Pretender bass tab by Run River North

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Intro:

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-9\5-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|   X3
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

Verse 1:

“What do you say to everyone that you meet...”
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|   X7
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9-|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------6-4-2-------------4-6-|   X2
A|-0-0-7-4-4-4-------0-0-7-4-4-4-----|
E|-----------------------------------|

“I know you hear me, I hear you too...”
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|   X3
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9-|

Chorus 1:

“Mr. Pretender, come and see what you've done...”
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------4-6-------|   X2
A|-----0---4-4-----------|
E|-2-2---2---------5-5-5-|

(There's a subtle slide back to the 2nd fret whenever this section repeats.
But it's up to you.)

“Mr. Pretender, don't you know who I am”
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------4-6-------|
A|-----0---4-4-----2-2-2-|
E|-2-2---2---------------|

"I am your best friend, but I ain't your biggest fan"
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-5-5-5-9-|


Solo 1:

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|   X4
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

Verse 2:

“What do you mean with everything that's been said...”
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|   X3
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9-|

"Wait just a minute, I can't believe it..."
G|-11p9h11p9----|
D|-----------11-|   X4
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Chorus 2:

“Mr. Pretender, come and see what you've done...”
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------4-6-------|   X2
A|-----0---4-4-----------|
E|-2-2---2---------5-5-5-|

“Mr. Pretender, don't you know who I am”
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------4-6-------|
A|-----0---4-4-----2-2-2-|
E|-2-2---2---------------|

"I am your best friend..."
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|   X2
A|-----------------|
E|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-5-5-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|

Bridge:

"And I know you're trying, but the truth is flying out the door..."
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4---|
E|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-2---2---------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-0---------4---4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------2-2-----------------------------------|

Solo 2:

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|   X3
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9\5-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-9-9-9-|


Chorus 1:

“Mr. Pretender, come and see what you've done...”
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------4-6-------|   X2
A|-----0---4-4-----------|
E|-2-2---2---------5-5-5-|

“Mr. Pretender, don't you know who I am”
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------4-6-------|
A|-----0---4-4-----2-2-2-|
E|-2-2---2---------------|

"I am your best friend, but I ain't your biggest fan"
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

Outro:

"No no no..."
G|-------------|
D|-------------|   X3
A|-------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-8-7-6-|

G|-------------|
D|-------------|   X4
A|-------------|
E|-5-5-5/9-9-9-|

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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
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