Well Of Misery by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Name: Well Of Misery
Description: Learn to play the bass tablature for 'Well Of Misery' by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with accurate tab notation, lyrics, and easy-to-follow bass charts.

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

Verse:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

x2

Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------5/17-------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------5--------------------5-----------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--------------------------8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------10-------------12-----------7/12----------------------------------------3--|
E|-----------------10-------------------------------------------8--------7--------3--3--5-----------|

Verse 2:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

x2

Verse 3:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------10-------------12-------------------------------------------------------3--|
E|-----------------10----------------------------------------8-----------7--------3--3--5-----------|

Verse 4:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

x2

Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------10-------------12-------------------------------------------------------3--|
E|--5--------------10----------------------------------------8-----------7--------3--3--5-----------|

Outro:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------5/17-------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------5--------------------5-----------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--------------------------8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------12-------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----3-----5--|
E|-----------------------8--5--------------------5--8--------7--------3--3--5-----------5-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------5--8--------7--------5-----5--------8--5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------8--|

G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--5--|
E|-----|

(/) = slide up

Well Of Misery Bass Tab Info

Well Of Misery Bass Tab by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Published: July 13, 2021

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Difficulty: Beginner 👶