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Stay Up Late Bass Tab by Talking Heads

Stay Up Late bass tab by Talking Heads

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Intro:


G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-12-\--------|
   -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----------------------------------5--\--------|-3-----------------------------------3--\--------|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-1-----------------------------------1-----------|-0-----------------------------------12-\--------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 1:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----------------------------------5--\--------|-3-----------------------------------3--\--------|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x4
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-1-----------------------------------1-----------|-0-----------------------------------12-\--------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3-----0-----------------12-\--------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Interlude:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------------------5--\--------|-3-----------------------------------3--\--------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----------------------------------1-----------|-0-----------------------------------12-\--------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 2:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----------------------------------5--\--------|-3-----------------------------------3--\--------|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x4
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-1-----------------------------------1-----------|-0-----------------------------------12-\--------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----5-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-5-----5-----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Post-Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----5-----------5-----------------------5-----|-5-----------3-----------5-----------------------|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-5-----5-----------5-----------------------5-----|-5-----------3-----------0-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Bridge:

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----5-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-5-----5-----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Post-Chorus: incl. Outro

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-5-----5-----------5-----------------------5-----|-5-----------3-----------5-----------------------|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x4
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
E|-5-----5-----------5-----------------------5-----|-5-----------3-----------0-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----------5-----------------------------|-5-----------3-----------0-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


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