Bass tabs
BASS TAB FOR:
Song: That Thing You Do! (by the Wonders)
from the motion picture soundtrack
Written by A. Schlesinger
Transcribed by Dave Musicant
Here's my very first tab - I decided it was finally time to pay back for all
I've found on the net!
The following tab is the bass line which I've developed for playing along with
my band. We play with only one guitar (instead of two like in the original),
and our guitarist is largely a rhythm guitarist. As such, the bass takes on the
dual role of providing the main riff, as well as providing the bass line.
I pulled the guitar riff elements from the excellent tab work by Mike Richards.
You doing that thing you
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do Breaking my heart in
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to a million pieces like you always
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do And You
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don't mean to be cruel
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You never even knew about the heart ache
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-------4--------6--|---4--4--4--4----------|------4-----|--------
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I've been going through Well I
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try and try to for- -get you girl, but it's
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just so hard to do Every time you
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do that thing you do!
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I
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know all the games you play
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and I'm gonna find a way to let you
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know that you'll be mine some day 'cause
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We could be happy can't you
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see If you only let me
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be the one to hold you and keep you here with
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me Well I try and try to for-
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-get you girl, but itjust so hard to do
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Every time you do that thing you
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----5--------|---5--5--4---7--7-----|----------------------------
do!
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I don't ask a lot girl
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but I know one thing's for sure
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It's the love I haven't got girl
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and I just can't take it anymore
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[Guitar solo]
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------4--------6--|--4--4--4--4--------|-----4-----|-------------
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'Cause
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we could be happy can't you
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see If you'd only let me
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-------------2--2--4-----|---------4--------6--|-----------------
-0--0--3--4--------------|---5--5-----7--7-----|-----------------
be the one to hold you And keep you here with
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me 'Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
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around with someone new And if I know you you're
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doing that thing Every day just
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doing that thing I can't take you
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doing that thing you do!
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