Tank by The Stranglers

Name: Tank
Description: Tank by The Stranglers bass tab with difficulty: intermediate. updated: aug 27, 2026 Tuning: E A D G Intro: G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------

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Tuning: E A D G

Intro:

 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----7-5---------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7-5---------5-6-|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7-5------------|
E|-----------------|----------7------|-----------------|-----7-5--0-3-5-|
 
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-----7-7---------|-5-5-5-----------|-----7-7----------|-5-5-5-----------|
E|-0-0-----7-7-7-7-|-------5-5-0-3-3-|-0-0-----7-7-7-7--|-------5-5-0-3-3-|
 
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-----7-7----------|-5-5-5-----------|-----7-7----------|-5-5-5-----------|
E|-0-0-----7-7-7-7--|-------5-5-0-3-3-|-0-0-----7-7-7-7--|-------5-5-0-3-0-|
 
Verse 1:
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0--|
                                                       I can sign for 1,2 or

G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|
   3 or 4                              get 3 weeks off    year or more
                                         in a 
 
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|
                     Save up and get my SLR         'cos I can  
                       very own
 
Chorus 1:
 
G|------------9-------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-------7--9---9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4-----|------------------|-----7-5----------|
A|-7--10--------------|------------7-5-|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|-7-5---------5----|
E|--------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------7---7--|
   drive (drive)   my  very own tank     drive (drive) my very own tank
                                 Yes I can                            Yes I can
 
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-7-7-7---------|--5-5-5---------|-7-7-7----------|-5-5-5----------|
E|--------7--7-7-|--------5-0-3-3-|---------7--7-7-|-------5--0-3-0-|
  drive (drive) my very own tank   drive (drive) my  very own tank
                             Yes I can
 
Verse 2:
 
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0--|
                                                    can you see the bullet's
                                                                 high
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|
  velocity                             It can blow a man's count of three
                                         arm off at the
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|
               if I  get my hands on  I'm something to  I can  
                       one of those     watch out for
 
 
Chorus 2:
                                                                            (x6)
G|-----------9------|----------------||---------------------|-----------------||
D|------7-9---9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4-----||:-----------10-------|----------------:||
A|-7-10-------------|------------7-5-||----7-8-10----10-8-7-|-----8-6--5------||
E|------------------|----------------||--8------------------|-6-6--------8-6--||
   drive (drive)  my  very own tank
                              yes I can 
 
 [Interlude]
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-2-----2----2---|-----------------|-5------5-----5---|
A|-----------------|---2-----2----2-|-----------------|---5------5-----5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0----0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3------3-----
 
 
G|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
D|---4-5-7---7-5-4-|---4-5-7---7-5-4-|---2-3-5---5-3-2-|---2-3-5---5-3-2-|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
G|----------9-------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
D|------7-9---9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4-----|------------------|-----7-5--------|
A|-7-10-------------|------------7-5-|-7-5-7-5--7-5-7-5-|-7-5--------5-6-|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------7-----|
 
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5----------|----7-7----------|-5-5-5------------|
E|---------7--7-7-|-------5--0-3-3-|-0------7-7-7-7--|--------5--0-3-0--|
 
 
Verse 3:
 
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|
                                                      I    don't care
                                                          whereabouts they
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|
  send me now                          send pictures   ol' mother and father
                                       postcards to my
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0--|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-|
                  so when I get home  they'll have someone
                                        to be proud of
 
Chorus 3:
 
G|-----------9-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-------7-9---9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-10--------------|------------7--5-|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|-7-5-------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----7-5--0-3-5--|
   drive (drive)   my  very own tank       drive (drive) my very own tank
                                 Yes I can                            Yes I can
 
G|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----7-5---------|
A|-------7------|--5-5-5---------|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7-5-------5-6---|
E|-0-7------7-7-|--------5-0-5-3-|-----------------|---------7-------|
 drive (drive) my very own tank    drive (drive)  my  very own tank
                             Yes I can
 
Outro:
 
G|----------7-9-12-11-|-9----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------7-9-----------|---12-9-7----5----|------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-10---------------|-----------7---7--|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|-7-5-------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-----7-6-5-0-3-5-|
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------9------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------7-9--9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4-----|
A|-----7-5-7-5-7-5-|--7-5------------|-7-10------------|------------7-5-|
E|-0-0-------------|------7-5--0-3-5-|-----------------|----------------|
 
 
G|----------9-------|----------------|----------9-------|----------------|
D|------7-9---9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4-----|------7-9---9-7-5-|-0-0-7-5--4-----|
A|-7-10-------------|------------7-5-|-7-10-------------|------------7-5-|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
 
 
G|-----------9-7-9-7-|-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|
D|------7-9----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-10--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
                                                         Slower
G|-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
 
G|-----------------|
D|--9--------------|
A|--7--------------|
E|--0--------------|

Tank Bass Tab Info

Published: August 27, 2026

Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪