Monkey Business Bass Tab by Skid Row

Monkey Business bass tab by Skid Row

Bass Tab

Song: Monkey Business
Artist: Skid Row
Album: Slave to the Grind (1991)
Bassist: Rachel Bolan

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
r = rest
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
X = muted strike
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

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INTRO:
   3/8     4/4               6/4                       6/4
G |-------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-r-----|-r---------------|-r-----------------------|-r-----------------------|
    1 & 2   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


VERSE 1 (x2):                                                    _________________ _________________
   4/4               6/4                       4/4              /1                /2          ss
G |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r---------------|-r-----------------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------0012\-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
                sss                  s               sss  s sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2 (Triplet 16th feel):
                                                                                             (normal 16ths)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A |----------------2h32--0--|-------------------------|----------------2h32--0--|---------------------|
E |-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p02p00--1--2--|-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p0XXXXX0--|
    1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3 & 4 &

                sss           s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)--------------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2r------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Resume triplet 16th feel):
                                                                                            (normal 16ths)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A |----------------2h32--0--|-------------------------|----------------2h32--0--|---------------------|
E |-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p02p00--1--2--|-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p0XXXXX0--|
    1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
                      ssssssssssssssss                    ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-----2---------|--h--0----h--0---|-2---2-2---------|--h--0----h--0---|
E |---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                              ss            s  s  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|---4-r3-r2---2-2-|-0-----012-------|-----------------|
E |---------0---12\-|-r---------------|-------------0---|-r-2r-2r-2r------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
                sss                  s               sss   s sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3 (Triplet 16th feel):
                                                                                           (normal 16ths)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
A |----------------2h32--0--|-------------------------|----------------2h32--0--|----------32--------|
E |-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p02p00--1--2--|-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p0--XXXXX0--|
    1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..  1..&..2..& 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
                      ssssssssssssssss                    ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-----2---------|--h--0----h--0---|-2---2-2---------|--h--0----h--0---|
E |---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                            s  s  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|---4-r3-r2---2-2-|-0---0-0-2-------|-----------------|
E |---------0---12\-|-r---------------|-------------0---|-r-2r-2r-2r------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (Repeat 1st staff x2):
                sss               sss               sss   s sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &

      s  s  s           s  s  s         s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r-2r-2r-2r------|-r-2r-2r-2r------|-20--------------|<-- 2,0, not "twenty"
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-BRIDGE:
                                        a                 ah    ah         s  s s  s s  s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-911-------------|-911---911---9----11-9----9--------|
D |-----------------|---------------11|-----------------|-----------------------11---11-9-7-|
A |-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E |-2-------------/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1   &   2   &   3   &    4    &


BRIDGE:
                 (x2)
    ssss   ss         ssss  ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----4-----------|-----4-----------|
A |--h--------------|--h--------------|
E |-0222--02r-------|-0222--02r-------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    ssss  ss s s      ssss  ss s s      ssss  ss s s sss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A |--h--------------|--h--------------|--h--------------|-----------------|
E |-0222--02r0r1r---|-0222--02r0r1r---|-0222--02r0r1r020|-2222222222222222|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:
                      s ssss ss ssss s                    s ssss ss ssss s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|-----0-------0---|-2---2-2---------|-----0-------0---|
E |---------0---5---|-2r22-2r02r22-2r0|---------0---5---|-2r22-2r02r22-2-2|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                        s  s                  ss            s  s  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|---4r-3r-2---2-2-|-0-----012-------|-----------------|
E |---------0---12\-|(\)--------------|-------------0---|-r-2r-2r-2r------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS (x5):
                sss                  s              ssss  s sssssss          (Out)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------||-----------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------||-----------------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---||-2-0-r-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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