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Not Worth Asking Bass Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Not Worth Asking bass tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Bass Tab

🎸 Intro:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------10----------10----|-10-------------12-------|-------10----------10----|-10-------------12-------|
A|-8--------8--8--8-----8--|-------10-10-10----10-10-|-8--------8--8--8-----8--|-------10-10-10----10-10-|
E|-------------------------|----0--------------------|-------------------------|----0--------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

                                                      (these last 2 bars are in 2/4 and 5/8 instead of 4/4)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|---------------|
D|-------10----------10----|-10-------------12-------|-------10---|-------10------|
A|-8--------8--8--8-----8--|-------10-10-10----10-10-|-8--------8-|-8--8-----8--7-|
E|-------------------------|----0--------------------|------------|---------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +   1  2  3  4  5

🎸 Verse 1: "Not worth asking  "
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

🎸 Pre-Chorus 1:
G|----------------10-------|----------10-------------|----------------10-------|----------10-------------|
D|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8--8--8--8--|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

🎸 Interlude:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------10h12p10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-10----------------------|----12/13----------13-12-|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

🎸 Verse 2: "Not worth being  "
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

🎸 Pre-Chorus 2:
G|----------------10-------|----------10-------------|----------------10-------|----------10-------------|
D|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8--8--8--8--|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

🎸 Chorus 1:  "It's too late  "
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--8--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--8--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--8--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--7--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------|----------|
D|-------------|-12-------|
A|----10-10-10-|----10-10-| (these 2 bars in 4/8 and 3/8)
E|-0-----------|----------|
   1  2  3  4    1  2  3

🎸 Interlude:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------10----------10----|-10-------------12-------|-------10----------10----|-10-------------12-------|
A|-8--------8--8--8-----8--|-------10-10-10----10-10-|-8--------8--8--8-----8--|-------10-10-10----10-10-|
E|-------------------------|----0--------------------|-------------------------|----0--------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

                                                      (these last 2 bars are 2/4 and 5/8)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|---------------|
D|-------10----------10----|-10-------------12-------|-------10---|-------10------|
A|-8--------8--8--8-----8--|-------10-10-10----10-10-|-8--------8-|-8--8-----8----|
E|-------------------------|----0--------------------|------------|---------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +   1  2  3  4  5

🎸 Verse 3: "Not worth asking  "
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------7.-------3/----8--|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

🎸 Bridge:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|-------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|-------------| (Same story here,
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|-------------|   3/8 and 4/8)
E|-1-----1-----1--1--1--3--|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  2  3    1  2  3  4

G|------------|---------------|
D|------------|---------------| (First bar in 2/4, last one in 5/8)
A|-7----------|---------------|
E|------------|---------------|
   1  +  2  +   1  2  3  4  5

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

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

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

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

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

🎸 Chorus 2:  "It's too late  "
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0--0--3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--8--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--8--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--8--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------10-------|----------10----10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------10----------------|-10----------------------|
A|-0-----0-----3--2--0-----|-------------------------|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8--|----8--8-----8-----8--7--|
E|----------------------3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
|   Staccato

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Published: September 21, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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