Never Tell Bass tabs by Violent Femmes

Never Tell bass tab by Violent Femmes

Bass tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

🎸 Intro:

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12----/15--14--12--14p12---12------12--13p12------------14--15--14---|
A|--------------------------13----13------------13----/15---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|



G|-10-/12---10-/14---10-/14/15-10-/14--12-----|
D|----------------------------------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|---------15--------------17------14\---|
D|-----12------12------14------14--------|
A|-13-------------/15--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 1:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------0---|
A|-0--5--0--5\---1-0-1-0-1h2h3p2-0--2--3------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------0---|
A|-0--5/---0--1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------|


Post-🎸 Chorus:          (you can slide down or pull off here, whichever you prefer)

G|-/15--14--12--14----------------------------19p17--17p15--15p14--14p12--12-------|
D|------------------15--14--15----17--16--17---------------------------------------|
A|------------------13--12--13----15--14--15----------------------------------10---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----12--13p12----------14--15p14------12\---|
A|-13-------------13-/15-------------15--------|
D|---------------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------0---|
A|-0--5--0--5/---1-0-1-0-1h2h3p2-0--2--3------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------2---|
D|--3---0--2----0-------------------------------------0---|
A|------------0---3----0---1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------0------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus:

G|---------------------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|


Post-🎸 Chorus:

G|-/15--14--12--14---15--14--15---17--17----19p17--17p15--15p14--14p12--12------|
D|-------------------15--14--15---17--17----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------13--12--13---15--15-----------------------------------10---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------|
D|-8------------10------|
A|--h10--10p8\5---h10---|
D|----------------------|


It's of utmost importance...
G|-----15------------|
D|---12---------10---|
A|-13---------12-----| x2
D|-------------------|


I've had so much on my mind...
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3---3---5-5---8---8---10-10---|
A|-3---3---5-5---8---8---10-10---|
D|-------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3---3---5-5---8--8---10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10---|
A|-3---3---5-5---8--8---10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 🎸 Solo:

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1-0-1-0-1--3-0--3-0---2--3---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-0--2--3--2--0--2--3--2-----10--12---|
D|----------------------------8---10---|
A|-------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------|

G|-7-5-5-7-7-5-5---7---9---9-10p9-9---|
D|-----------------8---10-------------|
A|------------------------------------| x3
D|------------------------------------|

G|-7--5--5--7--7--5--5---|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|

G|-/7-7--/7-7---9--9--9--9--------|
D|-/8-8--/8-8--10-10-10-10--12\---|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|


Bass 🎸 Solo:

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  PM ...................................................

not quite tremolo but you pick 4 times very fast sliding up to 18 and sliding down from 12
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-/18\---12\---|
D|--------------|

               p
G|---------------------------7---|
D|---0-3p0---0----0-2p0----------|
A|-1-------0----3-------3-5------|
D|-------------------------------|
PM..........................

G|-------------------|
D|-/12\--/12-/13-\---|
A|-------------------|
D|-------------------|

G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------0---|
A|-0-1-0-1---3-2-3-------|
D|-----------------------|
PM.......................

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------|
A|----0-3----0-------0---1-0-1--3-0-3-0-2-3-5---|
D|---------0---5-3-0----------------------------|
PM..............................................


Quiet Part:

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
 PM ...................................................

Listen to me baby...
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1-0-1-0-1-2----3-0---2--3--5---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
 PM ...................................................

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1-0-1-0-1-0----3--2--3--5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
 PM ................................................

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
 PM ...................................................

...And I will find you out...
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-0--5--0--5----1-0-1-0-1-2-3-2-0--2--3--5---|
D|--------------------------------------------|
 PM ........................................

...And I will cut you up
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5-----//pick-slide(?)\\---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
 PM ..............

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3---| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
 PM ...................................................


🎸 Chorus:

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5---0h3h5----1--0--1---3--2--3---| x4
D|----------------------------------|


Post-🎸 Chorus:

G|-2----3--2-0-2-----3-2-3--5--5---|
D|-0----0--0-0-0-----3-2-3--5--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

G|-/8----5----------------------------3-------5--5-----|
D|-----7---7-5---3-----3-5-5b6-5---5-----5--3---5--5---|
A|-------------5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|


Don't you know nothing?
G|-2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------0---|
A|-0--5--0--5\---1-0-1-0-1h2h3p2-0--2--3------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

What are you gonna do?
G|-2--2--2--2----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|

What do you wanna do?
G|-7---5--3--2----3--2--3----5--4--5--7---|
D|-0---0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|


Sink down, sink down, sink down...

(...then)



Don't you know no one?
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--12--14--14/15--14--12------14-14-14---|
A|---------------------------13--15-15-15---|
D|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--12--14--14/17--15--14--12--14-14-14---|
A|-------------------------------15-15-15---|
D|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--12--14--14/19--17--15--12--14-14-14---|
A|-------------------------------15-15-15---|
D|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--12--14--14/15--14--12------10-10-10---|
A|---------------------------13-------------|
D|------------------------------------------|


🎸 Outro:

G|-7--7--7--7----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|


I'll tell you what it's like...
G|-7--5--3--2----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|


I stood right up in the heart of hell...
G|-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5-/10\-0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--5-/10\---0--1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5-/10\-0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------2---|
D|-------------------------------------------0---|
A|-0--5-/10\---0--1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|


Tell, tell, tell, tell...
G|-2--2--2--2----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|

G|-7---5---3--2----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---|
D|-0---0---0--0----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|

G|-7--7--7--7----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---|
A|---------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------|

End 🎸 Solo:

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

| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute

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