Waterfalls Bass tabs by TLC

Waterfalls bass tab by TLC

Bass tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Note: 5 String bass

A quite tricky bassline due to the offbeat and syncopated rhythms.

🎸 Intro:
enter at 0:02
G|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|-------6h7-|4s6--------4---4h|6-4--------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------|-------4h6-------|----5-5h6--4-----|-------------s6-------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|-------------4h6-|--4--3---s3-----------------|
B|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
 1+2+3+ 4 + 1 +2+ 3  + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -



7 bars pause           Then at 0:33
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------------------------------|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---------------6-4----------------------|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------------6-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------------------------------|
                   1 + 2 + 3 +  4  +

🎸 Verse 1:
Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------|------------6-7-8---|--------------------|----------6----------|
A|------------------|----5---6-8-------8-|-4-------3-4-6------|---------6-6---------|
E|----6-----4-5-6---|--------------------|-------4--------4---|--------------4--6---|
B|-4------4---------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
  1+ 2+ 3 + 4 +  1+2+  3  +  4 +  1+ 2  +3 + 4  +  1+ 2 +    3  + 4+

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------8h10--------|
D|------------------|------8h10-8-8------|--------------------|---------8-11-------11h13-|
A|------------------|----8----------8-6--|-4---------------6--|--------------------------|
E|----------3-4-6---|--------------------|--------x-----------|--------------------------|
B|-4----x-4---------|--------------------|----------6-5-4-----|--------------------------|
  1 + 2+ 3 + 4 +  1 +  2 +3+ 4 +  1+ 2  + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2  + 3 +  4  +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|---------6---6h8----|---------------------|
D|------------------|-------8------------|-------6---------6--|-----------6--6------|
A|------------------|------8-8-----8--6--|-4------------------|---------6-----------|
E|----6-----3-5-6---|-----------6--------|--------------------|---------------------|
B|-4------4---------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
  1+ 2+ 3 + 4 +  1+2  +3  + 4  +  1+2  +3  + 4 + 1+2   +3 + 4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------15-----|
D|------------------|--------10-8--------|----------3h4-3-----|-----------16----16--|
A|------------------|-----x8-------8---8-|-4-----4----------6-|---------------------|
E|----------3-5-6---|----------------6---|--------------------|---------------------|
B|-4--4--x4---------|-------------------x|--------------------|---------------------|
  1+ 2 +3 + 4 +  1+  2  +  3 + 4+ 1+ 2 + 3  +  4+ 1 +     2 + 3+4+



🎸 Chorus:

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|------8h10-8--------|--------------------|-------6h8-6---5h6----|
A|------------------|----8--------8----6-|-4--------4-4-4h6---|----------------------|
E|----------3-4-6---|----------------6--6|--------4--------4--|----------------------|
B|-4----x-4---------|--------------6-----|--------------------|----------------------|
  1+2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4  +  1 +2 +  3+ 4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|-------8------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------|------8-------8--6--|-4--------------4h6-|------6s9---8---------|
E|----6-----3-5-6---|----------6-6-------|--------x-----------|----------11---9------|
B|-4------4---------|--------------------|----------6-5-4-----|-----------------9-11-|
  1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +  1+2  +  3 + 4 + 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  4 +


🎸 Verse 2:

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|-----------6-7-8---8|--------------------|--------6s8-6------------|
A|-----6s8-6--------|-----5--6-8------8--|-4-------4-4--4h6---|---6------------x9-6-4---|
E|----6------4-5-6--|--6-----------------|-------4----------4-|-----------------------6-|
B|-4----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
  1+ 2+  3 + 4 +  1  +2  +3 + 4  + 1 +2 + 3 + 4  +  1 +  2  + 3+ 4  +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|-------6------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|----8s10-11--10-8---|--------------------|-------4-6s8--4----------|
A|------------------|--8---------------8-|-4--4------------6--|-----6------------6--4---|
E|------6----4-5-6--|--------------------|---------0----------|-------------------------|
B|-4-4-----4--------|--------------------|-----------6-5-4----|-------------------------|
  1 + 2+ 3 + 4 +  1+2 +   3  + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1+2 + 3 +     4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|--------------6h8---|--------------------|------------6--6---------|
A|-6--4-------------|--5--6--7-8-8-----8-|-4-4--4----4-4-6----|---------6--------6------|
E|-------6---4-5-6--|--------------------|-----------------4--|-------------------------|
B|---------4--------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
  1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2  + 3  + 4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|-------6------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|--------6-7-8-------|--------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------6----------|------8-------8-----|-4--4------------6--|-------------------------|
E|------------4-5-6-|----------------6---|---------0----------|--------------------2----|
B|-4-4-(4)-4h6------|--------------------|-----------6-5-4----|-------------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  3 + 4   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +  2 +  3 +  4 +


🎸 Chorus:

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|---------6-8--------|--------------------|-------6h8---6---5h6--|
A|----------4--6----|----5--5-------8----|4---4-----4--6------|---6-------8---8------|
E|----3--6--------6-|--6-----------------|--------4--------4--|----------------------|
B|-4----------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
  1+ 2+ 3 + 4 + 1 + 2+ 3 + 4  +   1+2 +  3 + 4  +  1 +  2  + 3 + 4  +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---11--15-11-13-11----11-|
D|------------------|-------8--10-8------|--------------------|-13----------------13----|
A|----------8-6-----|-----8---x-----8---6|-4----4--s8-9-8-6---|-------------------------|
E|----6---4-----4-6-|-----------------6--|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|-4----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
  1+ 2 + 3 + 4 + 1  + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +2 +  3 + 4 +  1 +  2 + 3  +  4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------10-9-8-----|----------------|-------6s8----6-------|
A|------------------|--5-6--7-8-8--------8-7-|4---------------|-----6------------8s--|
E|----6------3-4-6--|---------------------6--|---4---------4--|---4------------------|
B|-4------4---------|------------------------|-------2-2-6----|----------------------|
  1+ 2+ 3 + 4 +  1+ 2  + 3 +  4 +  1+ 2+ 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  3 +  4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|---------6-7-8------|--------------------|---------3-5-3--------|
A|------------------|----8-8--------8---8|-4---------------6--|-------6----------5---|
E|----6------3-4-6--|-----------------6--|------------1-0-----|---------------4----6-|
B|-4-------4--------|--------------------|--------2-------4---|----------------------|
  1+ 2+  3 + 4 +  1  + 2 +  3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 + 1+ 2  + 3  +  4 +



Break:

7 bars pause
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------8s10-11--10---------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----12--------------11-----------------------|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------------------11---13s----------|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------------------------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------------------------------------|
                   1+ 2  +    3     +   4  +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------|------8h10-8-8------|--------------------|-----6---6-----------|
A|------------------|----8----------x8-6-|-4-------4-4--4h6---|---6---6--6------4-6-|
E|----------4-5-6---|--------------------|-------4----------4-|------------4--6-----|
B|s4------4---------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 1+2+  3 + 4 +  1  +  2 + 3+ 4 +  1+2  + 3 + 4  + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------6-8p6--|--------------------|------------------4---|
A|------------------|-----5-6-7-8------8-|-4--------------4-6-|-6----------4-6-----6-|
E|----------3-4-6---|--6-----------------|----1-1s2s1---------|----------6-----------|
B|-4-4--x-4---------|--------------------|--------------4-----|----------------------|
  1 +2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1+2+ 3  +  4 +   1+2+  3 +   4 +



🎸 Chorus:

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|-------6------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|--------8-10-8------|-----6---6----------|------6h8--6-----6h8--|
A|-6--4-------------|-----8----------8-6-|--4--------4-4-4h6--|---6----------6-------|
E|-------6----4-5-6-|--------------------|------------------4-|----------------------|
B|----------4-------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
  1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3+ 3 +  1+2 +  3 + 4 + 1 +  2 +3 + 4  +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab/Eb
G|------------------|------------------------|------6----------|-13--11-13---10------|
D|------------------|------8-10-10s11s10-8---|-----------------|---13------13---11s--|
A|-6-----6----------|----8-----------------8-|-4-4----8s9--8-6-|---------------------|
E|------6-----4-5-6-|------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|--4--4----4-------|------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3   + 4 +  1 +2 +  3 + 4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)       Db(maj9)       Ab
G|------------------|--------------------|-------6-------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|--------8---10-8----|-----6---------------|-----6-6--6-----------|
A|------------------|-----8----------8-6-|-4---------4-4--6----|--6--------6-------6--|
E|------6----3-4-6--|--------------------|-------------------4-|-------------4---6----|
B|-4-4----x4--------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
  1 + 3+ 3 + 4 +  1  +  2+ 3 + 4 +  1+2 +   3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 +  4 +

Eb(add9)      Bb(add9)
G|---------------------|--------------------------||
D|---------------------|--------8s10-8--8---------||
A|---------------------|-----8------------8----6--||
E|------6----4--6s7s6--|---------------------6----||
B|-4-4-----4-----------|--------------------------||
  1 + 2+ 3 + 4  +   1 +  2 + 3 + 4 +


************************************

| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slide to
| PM Palm mute

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