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Bad Decisions bass tab by The Strokes

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Album: The New Abnormal (2020)
Bassist: Nikolai Fraiture

Intro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| (There are minor strumming
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| variations thoughout the
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  song but this is basically it)


Verse 1: "Dropped down the lights ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x4)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-chorus 1: "Making bad decisions ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x4)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Pick up your gun ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7/--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7/--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "Oh baby ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x6)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-chorus 2: "Making bad decisions ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x4)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "Pick up your gun ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7/--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7/--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Pick up your gun ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7/--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Break:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Rest 2 more meassures until 3:22

Outro: "I waited so long ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x8)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----3-3-3-3-3-3~--3---3-3-3-3/|-8~------------8-8~--8~----8-8\--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|--------------/12--10------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------12--10------|
A|-3~------------3-3.--3~----/-----|-8~--------------------------8\--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------------------/-------|-8~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

| ~ Let ring
| . Staccato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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