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Bad Habits Bass Tab by Ed Sheeran

Bad Habits bass tab by Ed Sheeran

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Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran features a catchy guitar riff played by Sheeran himself, using a combination of palm muting and delay effects for a dance-pop feel. The song's bassline, played by Sheeran's longtime collaborator Pino Palladino, provides a driving groove throughout. Produced by Sheeran and Fred Again, the track showcases Sheeran's shift towards a more electronic sound.
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: B Minor

🎸 Intro:  (0:00-0:10)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &



🎸 Verse 1: (0:10-0:41)
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

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


🎸 Chorus:  (0:41-1:12) x2

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

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


Post-🎸 Chorus:  (1:12-1:29)

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

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


🎸 Verse 2: (1:29-1:59)

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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|----NO--BASS----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

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


🎸 Chorus:  (1:59-2:29) x2

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

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


Post-🎸 Chorus:  (2:29-2:45)

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

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


🎸 Bridge:  (2:45-3:00)

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

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


🎸 Chorus:  (3:00-3:30) x2

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

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


🎸 Outro:  (3:30-3:45)

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

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

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