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Uptown Funk Bass Tab by Mark Ronson

Uptown Funk bass tab by Mark Ronson

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop D

Uptown Funk

Every '-' corresponds to 1/16th note with additional '-'s for padding in each measure.
Listen to the song to understand the timing, it can be tricky.


Intro: (0:00)

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------/55---|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
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Verse 1a:

(0:17)                "This hit, that ice cold..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------/12\--|


Verse 1b:

(0:33)               "I'm too hot..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--3-----|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3--------------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--2---3----|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Breakdown:

(0:50)                "Girls hit ya hallelujah..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||-5----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||---5---6---7---8--|---9---10--11--12-|---13--14--15--15-|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|-15\--------/12\--|


Chorus:

(1:07)
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------777777-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5-----------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------777777-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------03-|------5-----------|
D||------------------|------------------|-------03XXXXXX---|------------------|

G||----------/777777-|------------------|--------/77777777\|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|-----------555555-|------------------|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|-------/12\-/12\--|


Verse 2a:

(1:32)                "Stop, wait a minute..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||-5----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------/12\--|


Verse 2b:

(1:48)                "I'm too hot..."
G||------------------|------------------|-------4-7--------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--3-----|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|----------47------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3--------------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--2---3----|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Breakdown:

(2:05)                "Girls hit ya hallelujah..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||-5----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||---5---6---7---8--|---9---10--11--12-|---13--14--15--15-|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|-15\--------/12\--|


Chorus:

(2:22)
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------777777-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5-----------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------777777-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------03-|------5-----------|
D||------------------|------------------|-------03XXXXXX---|------------------|

G||----------/777777-|------------------|--------/77777777\|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|-----------555555-|------------------|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|-------/12\-/12\--|


Bridge:

(2:47)                "Before we leave..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||-----(softly)-----|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--3-----|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--3-----|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||---------7--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3--------------|
A||-5\----/5----035--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--2---3----|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Verse 3:

(3:12)                "Dance, jump on it..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--3-----|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||-------4-7--------|------------------|-------------5-7--|---75----3--------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|-----3--5--7------|------3-5-3-------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5----------------|-------------55---|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Chorus:

(3:29)
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------777777-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------5--|------5-----------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------777777-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3----35--------|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------------03-|------5-----------|
D||------------------|------------------|-------03XXXXXX---|------------------|

G||----------/777777-|------------------|--------/77777777\|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A||------------------|-----------555555-|------------------|------------------|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|--/12\-/12\-/12\--|


Outro:

(3:54)                "Uptown funk you up..."
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|35-3--------3-----|
A||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------2-35--5--|------5---35---5--|
D||------------------|------------------|-------XX---------|---------5--------|

G||------------------|------------------|-------------5-7--|-775-4-------3----|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|-----3--5--7------|-------7-3-5--3---|
-||-5\------------5--|------5--------5--|-5----------------|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

G||----/7---5-\------|------------------|------------------|/7-7-7-7--75710-7-|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|------------------|---------7--------|
A||-5-------------5--|------5--------5--|-5\------2-35--5--|------------------|
D||------------------|------------------|-------XX---------|------------------|

G||------------------|------------------|-------------5-7--|-7777-7-777/------|
D||------------------|35-3----35--3-----|-----3--5--7------|------------------|
-||-5\------2-35--5--|------5--------5--|-5----------------|-------------5----|
D||-------XX---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


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/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
X - Dead note

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