Big Bad World Bass Tab by Plain White T's

Big Bad World bass tab by Plain White T's

Bass Tab

Song: Big Bad World
Artist: Plain White T's
Album: Big Bad World
Tabbed By: Nicholas Bien

Swing

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

Verse 1
        Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------5----|----------4-5--|--5-------5----|----------4-5--|
A|------------5--|--2-3-5-------2|----2-3-----3--|--2-3-5-------2|
E|--------------3|---------------|--------------3|---------------|

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        C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--5-------5----|----------4-5--|--5-------5----|----------5-4--|
A|----2-3-----3--|--2-3-5-------2|----2-3-----3--|--2-3-5-------3|
E|--------------3|---------------|--------------3|---------------|

Pre-Chorus 1
                C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|3-3---3-3-3----|------5-5-5---3|3-3---3-3-3----|------5-5-5---3|
E|--------------3|--3------------|--------------3|--3------------|

                C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------4|5--------------|---------------|
A|3-3---3-3-3----|------5-5-5----|---------------|5--------------|
E|--------------3|--3------------|---------------|---------------|

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

  Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|------------2-4|5-5-5----------|
A|7-7-7-3---3-3--|------5---5-5--|7-7-7-3---3----|------5-----5\-|
E|---------------|3-3-3----------|---------------|----------5----|

Verse 2
        Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------5----|----------4-5--|--5-------5----|----------4-5--|
A|------------5--|--2-3-5-------2|----2-3-----3--|--2-3-5-------2|
E|--------------3|---------------|--------------3|---------------|

        C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--5-------5----|----------4-5--|--5-------5----|----------5-4--|
A|----2-3-----3--|--2-3-5-------2|----2-3-----3--|--2-3-5-------3|
E|--------------3|---------------|--------------3|---------------|

Pre-Chorus 2
                C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|3-3---3-3-3----|------5-5-5---3|3-3---3-3-3----|------5-5-5---3|
E|--------------3|--3------------|--------------3|--3------------|

                C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------4|5--------------|---------------|
A|3-3---3-3-3----|------5-5-5----|---------------|5--------------|
E|--------------3|--3------------|---------------|---------------|

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

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

                                 Bridge
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----2/7---7-7--|
A|7-7-7-3---3-3--|------5---5-5--|3---3---2---2--|0--------------|
E|---------------|3-3-3----------|---------------|---------------|

  G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|----2/10--9-7--|---------------|---------------|
A|3---3---2---2--|0--------------|3---5-3-2---3-2|0---2-0--------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------3---5-3|

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

  Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------7--------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|4--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|3--------------|--------------/|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Verse 3
        Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2  + 3 +  4 +
G|---------------|---------------|--12------12----|-----------11-12-|
D|---------------|---------------|9---9-10----10--|--9-10-12-------9|
A|---------------|---------------|--------------10|-----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|

        C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2  + 3 +  4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--12------12----|-----------11-12-|---------------|---------------|
D|----9-10----10--|--9-10-12--------|10-------------|---------------|
A|--------------10|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|

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

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

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

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

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

Last updated: July 4, 2025

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