The Zoo Bass Tab by Scorpions

The Zoo bass tab by Scorpions

Bass Tab

Standard tuning (EADG), triplet 8th feel

🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()^ = 1/4 bend
(3) = triplet (appears above bar)


INTRO, Part 1:
                      (Rest x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-r-----------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

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(Part 2):
                       (x4)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


(Part 3):
                       (x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


PRE-VERSE:
                       (x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


VERSE 1:
                                                 (x3)
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

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


PRE-VERSE:
                       (x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


VERSE 2:
                                                 (x3)
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

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


CHORUS 1:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r-------------------|
E |-4---r---4---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r---7-\-|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


CHORUS 2:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r-------------------|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

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


BRIDGE 1 (x4):
    (  3  )   (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------3------(3)^-----|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


PRE-VERSE:
                       (x9)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


VERSE 3:
                                                 (x3)
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

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


CHORUS 3:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r-------------------|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7-------7---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-------r---2-----------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


CHORUS 4:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

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

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7-\-3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &     1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


BRIDGE 2 (x4):
    (  3  )   (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------3------(3)^-----|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   &   2   &   &   3   &   &   4   &   &


JAM & OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out):

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

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Last updated: September 23, 2020

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About The Zoo

PERFORMANCE NOTE: You'll notice the first two notes in the third bar of Chorus 1 are sharp. This wasn't a mistake on my part, but on that of bassist Francis Buchholz's. He simply misplayed those two notes and they weren't corrected for the final mix. And since I prefer to tab original album versions, and those missed notes are in the original album version, that's what I tabbed.

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