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Lay Me Down Bass Tab by Andrew Peterson

Lay Me Down bass tab by Andrew Peterson

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: B
Bass kicks in at 0:13

Intro:

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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------12\11/|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------14/16-------|--14----------------------------------------16----|
A|--14----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1: "Well, I suppose  "
REST - No bass

Pre-Chorus 1: "Oh, and I recall  "
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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--10----------------------------------------\-----|--3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------13h14p13----|
A|--8-----------------------7-----------------/-----|--12----------------------14-------------------14-|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--16----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------12\---------|
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Chorus 1: "I'll miss my boys  "
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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------2-----|
E|--0-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------2-----------------------|--0-----------------------------------2-----------|
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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------/7-----------|--0-----------------------------------2-----------|
E|--0-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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A|--4-----------------------2-----------------------|--0-----------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------/7-----------7-----------------------|--------------12----------12----------12\---------|
E|--0-----------------------------------0-----------|--5-----/-----------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------/11----------------------|
A|--4-----------------4\----2-----------------2\----|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|--------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 2: "Well, I asked a girl  "
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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------/7-----------7-----------------------|--------------12----------------------12\---------|
E|--0--.--------------------------------0-----------|--5-----/-----------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------2-----------------------|--0--------------------0-/12-------0--12\---------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------7-----------7-----------------------|
A|-------------/7-----------7-----------------------|--------------------------------------0-----------|
E|--0-----------------------------------0-----------|--5--------------------5--------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------7-----------------------------------|
A|--4-----------4-----------2-----------------------|--0--------------------0-/16---\14----12----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------14----|
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Pre-Chorus 2: "We are not alone  "
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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------10----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--15----.-----15----.-----10-/--12----------------|--8--.--------8-----------3--/--------8-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------9--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------9/-11----11-9--------------|
A|--8-----------8-----------7-----------7-----------|--0-----------0-----------------------12-11-9-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------12-|
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Chorus 2: "I'll miss my boys  " (Some lower notes I can't tab because it's played on a 5-string)
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A|--------------------------2-----4-----2-----------|-----------------------4--------------------------|
E|--0--.--------0-----------------------------0-----|--5--.--------5-----------0-----2-----5-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--.--------4-----------2--.--------2-----------|--0--.--------0--------2--------------------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------0-----2-----5-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7-----|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--.-------/12----\-----0-----------7-----------|--5--.--------5-----------0-----5-----7-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--.--------4-----------2--.-----2--2-----------|--0-----------0----------/12-12-12----12-\--------|
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Bridge: "I'll open up my eyes  "
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D|--------------11----------------9-----11-\--------|-------------/11-------------9--------7-----------|
A|--4--/-----------------0--9h-11-------------------|--0----------------------/9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--.--------7-----------6--.--------6-----------|--5-----------------------4-----------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------12-------------\-----------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--3-----------/-----12----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 3: "Well, I believed  "
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-/14----------------------------------------------|-------------------------/18-------16-------14----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|-/16----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------18----------|
A|--16---------------------/18----------------------|-/19----------------------------------------19----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--16----------------------14----------------------|--12----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------12\---------|
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Chorus 4: "So long boys  "
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D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------5-----------------------|--3--.--------3-----------------------3-----5-----|
E|--3--.--------3-----------------0-----2-----3-----|-----------------------0--3-----5-----------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------9-----------11----------12-11-------|
D|--------------------------------7-----------------|--------------------10----------12----------9\----|
A|--7--.--------7-----------5-----------5-----------|--3--/--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------7--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------7--------7--------------------7-----|-----------------------5--------------2-----------|
E|--0--.--------------------0-----------7-----------|--5--.--------5-----------0-----2-----------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--.--------4-----------2--.--------------2-----|--0--.--------0-----------------------------2-----|
E|-----------------------0--------------------------|--------------------------0-----2-----4-----------|
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Outro:
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A|-------------/7-----\-----------------7-----------|--------------------------------------------2-----|
E|--0-----------------------0-----7-----------------|--5--.--------5-----------0-----2-----5-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------7--7--7-----7--\--------|
A|--4--.--------4-----------2-----------2-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0--------------------4-----|--5-----------5-----------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------/7--\--------------------------7-----|--------------------------------------------2-----|
E|--0-----------------------0-----------7-----------|--5--.--------5-----------0-----2-----5-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------14----------14----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--.-----4--4-----------2--.--------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------12-12-14-14-------------|
E|-----------------------4-----------2--------4-----|--------------------------------------12-12-14-14-|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7-----|--------------------------------------------2-----|
E|--0--/--------12-\--------0-----------7-----------|--5-----------5-----------0-----2-----5-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------9--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------9/-11----11----9-----------|
A|--4--.--------4--------0--2--------0--2-----------|--0-----------0-----------------------------12-11-|
E|-----------------------------------------------4--|--------------------------------------------------|
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G|--13----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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*****************************************************

|   Staccato - End note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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