Closure bass tab by Taylor Swift

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


NOTE: his song has 5 beats per measure, so keep an eye on the timing!

Intro: (bass comes in at 0:20 on the last Intro measure to pick up for Verse 1)

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----9-11h-|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|


Verse 1:

 It's been a long time / And seeing the shape of your name / Still spells out pain
 It wasn't right / The way it all went down / Looks like you know that now

G|-7-----9---|-6---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-------4---|-0-----2---|-----------|-0-----2---|-----------|-----------|-------4---|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------2---|-----------|-------2---|-2-----0---|-----------|

Chorus:

 Yes, I got your letter / Yes, I'm doing better / It cut deep to know ya, right to the bone
 Yes, I got your letter / Yes, I'm doing better / I know that it's over, I don't need your
 Closure, your closure

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

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


Verse 2:

 Don't treat me like / Some situation that needs to be handled
 I'm fine with my spite / And my tears, and my beers and my candles
 I can feel you smoothing me over

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-/6--------|-7-----9---|-6---------|
D|-0-----2---|-----------|-0-----2---|------/4---|-0-----2---|-------4---|-----------|-------4---|
A|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-------2---|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

G|-7-----9---|-6---------|-----------|------|
D|-----------|-------4---|-----------|------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|

Chorus:

 Yes, I got your letter / Yes, I'm doing bettеr / It cut deep to know ya, right to the bone
 Yes, I got your lеtter / Yes, I'm doing better / I know that it's over, I don't need your
 Closure, your closure / Your closure, your closure

G|-7-----9---|-6---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-/6--------|-------6---|-----------|
D|-----------|-------4---|-0-----2---|-----------|-0-----2---|-------4---|-----------|-7-----4---|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------2---|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

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


Bridge: (comes back in at 2:02 "Staying friends..")

 I know I'm just a wrinkle in your new life / Staying friends would iron it out so nice
 Guilty, guilty, reaching out across the sea / That you put between you and me
 But it's fake and it's oh so unnecessary

G|-----------|-----------|-7-----9---|-6---/11---|-7-----9---|-----------|-7-----9---|-6---/11---|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-7-----4---|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

G|-7-----9---|-6---/11---|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|


Chorus:

 Yes, I got your letter / Yes, I'm doing better / It cut deep to know ya, right to the bone
 Yes, I got your letter / Yes, I'm doing better / I know that it's over, I don't need your
 Closure, closure, your closure
                                                (Fast run)
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
D|-0-----2---|-----------|-0-----2---|-----------|-0-----2---|-----------|-----------|-------0--0-2-4-2-4-|
A|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0------------------|
E|-----------|-------2---|-----------|-------2---|-----------|-------2---|-2-----0---|--------------------|

G|-6---------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
E|-------0---|-------2---|-----------|


Outro:

*break*

 Your closure


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