Bass tabs
Song: Platinum Blonde
Artist: Doesn't Really Matter
Album: Standing in the Dark (1983)
Tuning: Eb tuning (1/2 step down)
🏷Legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()= sustained note
r = rest
INTRO:
(Rest x4)
Gb |-----------------|
Db |-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|
Eb |-r---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-r-5-r-5-0-5-\-|-1-r-1-r-1-0-1---|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-0-3-/-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1-r-1-r-1-0-1---|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1 (x2):
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-5-|(5)--5---5-3-----|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5---5---5-5-----|-------------5-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-VERSE:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-r-5-r-5-0-5-\-|-1-r-1-r-1-0-1---|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-0-3-/-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1-r-1-r-1-0-1---|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2 (x2):
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------5-7---|-------------3-5-|(5)--5---5-3-----|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-7-------|-5---5-\/3-5-----|-------------5-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1 (x2):
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-|-1-r-1-r-1-r-1-r-|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-/-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 3 (x2):
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------5-7---|-------------3-5-|(5)--5---5-3-----|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-7-------|-5---5-\/3-5-----|-------------5-\-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-r-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 2 (x4):
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-|-1-r-1-r-1-r-1-r-|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-/-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
INTERLUDE (Repeat 1st staff x2):
Gb |---7---7-7-----\-|---3---3-3-------|-----------------|---5---5-5-------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|---3---3-3-----/-|-----------------|
Ab |-5---5-----------|-1---1-----------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-----------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------5-7---|-------------3-5-|(5)--5---5-3-----|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-7-------|-5---5-\/3-5-----|-------------5-\-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BREAKDOWN:
( x4 )
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-|-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-5---|
Ab |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-r-1-1-r-1---|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
OUT-CHORUS (Repeat 1st staff x7):
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &