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Sad Waters by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Bass Tab

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Beginner 👶

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

🎸 Intro: 

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------7-----------------------7-----------------------5--------5--7--9--11----|
A|-----------------5--7--------------------5--7--------------------5--7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



🎸 Verse 1:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12----12-------12-12----12----12-11----11-11----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----11-9--------------------7-----5--------5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

x4

🎸 Instrumental: 

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12----12-12----12----12-12----12-12----------12-12----12-12----9-----12-12----11-12----------|
A|--------------------------------------------12----------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12----12-12----12----12-12----11-12----------------------------7-----5--5-----5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------12----7--7-----7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

x2

🎸 Verse 2:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12----12-------12-12----12----12-11----11-11----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----11-9--------------------7-----5--------5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

x3

🎸 Instrumental: 

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12----12-12----12----12-12----12-12----------12-12----12-12----9-----12-12----11-12----------|
A|--------------------------------------------12----------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12----12-12----12----12-12----11-12----------------------------7-----5--5-----5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------12----7--7-----7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

x2

🎸 Verse 3:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12----12-------12-12----12----12-11----11-11----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----11-9--------------------7-----5--------5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

x2

🎸 Instrumental: 

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12----12-12----12----12-12----12-12----------12-12----12-12----9-----12-12----11-12----------|
A|--------------------------------------------12----------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12----12-12----12----12-12----11-12----------------------------7-----5--5-----5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------12----7--7-----7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

x2

🎸 Outro: 

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12----12-------12-12----12----12-11----11-11----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------12-12----12----12-12----12-12----11-9--------------------7-----5--------5--7--9--11----|
A|--------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------|
D|--12----|
A|--------|
E|--------|

Sad Waters Bass Tab Info

Published: June 7, 2021

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Difficulty: Beginner 👶