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Mr Jones Bass Tab by Talking Heads

Mr Jones bass tab by Talking Heads

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Intro:


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D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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                                                                           (00:08)
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------7--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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                                                                           (00:22)
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------7--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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                                                                                 (00:31)
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------7--7-----5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-5--------4--------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------5-----7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------5-----7--------7--------7-----|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------x--7--------5-----7--------7--------7-----|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|-8-----------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Pre-Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5--------------------------------------|  |
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----3--------3--------3-----|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5--------------------------------------| -|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----5--------5--------5-----|
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Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------------7--------10-------9-----|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-10-------9--------------7-----------------------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-------------------10-------------10-------10----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10-------------10-------10----|
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-7/10-----9--------------7-----------------------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-------------------10-------------10-------10-\--|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Post-Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5-----------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7--------------9--\-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5-----------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7-----7-----5--------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|----------------------------------9--\-----------|
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Verse 2:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------------7--------10-------9-----|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-10-10-9-----7--------7-----7--------7-----------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-------------------10-------------10-------10----|
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|----------------------------------7--------10----|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----8-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------------7--------10-------9-----|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Pre-Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5--------------------------------------|  |
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----3--------3--------3-----|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5--------------------------------------| -|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----5--------5--------5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-10-10-9-----7-----------10-10-9-----7-----------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-------------------10----------------------10----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10-------------10-------10----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------------7--------10-------9-----|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------------7-----------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
E|-8--------------------7--------7-----------------|-3--/-----7--------10-------------10-------10-\--|
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Interlude:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5-----------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------5-----7-----------------------|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-5--------4--------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------5-----7-----------------------|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------5-----7--------5--------7-----|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|-3--/-----7--------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-5--------4--------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--5-----7-----------------|-------------------5-----7--------7--------7-----|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Pre-Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5--------------------------------------|  |
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----3--------3--------3-----|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5--------------------------------------| -|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----5--------5--------5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--------7-----------------|-------------------------7--------10-------9-----|
E|-8-----------------------7-----------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--------7-----------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
E|-8-----------------------7-----------------------|-3--/-----7--------10-------------10-------10----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--------7-----------------|-------------------------7--------10-------9-----|
E|-8-----------------------7-----------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------------7-----------------------|-------------------------7--------10-------------|
E|-8--------------------7--------7-----------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------9-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--------7-----------------|-------------------------10-------9--------7-----|
E|-8-----------------------7-----------------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------------7-----------------------|----------------------------------7--------10----|
E|-8--------------------7--------7-----------------|-3--/-----7--------10----8-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------------7-----------------------|-------------------------10-------9--------7-----|
E|-8--------------------7--------7-----------------|-3--/-----7--------10----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------7--------7-----------------|-10-10-9-----7-----------10-10-9-----7-----------|
E|-8-----------------------7-----------------------|-------------------10----------------------10-\--|
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Post-Chorus: incl. Outro

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5-----------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----------------------10-\--|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7-----7--5-----------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-------------10\7------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7--------5-----------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------7-----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------5--------------7--------5--------------|-7-----7-----5--------7--------------------------|
E|-------------------7-----------------------7-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


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| x   Dead note

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