Americas Cup bass tab by Pond

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Intro:

G|-----7--------------|-------------------|-----7--------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|-------------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--6/7------6/7--5--|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|-------------------|--9-----------------|---------------|


G|-----7--------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|--------------------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|---------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

Verse 1:

  Once again...                Dump creatine...
G|-----7--------------|-------------------|-----7--------------|---------------|\
D|-------------7-x-9--|-------------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------| \
A|----------9---------|--6/7------6/7--5--|----------9---------|--7------7--5--| | x2
D|--9-----------------|-------------------|--9-----------------|---------------| /
                                         /
  Jump as four titans...        Debating would you rather...      /
G|-----7--------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|  /
D|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------| /
A|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|--------------------|--7------7--5--| /
D|--9-----------------|---------------|--9-----------------|---------------|/


Chorus:

For the first half of each chorus, play the notes at the same as the lyrics above them

 Before the America's Cup, it was sailors and junkies, bass guitarists and bikies
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-------------2-----------6----------------------------0-----------------|

  Before the America's Cup, never heard of methadone, never caught the shuttle home
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-------------2----0-------------------------0----------------0-------0----|

 Never went to bed alone...
G|-----7--------------|-------------------|-----7--------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|-------------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--6/7------6/7--5--|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|-------------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

G|-----7--------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|--------------------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|---------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

Verse 2:

  Once again...              Desoil that vertebrae...
G|-----7--------------|-------------------|-----7--------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|-------------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--6/7------6/7--5--|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|-------------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

  I'm cocksure as a man...       Top heavy head...
G|-----7--------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|--------------------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|---------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

  Slunk back drunk...           Crying a fantasy...
G|-----7--------------|-------------------|-----7--------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|-------------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--6/7------6/7--5--|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|-------------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

Chorus:

 Before the America's Cup, it was sailors and junkies, bass guitarists and bikies
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-------------2-----------6----------------------------0-----------------|

  Before the America's Cup, never heard of methadone, never caught the shuttle home
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-------------2----0-------------------------0----------------0-------0----|

 Never went to bed alone...
G|-----7--------------|-------------------|-----7--------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|-------------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--6/7------6/7--5--|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|-------------------|--9-----------------|---------------|

G|-----7--------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|-------------7-x-9--|---------------|
A|----------9---------|--7------7--5--|--------------------|--7------7--5--|
D|--9-----------------|---------------|--9-----------------|---------------|


Bridge:

Here's a good place to improvise since there's no bass for this section. The chords are:

Bm E7 B F#m

Bm E7 Dmaj9 Dmaj9


Chorus:

 Before the America's Cup, it was sailors and junkies, bass guitarists and bikies \
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| \
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| \
A|--2----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|  \
D|-------4-------------2---|--------6----------------------------0-----------------|  \
                                             \
  Before the America's Cup,  never heard of methadone, never caught the shuttle home \
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| | x2 then fade out
D|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| /
A|--0-2-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| /
D|---------4-------------2----|--0-------------------------0----------------0-------0---|/


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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up

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