Girlfriend Bass Tab by Matthew Sweet

Girlfriend bass tab by Matthew Sweet

Bass Tab

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
/ = slide up
 = slide down
* = staccato
() = sustained note
r = rest
p = pull off
s = 16th note (appears above bar)

INTRO:
       (Rest x3)
G |-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------|
A |-r---------------||-r----/4--/4-4-4-|
E |-----------------||-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|(4)4---4-4-4-4-2-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                ( x3 )        s s
G |-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|(4)4---4---4p2--2-||(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|-r---------------|
E |---------2-4-----|-----4--------4---||---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 &  4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|(4)4---4-4-4---4-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----4-------4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-r-------|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----1-1-4-6-4-2-|(2)2-2-------2-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-r-4-|(4)4-4-4---4-4-4-|
E |-2-2-------------|-------2---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---1-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----1-1-4-6-4-2-|(2)----------2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-r-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-r-4-|
E |-2-2-------------|-------2---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |(4)4---4-4-------|-----------------|
E |-----4-----4-r---|-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|(4)4---4-4-4-4-4-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-r-------|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----1-1-4-6-4-2-|(2)2-2-------2-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-r-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-2-|
E |-2-2-------------|-------2---4-----|-----------------|-------4---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---1-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----1-1-4-6-4-2-|(2)----------2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-r-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-r-4-|
E |-2-2-------------|-------2---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                        <
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(4)4---4-4-------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E |-----4-----4-r---|-r---------------|---------------4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|(4)4-4*4-4-4---4-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-------------4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4*4---4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                ( x3 )        s s
G |-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|(4)4---4---4p2--2-||(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-r-------|
E |---------2-4-----|-----4--------4---||---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 &  4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2-2-2-------2-4-|(4)4-4-4-4---4-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------2---4-----|-----------4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---1-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----1-1-4-6-4-2-|(2)----------2-4-|(4)4---4-4-4-r-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-r-4-|
E |-2-2-------------|-------2---4-----|-----4-----------|-------4---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |(4)4---4-4-------|-----------------|
E |-----4-----4-r---|-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-|(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|(4)4---4---4---4-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----4-------4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-2---4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-2-1-0-|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


1/2 CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---1-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----1-1-4-6-4-2-|(2)----------2-4-|(4)-/4--r-------|-r---------------|
E |-2-2-------------|-------2---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:
                                                      ( x5)      s s
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r---------------|-r-------------2-||(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|(4)4---4--4p2--2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------||---------2-4-----|-----4-------4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                                   s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|(4)4---4-----4-2-|(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|(4)4---4--4p2--2-|
E |---------2-4-----|-----4-----4-----|---------2-4-----|-----4-------4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |(2)2-2-0-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-r-------|
E |---------2-4-----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Matthew Sweet bass tabs for Girlfriend

About Girlfriend

"Girlfriend" is the title track of alternative rocker Matthew Sweet's 1991 album. "Girlfriend" is written by Matthew Sweet.

"Girlfriend" was also the lead single from the album. Robert Quine and Greg Leisz plays the guitars on "Girlfriend".

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