Perfect by The Smashing Pumpkins

Bass Tab

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🎸 Intro:

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A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

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E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

Verses 1 and 2
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A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

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E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Repeat

🎸 Pre-chorus:
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|---------------------------------------|

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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

🎸 Chorus:
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A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------|

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D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
E|-----------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

G|---------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

🎸 Post-chorus:
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

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BREAK (guitar chords only)
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🎸 Verse 3:
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A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
E|-----------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

🎸 Pre-chorus:
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A|---------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|---------------------------------------|

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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

🎸 Chorus:
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D|---------------------------------------| 4x
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

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A|---------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

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A|---------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

🎸 Outro:
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D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

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A|---------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

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D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

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A|---5-hold------------------------------|
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Perfect Bass Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Published: November 30, 2025

Last Updated: February 9, 2026

Difficulty: Beginner 👶