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Desperado Bass Tab by Rihanna

Desperado bass tab by Rihanna

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Key: Eb

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-------------|-6-----------|-8-----------| x2


Verse 1:
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-------------|-6-----------|-8-------\---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|---------3---|-6-----------|-8-------\---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-------------|-6-----------|-8-------\---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1-----------|---------/---|-5-----------|-6-------6---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|---------3---|-6-----------|-8-------\---| x3

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1---|---------1-/-|-5-----------|-6-------\---|


Chorus:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-----3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|


Pre-verse:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| x2


Verse:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3---1-3-3-3-|-3---1---3---|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---| x3

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3---1-3-3-3-|-3---1---3---|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---| x3

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|


Chorus:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-----3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|-----6---3---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-3-----------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-6---3-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|---------6---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-------------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-----6h8-6h8-|-6h8-6-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|---------8---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-------------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|


   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|


Bridge - Palm muted and played low, increasing volume:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3---1-3-3-3-|-3---1---3---|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3---1-3-3-3-|-3---1---3---|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8---8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3---1-3-3-3-|-3---1---3---|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|


Chorus:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| x4

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-3h6-3-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-6-----|---------6---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-------------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-6---3-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-6-----|---------6---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3-3-|-------------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3---1-3-3-3-|-6---3---1---|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|


Outro:

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-6---3-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----6-------|---------6---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3---|-------------|-6---6-6-6-6-|-8---8-8-8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-6---3-------|-------6-----|-------8-----|
A|-----6-------|---------6---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3---|-------------|-6---6---6---|-8---8---8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-6---3-------|-------6-----|-------8-----|
A|-----6-------|---------6---|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-------3---|-------------|-6---6---6---|-8---8---8---|

   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-6---6-6-6-6-|


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