When You Die Bass Tab by MGMT

When You Die bass tab by MGMT

Bass Tab

Pretty easy, Following the rhythm shouldn't be a problem.

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

Intro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-3---3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-4-----4-4-------4-----4-4-4.----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-2-------2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1: "I'm not that nice ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5.----5-----5-5-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-----5-5/7-7.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-4-----------------------|-5-5-4.--5-5.----5-----5---5.--5-|
A|-----------------2-------2-----2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|
D|-4-----4-4---4.------------------|-2-----2-2-----2-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Interlude:
Rest two measures, then play softly this first bit
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-7.--7.--7.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------5.--5.--5.--5.--|-7.--7.--3.--3.--5.--5.--5.--5.--|-5.--5.--5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

And go back to the intro
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5---5---5-|
A|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-4-4-----4-4---4---4---x-|-4-----4-4-------4-----4-4-4-2-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "Go fuck yourself ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-----5-5-5---5-5-----5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-----7-7-------7-----7-7-7---7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-4-----4-----------------|-5-----5-5-5.--5-5-----5-5-5.--5-|
A|-----------------2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-4-4-6-6-7-7-|-9--9--11-11-12-12-14-----------|
D|-4-----4-4-----4-----------------|-2-----2-2-2---2-----------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-----2-2-----2-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1  +  +  +  2  +  +  + 3 + + +

Chorus 1: "You die ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5---5-----------------|-2-2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------3-----3-5-----5-|-------3---3---3-5-----5-5-5---5-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-7-7---7-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------5-----5-5-----5-|-7-7---3---3---x-5-----5-5-----5-|---5.----5---5/7-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-7-7---7-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------5-5---5-5-5---5-|-7-----3---3---3-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-5.----5-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Bridge:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
E|-----------------6~--------------|-3~-------------------------/5---|  \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +     \
                                                                          (x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|   /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
A|-5~--------------4~--------------|-2~------------------------------| /
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------6~--------------|----------------------------/5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~--------------4~--------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-2-------2-----2-2---2---|
E|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 3: "Go fuck yourself ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|-2-----2-2-2---2-2-----2---2-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3---3/|-7-----7-7-----7-7-------7---7-7-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---x-|
E|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-3-----|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Outro: "I've got some work to do ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-3-----3-3-3---3-|-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3---3---3-/---|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-10\-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3---3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2---2-2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-/-|-7-7---7-7-----7-7-----7-7-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-------|-7-----7-7-------7-----7-7-7-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-----|-2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-2---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-----|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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Last updated: December 14, 2017

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