Bass tabs
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Mean - Taylor Swift
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The bass doesn't come in until the first chorus
During the first pre-chorus Taylor's bassist claps to the beat of the bass
Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--1--1--------------5--5--1--1----------/-5-3-|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--1--1--------------5--5--1--1----------|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3-|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3b--5-5-5-|
E|------------------------|
Verse
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--1--1--0--0--------------1--1--0--0-------------|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3----|
the last 3 in the above tab is a stop, bass comes back in when Taylor finishes her line
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--1--1--0--0--------------1--1--0--0--------------|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--|
Pre-Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--5--5--------0--0--0--0-----------------------|
E|--------------------3--3--------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
don't let last note ring, all instrumental stops while Taylor finishes her line, then go
straight to the chorus
Chorus 2
The only difference between the first and second chorus is the little bass fill in the middle
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--1--1--------------5--5--1--1----------/-5-3-5-|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3---------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--1--1--------------5--5--1--1----------|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3-|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3b--5-5-5-|
E|------------------------|
Bridge
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--------------|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--|
"And I cans see you years from now in a bar..."
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--5--5--------| x2
E|--------------------3--3--|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--5-----0--------|
E|--------------------------3--|
no bass until the chorus
Chorus 3
No bass until Taylor sings "Yeah-ah-ah"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/-5-3-5--5--5--5--5--1--1--------------5--5--1--1--------------|
E|-----------------------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--1--1--------------5--5--1--1----------/-5-3-|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3-------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--1--1--------------5-----1-----------|
E|--------------3--3--3--3--------------3-----|
Playing Order
(no bass in Verse 1 & Pre-Chorus 1)
Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus 2
Bridge
Chorus 3
Have Fun
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
