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Dear Inez Bass Tab by Smash Mouth

Dear Inez bass tab by Smash Mouth

Bass Tab

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb)


Intro:

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4h6p4---|
Ab|-2---2-2/6-6-6-6-|-4---4-4-----4---|-2-2-2-2/6-6-6-6-|-4---4-4---------|
Eb|-----------------|---------2-2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2/6---6-6-|-4---4-4-----4---|
Eb|-----------------|---------2-----2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 1:

           "Dear Inez..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------11\|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

         "You wanna get out..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-4---|
Ab|-4-4-4-------7-7-|-------------2---|-4---4-----------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-5---5-----2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-------7-7-|-------------2---|-4---4-----4-4-4-|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-5---5-----2---2-|-----------------|-5---5---5-4-2---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus:
                    "wanna go and have..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------0---0-4---|-1h2-2---2---2-2-|-------0---0-4---|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------0---0-0-2-|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 2:

       "Don't want any part..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-4---4-4-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

           "Dear Inez..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus:
                    "wanna go and do your..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2---2---2-4-|-------0---0-4---|-1h2-2---2-2-2-2-|-------0---0-4---|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-4-|-------0---0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Bridge:

       "Why's everything..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1-1-|-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----1-1-2-2-----|-----------------|
Eb|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|-0---0-0-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----3-4---3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-6-------------6-|-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-|/7---7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-7-----7\--|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|---7-------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 3:

           "It's not me..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-4---4-4-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

           "Give me a break..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---4---4---|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus:
                    "wanna go and have your..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2---2---2-4-|-------0---0-4---|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-------0---0-4---|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-4-|-------0---0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Bridge:

       "Why's everything..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1-1-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----1---2-2-----|-----------------|
Eb|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-4---------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----3-4---3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-6-------------6-|-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-|/7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7\--|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                          "So wrong..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-4---4---4-3-2-0-|-0---0---0-0-2---|-4---4---4-3-2-0-|-0---0---0-0-2---|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7/--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Ab|-4---4---4-3-2-0-|-0---0---0-0-4---|-5---5---5-5-----|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  &  a  2  &  a

Instrumental:

Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------4---4-4-|
Ab|-2---2-2-/6--6-6-4---4-4---------|-----2-2-/6--6-6-4---4-4---------|
Eb|-------------------------2---2-2-|---------------------------------|
    1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---5-5-5-/9--9-9-7---7-7---------|---5-5-5-/9--9-9-7---7-7---------|
Eb|-------------------------5---5-5-|-------------------------5-------|
    1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Verse 4:

       "Dear Inez..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus:
                    "wanna go and have your..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2---2---2-4-|-------0---0-4---|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-------0---0-4---|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-4-|-------0---0-4---|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-------0---0-4---|
Eb|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|-----------------|-2---2---------2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Outro:

     "I've been there..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4h6p4---|
Ab|-2---2-2/6-6-6-6-|-4---4-4-----4---|-2-2-2-2/6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4---------|
Eb|-----------------|---------2-2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2/6---6-6-|-4-4-4-4-----4---|-2---2-2/6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4---------|
Eb|-----------------|---------2-2---2-|-----------------|---------2h4p2---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-0---------------|
Eb|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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