Big Train Bass Tab by Mike Watt

Big Train bass tab by Mike Watt

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

INTRO:
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------0---|
E |---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--------------------------2-/-|-r---12----------------------0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--------------------------2-/-|-r---12----------------------0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                   (x4)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---||(0)------------------------------|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------||---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 1:
                                                  (x6)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |-0---0-----------------------0---||(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------||---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


FILL:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


FILL:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE 1:

G |-----------------------------18--|-r---18------------------r-------|
D |---------14------14--16--/---19--|-r---19------------------r-------|
A |(0)--16------16------------------|-----------------------------16--|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-----------------------------18--|-r---18------------------r-------|
D |---------14------14--16--r---19--|-r---19------------------r---16--|
A |(16)-16------16------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-------------18--r---------------|-------------18--\---r-----------|
D |(16)-14--16--19--r-----------16--|(16)-14--16--19--\---r-----------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------16--|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-----------------------------18--|-r---18------------------r-------|
D |---------14------14--16--/---19--|-r---19------------------r-------|
A |(16)-16------16------------------|-----------------------------0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


FILL:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


INTERLUDE (x2):

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--------------------------2-/-|-r---12----------------------0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--------------------------2-/-|-r---12--------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2:
                                                  (x6)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |-0---0-----------------------0---||(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------||---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


FILL:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


FILL:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &



BRIDGE 2:

G |-----------------------------18--|-r---18------------------r-------|
D |---------14------14--16--/---19--|-r---19------------------r-------|
A |(0)--16------16------------------|-----------------------------16--|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-----------------------------18--|-r---18------------------r-------|
D |---------14------14--16--r---19--|-r---19------------------r---16--|
A |(16)-16------16------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-------------18--r---------------|-------------18--\---r-----------|
D |(16)-14--16--19--r-----------16--|(16)-14--16--19--\---r-----------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------16--|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-----------------------------18--|-r---18--------------------------|
D |---------14------14--16--/---19--|-r---19--------------------------|
A |(16)-16------16------------------|-----------------------------0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0-----------------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------2---0---2---0---2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                 (rit.)              (Let ring; refer to song for timing)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)------------------------------|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-MUSICAL BREAK (Double-time):

                 (x7)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |-16--X---14--X---16--X---14--X---||-16--X---14--X---16--X---14--0---|
E |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


MUSICAL BREAK:
                                 (x3)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------/16--\-------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)------/6-r----------------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                 (x2)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-----------|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    (Tremolo pick while sliding down....)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-12--\---\---\---\---\---\---\---|-\---\---\---\---\---\---\---0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


OUTRO:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-------0---|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(0)--0-----------------------0---|(0)--0---4---0---2---0-----------|
E |---------2---0---2---0---2-------|-------------------------2---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   (Half-time & rit.)                (Let ring)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------2---0---2---0-----------|(0)------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

🏷Legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()= sustained note
r = rest
X = muted strike
(rit.) = ritardando (appears above bar)

Last updated: November 21, 2020

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