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Never Be You Bass Tab by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Never Be You bass tab by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: E

Drum Intro:
: + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Intro:


G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---1-------------------------------1-1-|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---1-------------------------------1-1-|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Verse 1:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---1---------------------------------1-|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----2-4---2-4---4-----|
E|----------------------------------------------4-----4-------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------6---4-----------1---4-----------------------------------|
D|--2-----2---------2-----2-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4---------4---4-4---2---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4   1 + 2 + 3   4 +

Pre-Chorus:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----5-5-------2-----2-2-----2-5-----5-5-----2-2-----2-2-------|
    1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4

Chorus:

G|------------------------------1---1-----1-1-----1-2---4-1-4--4----|
D|--2-----2---------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 +

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---1-------------------------------1-1-|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----4-4-------4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2   3 + 4 +

Verse 2:

G|----------6-4-------------1---4-----------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----6-4-2-----2---------------------------------------1-|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----2-4---2-4---4-----|
E|----------------------------------------------4-----4-------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +\  2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------6-4-------------1---4-----------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----6-4-2-----2-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----2-4-----4-4-----2-|
E|----------------------------------------------4-------------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 +

Pre-chorus:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---------5-4-3-2-----2-----2-4-5-----5-5---4---2-----2-2-------|
    1   2   3 + 4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4

Chorus:

G|------------------------------1---1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-4-----4-|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 +

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---1-------------------------------1-1-|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----4-4-------4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2   3 + 4 +

Bridge:

G|--2-----2-2-----2---------6-4-----2-----2-1-0-------------6---4---|
D|------------------2-----2-----6-4-------------4-3-2-----2---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4

G|--6-----6-6-----6-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------7-----7-7-----7-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 +

Instrumental:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----7-7-----7---7---7-7-------7-----7-7-----7---7---7-7~~~\---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2   3   4

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-------4-----2-4---4-2-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4-----------5-----5-5-----5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Verse 3:

G|----------6---4-----------1---4-----------------------------------|
D|--2-----2---------2-----2-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4---------4---4-4---1---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4   1 + 2 + 3   4

G|----------6-4-------------1---4-----------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----6-4-2-----2-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------4-----4-4---------4---4-4---2---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4   1 + 2 + 3   4

Pre-Chorus:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----5-5-------2-----2-2-----2-5-----5-5-----2-2-----2-2-------|
    1   2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4

Chorus:

G|------------------------------1---1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-4-----4-|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 +

G|------------------------------1---1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-4-----4-|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1   2 + 3   4 +

Outro:

G|------------------------------1---1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-4-----4-|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------------------------1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-4-----4-|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------6-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----6-4-2-----2-2-2-4-2---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4-----4-4-----4-5-5-5-5-7-----7-|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1   2 + 3 + 4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4 +

G|------------------------------1---1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-4-----4-|
D|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1   2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4   1   2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|------------------|
D|--2---------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
    1   2   3   4



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