Funk bass tab by Meghan Trainor

Bass tabs with lyrics

Key: G


Tuning: Standard (EADG)

🎸 Intro: "I miss the way we used to funk"

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----5----3--5-|-----5----3--5-|-----x0x0-5-5--|---------------|
A|-------5-------|-------5-------|---------------|---------------|
E|3-3------------|3-3------------|3-2-1--------3-|1---1---2---2--|

🎸 Verse 1: "Miss your body on my body"

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

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


🎸 Chorus: "And I want you back"

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|6--------------|5--------------|---------------|-----1h3-1----5|
E|---------------|---------------|3-------------3|1--------------|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|6--------------|5--------------|----0----1----3|5-5-5-5-5------|
E|---------------|-------1-------|3--------------|---------------|

🎸 Verse 2: "I miss the way we used to funk"

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----5-----5--3|---------------|-----5-----3h5-|-----5-----5h3-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|3-3---x3-3-----|1---1---2---2--|3-3----3-3----3|3-3---x3-3----3|

G|---------------|---------------|-----------3---|---------------|
D|-----5-----5---|---------------|-------3h5----5|-----5----3--5-|
A|---------------|---------------|---3h5---------|-------5-------|
E|3-3---x3-3--3--|1---1---2---2--|-3-------------|3-3------------|

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

🎸 Chorus: "And I want you back"

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-----5----3--5-|-----5----3--5-|
A|6----6-----6-9-|5---3h5-3------|-------5-------|-------5-------|
E|--------8------|------------3--|3-3------------|3-3------------|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|6--------------|5--------------|----0----1----3|5-5-5-5-5------|
E|---------------|-------1-------|3--------------|---------------|

🎸 Verse 3: "I miss the way we used to funk"

(slide from 3rd stret on D string up to 12th fret on G string at end of bar 4 or improvise with a lick!)

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------12~|
D|-----5---3-x3-5|---------------|-----5----3--5-|-----5----3/---|
A|-------5-------|---------------|-------5-------|-------5-------|
E|3-3------------|1---1---2---2--|3-3------------|3-3------------|

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

🎸 Bridge: "What you know about funk "

G|-----3h4-------|---------------|----------3h4/-|-p10h12--------|
D|-----------3--5|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|3-3------------|---------------|--------3--3---|
E|3-3------------|---------3--0h1|-2-3--3--------|---------------|

G|3h5-3----------|------3h4------|---------------|5h3-------5----|
D|------3-5-3----|---------------|---------------|-------5-------|
A|------------5-3|---------------|x0-3-x0-3------|---------------|
E|---------------|3-3------------|-------------s0|---------------|

G|-----3h4-------|---------------|
D|---------------|------s3h5-----|
A|---------------|s3h5-------3--3|
E|3-3------------|---------------|

🎸 Chorus: "And I want you back" (pm in whole section - listen to track)

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-----5----3--5-|-----5----3--5-|
A|6----6-----6-9-|5---3h5-3------|-------5-------|-------5-------|
E|--------8------|------------3--|3-3------------|3-3------------|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|-------x3------|---------------|---------------|
A|6--------------|5--------------|----0----1----3|5-5-5-5-5------|
E|---------------|-----------2h-3|---------------|---------------|

Final Verse/Section to end: "I miss the way we used to funk"

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|9\x----3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3---|2h3--3--3--3---|1---1---2---2--|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------3x--|-----------3h5-|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|3-3-3---3------|2h3--3---3-----|2h3--3--3--3---|1---1---2---2--|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0h1-23-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|3---3---3---3--|0h1-23--0h1-23-|3---3---3---3--|0h1-23---------|


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| x  Dead note
|(n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute

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