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The Crawl Bass Tab by Smash Mouth

The Crawl bass tab by Smash Mouth

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Intro:

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

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

Verse 1:

  "Hey brother..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------3-----|-----------5-----|---------3-3-----|-----------5-----|
E|-5-------------3-|-1-------------3-|-5-------------3-|-1-------------3-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

                                      "Still makin'..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------3-3-----|---------5-5---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-------------3-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

Chorus:

  "crawl..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5---5-|
E|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

Verse 2:

  "Hey sister..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------3-----|-----------5-----|-----------3-----|-----------5-----|
E|-5-------------3-|-1-------------3-|-5-------------3-|-1-------------3-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

                                      "Still makin'..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------3-3-----|---------5-5---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-------------3-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

Chorus:

  "crawl..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5---5-|
E|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

Instrumental:

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

Solo:

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

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

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

Bridge:

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

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

  "My naked eye..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

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

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

  "I can smell..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

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

                                      "blood..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------0-|-1---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus:

  "crawl..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5---5-|
E|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

  "crawl..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5---5-|
E|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|/6---------------|
A|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-----7---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

***********************************

| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| H   Hammer-on
| P   Pull-off

***********************************

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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