Big City Nights Bass Tab by Scorpions

Big City Nights bass tab by Scorpions

Bass Tab

Tuning: EADG




🏷Legend:
()= continued note
* = staccato
\ = slide down
r = rest
h = hammer on

Follow along with the song:


INTRO:
        (rest)            (rest)            (rest)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(5)----------5-5-|(5)------------3-|(3)----------r---|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---5-5*--5-5-r-5*|---5-5*--5-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---5-5*--5-5-r-5*|---5-5*--5-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------3*|---0-3*--3-3*--5*|-----5*--5-5*----|
E |(5)0-5*--5-5*--1*|---0-1*--1-1*----|-----------------|---5-----------5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------3*|---0-3*--3-3*----|---7-7-7-\-------|
E |---0-5*--5-5*--1*|---0-1*--1-1*----|---------------0*|-----------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3*|---0-3*--3-0---5*|-----5*--5-3-5---|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-------|-------------3---|---5-----------5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3*|---0-3*--3-3*----|
E |---0-5*--5-3*--1*|---0-1*--1-------|---------------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |---7-7-7\--------|---7-7-7\--------|
E |(0)--------3h5-0-|(0)--------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5*--3-1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-3-3*|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------3*|---0-3*--3-3*--5*|-----5*--5-------|
E |(5)0-5*--5-5*--1*|---0-1*--1-1*----|-----------------|---5-------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------3*|---0-3*--3-3*----|---7-7-7-\-------|
E |---0-5*--5-5*--1*|---0-1*--1-1*----|---------------0*|-----------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3*|---0-3*--3-0-3-5*|---3-5-3-5-3-2---|
E |---0-5*--5-3-0-1*|---0-1*--1-------|-----------------|---------------5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3*|---0-3*--3-3*----|
E |---0-5*--5-3-0-1*|---0-1*--1-------|---------------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---4-5-6---------|
A |---7-7-7\--------|-----------------|
E |(0)--------3h5-0-|(0)--------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---2-3*--3-3*--3-|(3)3-3*--3-0-1-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |(3)3-3*--3-3-3-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE (Half-time feel):
                   s               sss                 s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A |-----7-\--------3|(3)-----2--------|-----7-\--------3-------5|
E |(0)------3-------|--------------320|(0)------3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

(back to normal feel)

G |---7-7---7-7-7-7-|\----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |(5)----5---------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---5-5*--5-5*--5*|---5-5*--5-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3*--3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---5-5*--5-5*--5*|---5-5*--5-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3*--3*|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------3*|---0-3*--3-3*--5*|-----5*--5-------|
E |---0-5*--5-5*--1*|---0-1*--1-1*----|-----------------|---5-------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------3*|---0-3*--3-3*----|---7-7-7-\-------|
E |---0-5*--5-5*--1*|---0-1*--1-1*----|---------------0-|(0)--------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3*|---0-3*--3-0-3-5*|---3-5-3-5-3-2---|
E |---0-5*--5-3-0-1*|---0-1*--1-------|-----------------|---------------5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3*|---0-3*--3-3-----|
E |---0-5*--5-3-0-1*|---0-1*--1-------|---------------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---4-5-6---------|
A |---7-7-7\--------|-----------------|
E |(0)--------3h5-0-|(0)--------0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS (Repeat to fade-out):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---0-1-0-2-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3-r-3*|---3-3*--3-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---0-5*--5-3---1*|---0-1*--1-0-1-3*|---3-3*--3-3*--3-|(3)0-1-0-2-0-3-5*|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Last updated: December 2, 2018

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