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Hey Little Rich Girl by The Specials

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This is the studio version, he plays it differently live. 


Intro:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2--------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|


Verse:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2-----2--5--2--------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

                                  (This part follows the vocals)
G|------------2--------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5-----5-----4--7-----7---5--7--5--4--2--4--2--0-------------------|
A|---3--------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

(Repeat verse again)


Verse:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2-----2--5--2--------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------------------------------------------|


Neville Staple's moment:
(Phrase one)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3----------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5--|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-------------------------------|
                                                                               (keep hitting this note)
(Repeat phrase one) 

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2--5----------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-----------------------------3--5----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--5----------------------------------------|

Go back to the verse part and play the same, but when Terry Hall sings "Because the screen star was you" 
Play this

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2--5--2---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------3-----------2--5-----------5--2---------------------------|
E|--5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3------------------------------------------------|
Listen out for it, you can hear it.

The rest of the song is just repeating the verse and chorus parts. 


Verse:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2-----2--5--2--------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

                                  (This part follows the vocals)
G|------------2--------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5-----5-----4--7-----7---5--7--5--4--2--4--2--0-------------------|
A|---3--------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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



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Hey Little Rich Girl Bass Tab Info

Last Updated: September 10, 2025