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It Must Have Been Years Bass Tab by Gary Numan

It Must Have Been Years bass tab by Gary Numan

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:


  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|----------------|  x3
E|0-----0-0-----0-|----------------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|

Verse 1:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|     \
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play |
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1  |
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|      |
                                                                            | play
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +        |  x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|      |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play |
A|------7-7-----5-|5-----5-5-------|--------4-5-6-7-|--------4-5-----|  x1  |
E|0---------------|--------------5-|5-----5---------|5-----------3-4-|     /


Chorus:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------5-4-------|------3-2-------|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x2
E|5-------------2-|3---------3-2---|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|


Verse 2:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|--------------5-|5-----5-5-------|--------4-5-6-7-|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-------|--------------5-|5-----5---------|5-----------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|--------------5-|5-----5-5-------|--------4-5-6-7-|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-------|--------------5-|5-----5---------|5-----------3-4-|


Chorus:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------5-4-------|------3-2-------|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x2
E|5-------------2-|3---------3-2---|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|


Guitar Solo:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|--------------7-|----------------|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0-----0-0-------|--------0-------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|


Bridge:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|----------------|  x3
E|0-----0-0-----0-|----------------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|


Verse 3:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|     \
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play |
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|----------------|--------4-5-----|  x1  |
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|      |
                                                                            | play
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +        |  x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|      |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play |
A|------7-7-----5-|5-----5-5-------|--------4-5-6-7-|--------4-5-----|  x1  |
E|0---------------|--------------5-|5-----5---------|5-----------3-4-|     /


Chorus:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| play
A|------5-4-------|------3-2-------|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x2
E|5-------------2-|3---------3-2---|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|------6-7-------|--------4-5-----|  x1
E|0-------------0-|------------3-4-|


Outro:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| play
A|----------------|----------------|  x3
E|0-----0-0-----0-|----------------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|| play
A|----------------|--------4-5-----|----------------||  x1
E|0-----0-0-----0-|------------3-4-|0---------------||

Published: October 27, 2025

Last updated: October 27, 2025

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