Breed bass tab by Nirvana

Bass tabs (Ver. 2)

Tuning: EADG


🏷Legend:
^ = 1/2 bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = held/continued note


INTRO:
    (rest x8)         (  x6  )
G |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------||-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1 (x8):    _________________ __________________
          /1-7       /8
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-------------9---|
E |-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7---7-0-|-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7-7---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-----------|-----------------|
E |-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7---7-0-|-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7-7/12\-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next staff x4):

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

VERSE 2 (x8):    _________________ __________________
          /1-7       /8
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-------------9---|
E |-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7---7-0-|-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7-7---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-----------|-----------------|
E |-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7---7-0-|-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7/12\---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next staff x4):

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


INTERLUDE (x8):   _________________ __________________
          /1-7       /8
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0---|-2-2-0-2-5^--0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-------------9---|
E |-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7---7-0-|-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7-7---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-----------|-----------------|
E |-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7---7-0-|-------5-5---5-5-|-8-8-8-7-7-7/12\-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(repeat next staff x4)

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

OUT:

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

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