Man Down Bass Tab by Rihanna

Man Down bass tab by Rihanna

Bass Tab

Man Down - Rihanna
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Tabbed By : Acousy Joe
Tuning: Standard

This is just how I play it. You can try to hear for a different picking pattern if you want.

Verse 1 (I pick the strings twice (quickly)and don't let the strings ring out.)

      Play on a 4 count
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|-----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|------------------------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6|

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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6|

Pre-Chorus "Cuz I didn't mean to hurt him"
(Same as Verse 1, except let the last note of each set ring out...................."6-6
6-6 6-6 6*")

Chorus

G|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---8*-|------------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---8*-|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*-|-----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*|

G|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---8*-|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4*-|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*|

Verse 2 (Same as Verse 1)

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Verse 3 (Play it like a Pre-Chorus)

Final Chorus, and continue until the song ends.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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