Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Portugal. The Man - Noise Pollution (Version A, Vocal Up Mix 1.3)
Song times are based off the official music video
Intro: (0:05)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----5-5-----5\--|----5\------3-5-|----5-5-----5.--|----5-5-----3-5-|
A|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|
E|3-3-------------|----------------|3-3-------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(the timing here just follows the synth,
so don't worry about the beat count below too much)
G|--5-8---5-----5-|------5---------|
D|---------5-8---5|--8----5--0-3-5-| (x2)
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 1: (0:24)
. . .
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----5-5-----5\--|----5\----------|----5-5-----5---|----5-5---------|
A|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|
E|3-3-------------|----------------|3-3-------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
.
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----5-5-----5\--|----5\------3-5-|----5-5-----5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|--------5-5-----|3-5-------------|
E|3-3-------------|----------------|3-3-------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Pre-chorus: (0:43)
/ 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3---5---| (x2)
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---5-----------|
E|3--3-3--3-3--3-3|3--3-3--3-3--3-3|3--3-3--3-3--3-3|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chorus: (0:53) (now this part I'm not sure about at all, the bass is so muddled in the mix in this song)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| (x6)
A|----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Bridge + Verse 2: (1:22)
.
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----5-5-----5\--|----5\------3-5-|----5-5-----5---|----5-5-----3-5-| (x2 then rest for a bit)
A|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|--------5-5-----|3-5-----3-5-----|
E|3-3-------------|----------------|3-3-------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Pre-chorus: (1:51)
/ 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3---5---| (x2)
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---5-----------|
E|3--3-3--3-3--3-3|3--3-3--3-3--3-3|3--3-3--3-3--3-3|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chorus: (2:00)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| (x6, end on a long G note)
A|----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
after a break it's more Chorus: (2:58)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| (x8)
A|----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
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| . Staccato
| \ Slide down
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