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Gen-x Cops Bass Tab by Vampire Weekend

Gen-x Cops bass tab by Vampire Weekend

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Intro:
 0:03

G|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
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G|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^      ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Verse 1: 0:26

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^

G|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^      ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Chorus: 1:12

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-----5---5---|5---5---5---5---|3-------3---3---|3-3-3---3---3---|
A|----5-----------|--5-------------|----3-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-----5---5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----5-----------|5-5-5---5---5---|3-3-3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Post-chorus: 1:35

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0~--------------|3~--------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Verse 2: 1:57

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0~--------------|3~--------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Chorus: 2:20

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-----5---5---|5---5---5---5---|3-------3---3---|3-3-3---3---3---|
A|----5-----------|--5-------------|----3-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
                                   (-----------SLOWED DOWN-----------)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-----5---5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----5-----------|5-5-5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|3~--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Bridge: 2:43

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3~--------------|----------------|
A|0~--------------|3~--------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3~--------------|----------------|
A|0~--------------|3~--------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0~--------------|1~--------------|3~--------------|5~--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3~--------------|
A|3~--------------|----------------|1~--------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Chorus: 3:06

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
(cello part)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
D|8~--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
A|----------------|8~--------------|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|8~------9~------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^     ^     ^     ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|8~--------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|8~--------------|
E|8~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

🏷Legend:
~ = hold note
^ = beat

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