Cake tab by Melanie Martinez

Name: Cake
Channel: Melanie Martinez

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: D standard

Melody:

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-------12-------------|
G|-10h13----13-12-13-15-|
D|----------------------|




D|--------------------|
A|------15-15------15-|
F|--------------------|
C|-12-12------12-12---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|----------------------------|
A|--13h15h16-16-------16-16---|
F|----------------------------|
C|--------------13-13------13-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

D|-11h13p11-10h11p11-----------|
A|-------------------13h15p13--|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

D|-------------|
A|-11h13p11----|
F|----------14-|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|

x2


D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-------12-------------|
G|-10h13----13-12-13-15-|
D|----------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|------15-15------15-|
F|--------------------|
C|-12-12------12-12---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|----------------------------|
A|--13h15h16-16-------16-16---|
F|----------------------------|
C|--------------13-13------13-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

D|--11h13p11-11-------------------|
A|--------------11-11-------11-11-|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------12-12-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
                PM
 x2


D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-------12-------------|
G|-10h13----13-12-13-15-|
D|----------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|------15-15------15-|
F|--------------------|
C|-12-12------12-12---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|----------------------------|
A|--13h15h16-16-------16-16---|
F|----------------------------|
C|--------------13-13------13-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

D|-11h13p11-10h11p11-----------|
A|-------------------13h15p13--|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

D|-------------|
A|-11h13p11----|
F|----------14-|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|

x2

D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
   PM-----------------------------

D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10~|
   PM---------------------




Verse :

D|-------------2-2-3/-|
A|-------------3-3-4/-|
F|-------------2-2-3/-|
C|-5/-----------------|
G|-5/-----------------|
D|-3/-3-6-5-3---------|
      PM-----

D|---------------------------------|
A|----------------11-11-11-11-11-11|
F|-t17p3t19p3t20p3-----------------|
C|----------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F|--------------------|
C|-7--7--7--7--7--7---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
x3

D|-----------2-------------12-|
A|-----------3-------------12-|
F|-----------2-------------12-|
C|-5---------------7b8r7b8----|
G|-5--------------------------|
D|-3-3-5-4-3---3--------------|
     PM-----   PM  PH      NH


Bridge:

D|-------------11h13p11-10h11p10--------|
A|------------------------------13h15p13|
F|-----7-7-8-8--------------------------|
C|-----5-5-6-6--------------------------|
G|-5-5----------------------------------|
D|-3-3----------------------------------|


D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|-----7-7-8-8-3----------|
C|-----5-5-6-6-1----------|
G|-5-5--------------------|
D|-3-3-----------3-6-5-3-5|
                 PM-------

Melody:

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-------12-------------|
G|-10h13----13-12-13-15-|
D|----------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|------15-15------15-|
F|--------------------|
C|-12-12------12-12---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|----------------------------|
A|--13h15h16-16-------16-16---|
F|----------------------------|
C|--------------13-13------13-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

D|-11h13p11-10h11p11-----------|
A|-------------------13h15p13--|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

D|-------------|
A|-11h13p11----|
F|----------14-|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|

x2

D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
   PM-----------------------------

D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10~|
   PM---------------------


Verse 2:

D|-------------2-2-3/-|
A|-------------3-3-4/-|
F|-------------2-2-3/-|
C|-5/-----------------|
G|-5/-----------------|
D|-3/-3-6-5-3---------|
      PM-----

D|---------------------------------|
A|----------------11-11-11-11-11-11|
F|-t17p3t19p3t20p3-----------------|
C|----------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F|--------------------|
C|-7--7--7--7--7--7---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
x3

D|-----------2-------------12-|
A|-----------3-------------12-|
F|-----------2-------------12-|
C|-5---------------7b8brb8----|
G|-5--------------------------|
D|-3-3-5-4-3---3--------------|
     PM-----   PM  PH      NH


Bridge 2:

D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-8-------8---7---8-------|
G|-6-6-6-6---6---6---6-6-6-|
D|-------------------------|
     PM---  PM  PM   PM---
x2

D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|-8-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
G|---6-6-6------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
     PM---

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-8-----------8----7----8---------|
G|-10-10-10-10---10---10---10-10-10|
D|---------------------------------|
      PM------   PM   PM   PM------

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-8----7----8----7----10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-|
G|---10---10---10---10---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
     PM   PM   PM   PM


Melody:

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-------12-------------|
G|-10h13----13-12-13-15-|
D|----------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|------15-15------15-|
F|--------------------|
C|-12-12------12-12---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|----------------------------|
A|--13h15h16-16-------16-16---|
F|----------------------------|
C|--------------13-13------13-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

D|-11h13p11-10h11p11-----------|
A|-------------------13h15p13--|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

D|-------------|
A|-11h13p11----|
F|----------14-|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|

x2


Verse 3:

D|-------------2-2-3/-|
A|-------------3-3-4/-|
F|-------------2-2-3/-|
C|-5/-----------------|
G|-5/-----------------|
D|-3/-3-6-5-3---------|
      PM-----

D|---------------------------------|
A|----------------11-11-11-11-11-11|
F|-t17p3t19p3t20p3-----------------|
C|----------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F|--------------------|
C|-7--7--7--7--7--7---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|-----------2-------------12-|
A|-----------3-------------12-|
F|-----------2-------------12-|
C|-5---------------7b8r7b8----|
G|-5--------------------------|
D|-3-3-5-4-3---3--------------|
     PM-----   PM  PH      NH

D|-----------2----|
A|-----------3----|
F|-----------2----|
C|-5--------------|
G|-5--------------|
D|-3-3-5-4-3---3--|
     PM-----   PM

D|-----------2-----------|
A|-----------3-----------|
F|-----------2-----------|
C|-5---------------7b8r7-|
G|-5---------------------|
D|-3-3-5-4-3---3---------|
     PM-----   PM  PH

D|-----------2-------------12-|
A|-----------3-------------12-|
F|-----------2-------------12-|
C|-5---------------7b8b7b8----|
G|-5--------------------------|
D|-3-3-5-4-3---3--------------|
     PM-----   PM  PH      NH


Melody:

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-------12-------------|
G|-10h13----13-12-13-15-|
D|----------------------|

D|--------------------|
A|------15-15------15-|
F|--------------------|
C|-12-12------12-12---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

D|----------------------------|
A|--13h15h16-16-------16-16---|
F|----------------------------|
C|--------------13-13------13-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

D|-11h13p11-10h11p11-----------|
A|-------------------13h15p13--|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

D|-------------|
A|-11h13p11----|
F|----------14-|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|

x2

Legend:
h: hammer on
p: pull off
b: bend
r: release
PM: palm mute
/: slide
t: tap
PH: pinch harmonic
NH: natural harmonic

Published: July 25, 2022

Last updated: February 23, 2026

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