Bass tabs
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Intro:
Guitar 1
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B--1h3-------------|---------------1|-1h3---1/3------|-------------6p5|
G--2---------------|---2----/5------|--2-------------|----------------|
D--0---------------|-3--------------|--0-------------|-3--------------|
A------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Guitar 2 (all pm)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-----------------2|-----5-5--------|---------------2|---3-5-5--------|
D------------------|-3-5-3-3--------|----------------|-3-5-3-3--------|
A------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Guitar 1
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 + & + 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 + & +
e------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
B--10----------10-10-----|-8/10------5b---|--10----------10-10-----|
G-------------------10-10|----------5-----|-------------------10-10|
D------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4
e----------------|--------|
B-8/10----10/5b--|6-------|
G----------------|--------|
D----------------|--------|
A----------------|--------|
E----------------|--------|
Guitar 2 (clean this time)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e------8-----------|----13--12------|------8---------|---------------|
B--10--------------|----------------|10----10--------|---------------|
G------------------|10--------------|----------------|(10)-----------|
D------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
E------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Intro (Acoustic):
Dm F
Uh huh
C
Life's like this
Dm F
Uh huh, uh huh
C
That's the way it is
Dm F C
'Cause life's like this
Dm F
Uh huh uh huh
C
That's the way it is
Verse:(Acoustic)
F
Chill out, whatcha yelling for'
Dm
Lay back, it's all been done before
Bb C
And if, you could only let it be, you will see
F
I like, you the way you are
Dm
When we're, driving in your car
Bb C
And you're, talking to me one on one, but you become
Prechorus: (chords in parentheses are powerchords played by an electric
(listen carefully you can vaguely it, not played on the 3rd pre-chorus)
Bb (Bb)
Somebody else, round everyone else
Dm (D)
Watchin' you back, like you can't relax
Bb
You try to be cool, you look like a fool to
C (let it ring)
Me, tell me
Chorus: (acoustic doesn't play here, but here are the chords anyway)
Chorus:
Why'd you have... things... -cated see the way...
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-----1h3---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-----0-----------|-----3--3--3-----|--------3--------|-----5-----3--5-|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----3-----|--3-----3-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Actin like... else, gets... -ated... and life's like..
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-------2---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-----0---0-------|-----3--3--3-----|--------3--------|-----5-----3--5-|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----3-----|--3-----3-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
you fall... crawl... take... turn...
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G------2----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D----0---0--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|-----5----------|
A-----------------|------1---1------|-----3-----3-----|--3-----3-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
then
Gm Bb (let it ring)
e----3------------|---1-------------|
B----3------------|---3-------------|
G----3------------|---3-------------|
D----5------------|---3-------------|
A----5------------|---1-------------|
E----3------------|---1-------------|
Dm Bb F
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated'
C
I see the way you're
Dm Bb F
Actin' like you're somebody else, gets me frustrated
C
And life's like this you
Dm Bb
You fall, and you crawl, and you break
F C
And you take, what you get, and you turn it into
Gm Bb (let it ring)
Honestly you promised me I'm never going to find you fakin'
No no no
Verse 2: (Acoustic)
F
You come, over unannounced
Dm
Dressed up, like you're something else
Bb C
Where you, are and where it's at you see, you're making me
F
Laugh out, when you strike a pose
Dm
Take off, all you're preppy clothes
Bb C
You know, you're not fooling anyone, when you become
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge: (only bass and violin here, but here are the chords anyway)
(if you really want, i can tab violin part on an actual violin...)
F
No no (no no)
Dm
No no (no no)
Bb
No No (no no)
C
No...
Verse3: Acoustic
F
Chill out, whatcha yelling for'
Dm
Lay back, it's all been done before
Bb C
And if, you could only let it be, you will see
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
