Sowing The Seeds Of Love bass tab by Tears For Fears

Bass tabs

Tuning: Drop Eb


NOTE: At several points it's quite difficult to tell the bass from
the synth (as is typical of '80s synth pop) so I doubt this is 100%
accurate but I sure gave it the ol' college try.

🏷Legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
vf= volume fades
vo= volume out

Follow along with the song:

INTRO:

    Rest x3
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------7---|-----8-----------|---------------7-|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6-0-5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5---|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------7---|-------------7---|-----8---7---7---|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-5-5---5-|-6-6-6-0-5-5---5-|-6-6---5---5---5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-4\2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

            2/4
G |-----------------|---------|
D |-------8-7-7-7-7-|---------|
A |-6-6-6-----------|-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 &

CHORUS (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:
                                    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-----8-----------|-------8------7--|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6---5-5-5---|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-----------------|-----8---7-------|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6---5---5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

            2/4
G |-----------------|---------|
D |-----8-8-7-7-7-7-|---------|
A |-6-6-------------|-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 &


CHORUS 2 (x2):             _________________ _________________
             s s     /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4---|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 1:
                     2/4
G |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
Eb |-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4--|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 &


INTERLUDE 1:
      s   s      sss        s   s      sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-----|-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-----|
Eb |--------9-----9--|--------7-7------|--------9-----9--|--------7-7------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

      s   s      sss                 sssss  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-6---|-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-6---|
Eb |--------9-----9--|--------7-7------|--------9-----9--|--------7-7-7---0|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

      s    s     s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-2------20------0|-2------20------0|-2------20------0|-2-----2-0-------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    Rest x3
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------15\-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 2:
       (  x4  )            (  x2  )
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-8---8---8---8---|-6---6---6---6---|
Eb |-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---6---5---5---|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
              s s  s s
G |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----0-----------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----2h4---4p2-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE 2:
        (  x4  )
      s          s                       2/4
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D |---------------7-|-------------7---|---------------2/|-12----\---------|---------|
A |---------7-5-3---|-5--------05---5-|-5---5---5---5---|---------5-------|(5)------|
Eb |-6------6--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-----8---------7-|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5---|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------7---|-------8-----7---|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-5-5---5-|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-------8-----7---|-----8-----------|
A |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                  ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------8-7-7-----|
A |-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6----5--5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
       ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------8-7-7-----|-----------------|
A |-6-6-6----5--5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 4:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-----2-5---4---|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-------5---4---|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
              s s
G |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----2h4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 3:
                     2/4
G |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
Eb |-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4--|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 &


CHORUS 5 (x3):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Yet another BRIDGE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
Eb |-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4--|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 &


And -- finally! -- an OUT-CHORUS:

   v.f.
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----/10\----/9\--|------/7\--------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-----2-2-----|-0-0-------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                        v.o
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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