41 Mosquitoes Flying In Formation bass tab by Tame Impala

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Artist: Tame Impala
Song: 41 Mosquitoes Flying in Formation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ObhHsod5s
Tabbed by: MOGOR (thegetmessy@gmail.com)
Tuning: Standard (EADG)

chords
intro/verse/prechorus: D G F Eb
chorus: Eb D

intro (bass at 0:08)
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|---5---------3--5---|
|----------5---------|

verse (0:14, `cockroach died of starvation`)
bracketed part is the groove, repeat until `so do you not..`)	   >2nd ending into P.C.>
|---------------/--------------------------------------------------\--------------------|
|------------3-4|--------------------------------5-8----8----------|--------------------|
|------3-5-6----|5-5-3h5-3--5-5-3h5-3-------5-66-----66---6-8-6-5-6|5-5-3h5-3--5-5-3h5-3|
|3-5-6----------\----------------------33-6------------------------/--------------------|

pre-chorus (0:33, `SOOO do you not want me to come over`) [open strings are easier if you prefer]
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8--------------------------------------------------8-----7-7-7---|
|5-5-3h5-3------5-------3-66---6-8-6-5-6-5-5-3h5-3--5-5-3h5-3------5-------3-66---6-8---------|
|----------33-6---0-1-5---------------------------------------33-6---0-1-5------------------10 hold

playing the D on fret 10 of the E string allows you to
slide down to the G on fret 3 without interrupting the note.

chorus (0:50, `Not much we know`)
bracketed part is the groove, repeat 6x adding slight ornamentation until 1:42
|-----------------------/-------------------------------\
|-----------------------|---------3/5-------------3/5---|
|---------------0-1-3-5-|-3\1--1-------5--3\1--1-------5|
|10\3----3--1h3---------\-------------------------------/

intro-lude (1:42, ornamental until verse at 2:03, `long as i don`t have to concentrate`)
|--12-10-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-4|
|---------------------------x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-55---x5-x5-x5-x5--------3-5-6----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------x3-5-6----------|

verse
pre-chorus
chorus repeat until 3:31, breakdown and hit a Dm chord
then back into the chorus and jam on it. guitar feedback over fade out

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
s = slide

b = bend
^ = bend
Bu = bend up
Bd = bend down
r = release bend
pb = pre-bend
rp = re-pick

t = right hand tap
+ = right hand tap

x = muted string

v = vibrato
~ = vibrato

(5) = ghost note

ph = pinch harmonic
nh = natural harmonic