-6-6—4-4-|4—2-2-2—2—1-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------4—*-|-2~~-------------|



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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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