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Metabolism by The Strokes

Bass tabs 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Album: Angles (2011)
Bassist: Nikolai Fraiture

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

Intro:
G|---8-----8-----8-----9---|---8-----11----10----7---|
D|-6---6-9---9-8---8-7---7-|-6---6-9---9-8---8-5---5-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Verse 1: "I wanna be ..."

Rest

Pre-chorus 1: "Just plain ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|---8-----8-----8-----9---|---8-----11----10----7---|
D|-6---6-9---9-8---8-7---7-|-6---6-9---9-8---8-5---5-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Chorus 1: "Silently obsessed ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

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

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

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

{Solo]
G|---6-----6-----6-----7---|---6-----9-----8-----5---|
D|-4---4-7---7-6---6-5---5-|-4---4-7---7-6---6-3---3-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Verse 2: "I wanna be somebody ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

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

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

Pre-chorus 2: "Like you ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|---8-----8-----8-----9---|---8-----11----10----7---|
D|-6---6-9---9-8---8-7---7-|-6---6-9---9-8---8-5---5-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Chorus 1: "Silently obsessed ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

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

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

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

Outro:
G|---8-----8-----8-----9---|---8-----11----10----7---|
D|-6---6-9---9-8---8-7---7-|-6---6-9---9-8---8-5---5-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

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|. Staccato

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