Shotgun Blues Bass Tab by Volbeat

Shotgun Blues bass tab by Volbeat

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: D

D tuning (DGCF)

🎸 Intro:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r---------------------------0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-🎸 Verse:
                                 (x3)
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---1---|-0---0---0---3---2---1---2---1---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 1 (x4):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Verse 2:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---3---2---1---2---1---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 3 (x4):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Verse 4:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---r---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1 (x2):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|---------------------5-----------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7---7---7-------7---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


FILL:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 5 (x4):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Verse 6:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---r---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2 (x2):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|---------------------5-----------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7---7---7-------7---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

FILL:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


INTERLUDE (Half-time):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------7-------|-------------------10---12---10--------|
G |-------------7-9-9---9-----9-7-9-|-------------10-12--------------12-10\-|
D |-7-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &     3    &    4     &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------5-7-5---0h2-----|
D |-4---------------5-------7---\---|-0---------------------------3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                                  a
F |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------7-------|-------------------10---10---10h12-10------|
G |-------------7-9-9---9-----9-7-9-|-------------10-12--------------------12\--|
D |-7-------------------------------|-8-----------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &     3    &      4      &

   6/4
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-4---------------5-------7---\---0-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

  (End half-time):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2-------------------------------|(2)--------------2---3---2---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE, Part):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

(Part 2):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                     6/4
F |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---3---4---2---1---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


CHORUS 3, Part 1:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|---------------------5-----------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7---7---7-------7---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

(Part 2):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|-----------------4---7---4---5---|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|-------------5-------------------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7-----------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-OUTRO (x3):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Outro:

                                 (x3)
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---1---|-0---0---0---3---2---1---2---1---|-0---r---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🏷Legend:
r = rest
() = sustained note
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

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