Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Difficulty: Novice
Treat Me Nice
Track recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 never released here in the UK
Upright Bass performance Bill Black. Tab by bass50611. Not exact as
Mr Black’s bassline but as near as it matters. Great 50’s song.
Intro:
G|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-KEYBOARD-|-5---5---5---3--2--0-----2---5-----2---5----2---5-----2---5-|
A|---START--|----------------------3---------3---------3--------3--------|
E|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
G|-----5----5----5-------------------------------------------5--5-------|
D|--------5----5----5----0--2--3----3-----3-----4--4---5--5-------------|
A|-3-------------------3----------3----3-----3---------------------5--5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Break)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5-------------2---5-----2---5-|
A|------------3---------3--------|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse 2:
G|-----5----5----5-------------------------------------------5--5-------|
D|--------5----5----5----0--2--3----3-----3-----4--4---5----------------|
A|-3-------------------3----------3----3-----3------------5--------5--5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Break)
G|------------------------------|
D|-5-------------2---5----0-1-2-|
A|------------3---------3-------|
E|------------------------------|
Middle 8:
G|--------------------5--5--------5--5----------------|
D|-3--3---------5--5--------3--3--------------5-3-2---|
A|-------3--3---------------------------5--5--------5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
G|-----5----5----5-------------------------------------------5--5-------|
D|--------5----5----5----0--2--3----3-----3-----4--4---5--5-------------|
A|-3-------------------3----------3----3-----3---------------------5--5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Break)
G|------------------------------|
D|-5-------------2---5----0-1-2-|
A|------------3---------3-------|
E|------------------------------|
Middle 8:
G|--------------------5--5--------5--5----------------|
D|-3--3---------5--5--------3--3--------------5-3-2---|
A|-------3--3---------------------------5--5--------5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4:
G|-----5----5----5-------------------------------------------5--5-------|
D|--------5----5----5----0--2--3----3-----3-----4--4---5--5-------------|
A|-3-------------------3----------3----3-----3---------------------5--5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Break)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5-------------2---5-----2---5-|
A|------------3---------3--------|
E|-------------------------------|
Outro: (Break) (End)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---5-----2---5---------5--3--2-------------5---|
A|-3---------3----------5--5----------5--3----------3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|