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Brick By Boring Brick Bass Tab by Paramore

Brick By Boring Brick bass tab by Paramore (Ver. 3)

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop D

**= eighth note triplets

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

G|-------------------------------------------------9-9-9-7-7-7-6---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse [instrumental 0:13]

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7---------------7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


verse "she lived in a fairy tale" [0:24]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7---------------7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

"it's all about the exposure" [0:35]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


pre-chorus "keep your feet on the ground" [0:47]
G|-------------------------------------------------------2---2-----|
D|-2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4---------0---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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


chorus "Go get your shovel" [0:59]
G|-------------------------------2---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-4-------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

verse [ba bas, 1:22]

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------6-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------9-7-9-7-9---9---|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


"so one day he found her crying"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7---------------7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

"but it was a trick"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

pre-chorus "keep your feet on the ground" [1:57]
G|-------------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|-2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4---------0---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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


chorus "Go get your shovel"
G|-------------------------------2---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-4-------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

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

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


"castle, whoa whoa oh..." [2:31]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5---5---------5---5---5---|
D|---------------------------------0-0-----------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------0-0-0---------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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


"if it's not real you can't hold it.." [2:55]
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

chorus "Go get your shovel" [3:18]
G|-------------------------------2---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-4-------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

outro [3:42]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

[guitar does it alone twice]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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



G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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This bass tab for Brick By Boring Brick by Paramore is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Drop D. Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist. Includes audio/video for playing along.