Bass tabs
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I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
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Tuning: Standard
Verse
Bass comes in after Taylor sings 'Found me-e-e-e-ee'
and in verse 2 comes in after Taylor sings 'Drowning-i-i-i-ing'
G|-----|--------------------------------|
D|--9\-|-4-(x16)------------------------|
A|-----|-------4-(x16)-6-(x16)-2-(x16)--| x2
E|-----|--------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------4-----|
A|--6----2----4-------4--| x2
E|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-4-4-4-------------------------------4--|
A|--6-(x8)-2-(x8)--4-(x8)----------4-4-4-4--6-(x8)-2-(x8)-4-(x8)----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-4-4--------|
A|--6----2----4----------4-4-4--| x2
E|------------------------------|
Chorus 2
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-4-4--------|
A|--6----2----4----------4-4-4--| x4
E|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-4-4--------|
A|--6/----2/----4--------4-4-4--| x2
E|------------------------------|
The slides sound best when you slide the 6 up to the 17 and the 2 to the 15
Bridge
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4--------------|
A|--4--------2--------4-------------4---------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Outro
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-4-4--------|
A|--6----2----4----------4-4-4--| x2
E|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-4-4--------|
A|--6----2----4-----------------|
E|------------------------------|
Playing Order
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus 1
Verse
Chorus2
Bridge
Chorus 2
Outro
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
