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Carnival Bass Tab by Natalie Merchant

Carnival bass tab by Natalie Merchant (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab 

Standard tuning EADG

NOTE: Lots of fills and improv in this song and the bass isn't always crystal
clear, so this tab's likely to be a hot mess -- but I gave it my best shot.

LEGEND:
* = staccato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)
a = acciaccatura
()= ringing note and/or ghost note
X = muted string
h = hammer on
p = pull off

Follow along with the song:


INTRO:

    (rest)
G |---------|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |---------|
    1 & 2 &
                                                               s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4*--|
A |-----------------|-----------0*2---|-----------------|-------0*2*4*----|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*X--------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                               s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4-2-------|
A |-----------------|-----------3*2---|-----------------|-----------4-2-0-|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*X----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0*2*4-|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-7*-7*-7---------|-7*-7*-7---------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                               s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
A |-5*-5*-5---------|-5*-5*-5-------\-|-----------------|-----------4*2*--|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*X--------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---2-----|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|----7*-7---------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----0-----------|2/(7)------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5*-5*-5---------|-5*-5*-5-------\-|-----------------|-----------4*2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2-------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---2-2---|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----0-----------|-0*-0*-0---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5*-5*-5---------|-5*-5*-5-------\-|-----------0*2---|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:
                                                               a
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------7---------|-----7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|-0-7-------------|-----7-----------|---2--2/5--2-----|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-0-7-------------|-0-------------2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-------7---------|---------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-0-4*7*----------|-0--4*-7---7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0*4*2*|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|----7*-7---------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----0-0---------|2/(7)------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------4*2---|-----------------|
A |-5*-5*-5---5-----|-5*-5*-5-------\-|---------------0*|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0*2*4*|---2-------2-----|----7*-7---------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----0-------0---|2/(7)------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                        ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|/4---2-----------|
A |-5*-5*-5---------|-5*-5*-5---------|-----------------|--------4*-2*2*22|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------7---------|---2-------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|-0-----0---0-----|---2-------------|---2--2/5--2---0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-------7---------|---------7-------|-----------------|-------------------|
D |-0-4*7*----------|-0--4*-7---------|-------2*4---4*2*|----4*-2*4---------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2b3r2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-----------|-2*----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 &  4  &

G |-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------7---------|---2-------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|-0-----0---0-----|---2-------------|---2--2/5--2---0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---0-0---|-0---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                             a                  a
G |-------7---------|---------7---7-\-|------------------|------------------|
D |-0-4*7*----------|-0--4*-7---7-----|------------------|------------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-2--4-7h9-7-------|-0--4-7h9-7-----0*|
E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------2*|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &

          a
G |------------------|-----------------|
D |------------------|-----------------|
A |----4-7h9-7-------|-----------------|
E |-0----------------|-0----------h1---|
    1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE/GUITAR SOLO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-7*-7*-7---------|-----------------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|---------------7*|-7*-7*-7---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5*-5*-5---------|-5*-5*-5---------|-----------------|---0-2-4h5-4-2p0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-2---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-7*-7*-7---------|-------7*7---------|
E |-2*-2*-2---------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----------------|-2-/(7)------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  &  2 & 3 & 4 &

                         s
G |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|
A |-5*-5*-5---------|-5*-0/5*5-------\-|-----------------|-----------0-2-4-|
E |-----------------|------------------|-2*-2*-2---------|-----2-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 &  2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|-----------------|
D |-------7---------|-----2-----------|-0-4*7*--------7-|(7)--------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|---2-------------|-----------------|---9---7---5-4-2-|
E |-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|-----------------|
D |-------7---------|-----2-2---------|-0-4*7*--------7-|(7)--------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|---2-------------|-----------------|---9---7---4*4*2-|
E |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                            s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|------------------|
D |-------7---7-7---|-----2-----------|-0-4*7*--------7-|(7)57-------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|---2-------------|-----------------|------9--7--4*4*4-|
E |-----------------|-0-----0---0-0---|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &


         a                  a                  a
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------2---------|
A |-2*-4*7h9-7-------|-0--4-7h9-7-------|----4-7h9-7-----\-|----2------------|
E |----------------2-|----------------7-|-0----------------|-0-------0---0---|
    1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

OUT-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|-----------------|
D |-------7---------|-----------------|-0-4*7*--------7-|(7)--------------|
A |-0-4*7*--------\-|---2-/-7---------|-----------------|---9---7---7*5*5-|
E |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7--------7|----7--7*--7-----|
D |-------7---------|-----2*2---2-----|-0-4*7*----7h9---|--9--------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|---2-------------|-----------------|-------------9-7-|
E |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|-----------------|
D |-------7---7-7-\-|-6---------------|-0-4*7*--------7-|-7---------------|
A |-0-4*7*----------|---7-------------|-----------------|---9---7---5---5*|
E |-----------------|-------0---0-0---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                             tempo slows
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A |-2--4-7h9-7-----\-|-0--4-7h9-7-----\-|----4-7h9-7-----\-|-----------------|
E |------------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0------------h1-|
    1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-h2--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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