Bass tabs
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)
Mick Gordon - The Only They Fear Is You
The bass and guitar parts as the same for this as guitar is tuned down an octave, so this can be used
for either.
Riff One:
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------5h7-6------------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------x--x--x---|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------4h6-5------------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------0---0-0---|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------4h6-5-----5------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------0-----0---|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------4h6-5-----5------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------0-----0---|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6--------4h6-5------5-------------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1-1-------1--1----1--3b4b3---|
Riff Two:
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--1--1h2--0---1h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0---2h4-4p3--1--0--1h2--0--1h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0--1h2p0h4p3p2p1----|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--1--1h2--0---1h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0---2h4-4p3--1--0--1h2--0--1h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0---1---1-1--1---|
Riff One Again:
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------4h6-5-----5------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------0-----0---|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------1-----|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6-----------------------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--1--1--1h2---1---|
Riff One With Octave Effect:
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------4h6-5-----5------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------0-----0---|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6--------------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1-1-1-1-1----|
Riff Three:
G |--7--8--8h9--7---7h10-10p7--7--8--8h9--7---7h11-11p10--8--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |----7--8h9--7---7h10-10p7--7--8--8h9--7-7h11-11p10p9p8--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--8--8h9--7---7h10-10p7--7--8--8h9--7---7h11-11p10--8--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--8--8h9--7---7h10-10p7--7--8--8h9--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--1--1h2--0---0h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0---0h4-4p3--1--0--1h2--0--0h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0--0h4-4p3--1----|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--1--1h2--0---0h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0---0h4-4p3--1--0--1h2--0--0h3-3p0--0---------------------------|
Beatdown:
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D |--0--1--1h2--0---0h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0---0h4-4p3--1--0--1h2--0--0h3-3p0--0--1--1h2--0--1--1-1--1-----|
Riff One Alternate Ver 2:
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-----------------5h7p6------------------6-----------------5h7h6------4h6-5-----5------|
D |------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--/2---/5-------1--1--1--1-1--------1--1--------0-----0---|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--2--2---2-2--2--2--2---2-----------7-------6-----------------5h7p6-------------------|
D |---------------------------6--6--5------/5------1--1--1--1-1---------1--1--1--1--1----|
Synth Break:
Riff Four:
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------1------------------0----------------------1------------------0-----|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--5-4---4---3-2----1----/5-4---3-2---0----/5--4---4---3-2----1---/5--4---3-2---0----|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------1------------------0--------------------1--------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--5-4---4---3-2----1----/5-4---3-2---0----5-4---4---3-2----1----/5-4----1--0--|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------1------------------0--------------------1------------------0-----|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--5-4---4---3-2----1----/5-4---3-2---0----5-4---4---3-2----1---/5--4---3-2---0----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------1------------------0--------------------1------------------0-----|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--5-4---4---3-2----1----/5-4---3-2---0----5-4---4---3-2----1---/5--4---3-2---0----|
Bridge Riff:
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--1----------------------1---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----1--1--1--1--0----------1--1--1--1--1--2--2--5--5--5----|
Outro Riff - Played until end:
G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------1---1----------0-------------1---1----------2---------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--1--1---1---1---0--0---0--2---1--1---1---1---2--2---2--5----|
🏷Legend
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
/ - slide up
x - muted