If I Go Mad Bass Tab by Madness

If I Go Mad bass tab by Madness

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Gm

Tuning: Standard 4 String

Intro:
 "Uhhhhh    "
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Interlude:
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A|-------------------------|----------------3--4--5--|-6----6---6-----6--6--6--|-6----6---6--x-----------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|-4----4---4---4----------|--------------6----------|--------------2-3--4--5--|
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A|-------------------------|----------------3--4--5--|-6----6---6-----6--6-----|-6----6---6-----6--6--6--|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|-4----4---4---4----------|--------------6----------|--------------6----------|
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Verse 1:   "Oh lucky man, Where have you been  "
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A|-5----5---5--------------|-5----5---5--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3--------------|-3----3---3--------------|
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A|-5----5---5--------------|-5----5---5--------------|-------------------------|----------------0--1--0--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3--------------|-3----3---3--3-----------|
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Pre-Chorus 1:   "Cause I know, We all need the money  "
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A|-3----3---3---0-3--3----5|-3----3---3---0-3--3--3h5|-------------------------|--------------0-2--3--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3--------------|
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G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5----5---5---0-5--5-----|-5----5---5---5-5--5--0h5|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3---3-3--3--3--|
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Verse 2:   "A little plastic hat, A little plastic nose  "
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A|-5----5---5--------------|-5----5---5--------------|-------------------------|--------------0-2--3--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3--------------|-3----3---3--------------|
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G|----------------7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5----5---5---5----------|-5----5---5--8-----------|-------------------------|----------------0--1--0--|
E|-------------------------|----------------0--1--2--|-3----3---3--------------|-3----3---3--3-----------|
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Pre-Chorus 2: "Sure I know, We all need the readies  "
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3----3---3---0-3--3--5--|-3----3---3---0-3--3--3h5|-------------------------|--------------0-2--3--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3--------------|
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G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------4--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5----5---5---0-5--5-----|-5----5---5---5----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------0--1--2--|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3/----3--3--3--|
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A|-6----6---6-----6--6--6--|-5----5---5/----5--5-----|-.-----------|
E|--------------6----------|-------------------------|-3-----------|
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Chorus 1:   "If I go mad, Without you  "
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A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|----------------------2-2|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3---0-3--3--5--|
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A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5-----|-------------------------|-.-----------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|----------------------2-2|-3----3---3---0-3--3--0--|-3-----------------------|
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Bridge:   "Here’s to everybody to all of my friends  "
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   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

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A|-------------------------|----------------3--4--5--|-6----6---6-----6--6-----|-6----6---6-----6--6--6--|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6--6--|-4----4---4---4----------|--------------6----------|--------------6----------|
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Breakdown:
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A|-5-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-6-----------------10\---|
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Verse 3:   "Oh you the crooked man, With a crooked smile  "
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A|-5----5---5--------------|-5----5---5--------------|-------------------------|--------------0-2--3--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3--------------|
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A|-5----5---5---0-5--5-----|-5----5---5--------------|-------------------------|----------------0--1--0--|
E|-------------------------|--------------1-0--1--2--|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3--3-----------|
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Pre-Chorus 3:   "I know, We all need the money  "
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A|-3----3---3---0-3--3--x--|-3----3---3---0-3--3--3h5|-------------------------|--------------0-2--3--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3--------------|
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A|-5----5---5---0-5--5-----|-5----5---5---5-0--3--5--|-------------------------|----------------------5--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3---3-3--3---0-3--3-----|
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Chorus 2:   "If I go mad (if I go mad)  "
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E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|----------------------2-2|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3---0-3--4--5--|
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A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|----------------------2-2|-3----3---3---0-3--3--0--|-3----3---3---3-3--4--5--|
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Trumpet Solo:   "Yeah Yeah Yeah  "
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A|----------------------4-3|--------------0-3--4--5--|-6----6---6-----6--6-----|-6----6---6--x-----------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|-4----4---4--------------|--------------6----------|--------------2-3--4--5--|
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Guitar Solo:
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E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|-4----4---4--------------|--------------6----------|--------------6----------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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A|-5----5---5---0-5--5-----|-5----5---5--x-----------|-------------------------|----------------------0--|
E|-------------------------|--------------3-0--1--2--|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3---0-3--4-----|
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Chorus 3:   "If I go mad (if I go mad)  "
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A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|----------------------2-2|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3---0-3--4--5--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5--3h5|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3-----|-3----3---3---6-3--4--5--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

Chorus 4:   "Mad, Will I go mad without you  "
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A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|----------------------2-2|-3----3---3---0-3--3--0-0|-3----3---3---0-3--4--5--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------4--|-5----5---5---5-5--5--3h5|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-6----6---6---6-6--6-----|-------------------------|-3----3---3---0-3--3--0-0|-3-----------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +


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Published: November 6, 2023

Last updated: November 6, 2023

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