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The Loving Bass Tab by XTC

The Loving bass tab by XTC

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

♫ Intro:
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------12\|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7-10\|-------------11-14----|
A|--------------7-10\|--------------7-10\|-6-6-6-6-6-9------|----------12----------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-10------|-7-7-7-7-7-10------|------------------|-6-6-6-6/-------------|



♫ Chorus:
G|------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
D|------------|-------------|---------------|---------5-4----|
A|-5---5-4---4|-------------|------------2--|-----4-7-----7-0|
E|------------|-7-7--7-5---5|-0-0--2-3-3---0|-5-7------------|

G|------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------|-------------|----------------|---------7/9-7----|
A|-5---5-4---4|-------------|-------------2--|-----4-7-------9-7|
E|------------|-7-7--7-5---5|-0-0-2-2-3-3---0|-5-7--------------|

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

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

♫ Verse 1:
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
D|-----------|---------0-2-5|-----------|--------------|
A|-3---3-3---|-2---2-2------|-1---1-1---|-------0-2-0--|
E|-----------|--------------|-----------|-3---3-------3|

G|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----------|-----------------|-------7--10\-|--------------|
A|-3---3-3---|------------7-10\|-6--9---------|-------0-2-0--|
E|-----------|-7---7-7-10------|--------------|-3---3-------3|

♫ Pre-Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------5-4|----------------|---------5-4----|
E|-5-0-3-0-5-0-3-0|-5-0-3-0-2-3----|-5-0-3-0-5-0-3-0|-5-0-3-0-----2-3|

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

♫ Chorus:
G|------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------|-------------|----------------|---------7/9-7----|
A|-5---5-4---4|-------------|-------------2--|-----4-7-------9-7|
E|------------|-7-7--7-5---5|-0-0-2-2-3-3---0|-5-7--------------|

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

♫ Verse 2:
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
D|-----------|---------0-2-5|-----------|--------------|
A|-3---3-3---|-2---2-2------|-1---1-1---|-------0-2-0--|
E|-----------|--------------|-----------|-3---3-------3|

G|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----------|-----------------|-------7--10\-|--------------|
A|-3---3-3---|------------7-10\|-6--9---------|-------0-2-0--|
E|-----------|-7---7-7-10------|--------------|-3---3-------3|

♫ Pre-Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|-------------5-4|----------------|---------3/7-(7-7-7)\--|
E|-5-0-3-0-5-0-3-0|-5-0-3-0-2-3----|-5-0-3-0-5-0-3-0|-5-0-3-0--------------3|

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

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

♫ Interlude:
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7-10\|-----------------|
A|--------------7-10\|--------------7-10\|-6-6-6-6-6-9------|-----8------2-5--|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-10------|-7-7-7-7-7-10------|------------------|-6-6---6\-3-----3|

G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------12\|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7-10\|-------------11-14----|
A|--------------7-10\|--------------7-10\|-6-6-6-6-6-9------|----------12----------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-10------|-7-7-7-7-7-10------|------------------|-6-6-6-6/-------------|

♫ Chorus:
G|------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------|-------------|----------------|---------7/9-7----|
A|-5---5-4---4|-------------|-------------2--|-----4-7-------9-7|
E|------------|-7-7--7-5---5|-0-0-2-2-3-3---0|-5-7--------------|

G|------------|-------------|----------------|---------------9/11-9\|
D|------------|-------------|----------------|---------7/9-7--------|
A|-5---5-4---4|-------------|-------------2--|-----4-7--------------|
E|------------|-7-7--7-5---5|-0-0-2-2-3-3---0|-5-7------------------|

G|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|------------|-------------|---------------|--------------6/7|
A|-5---5-4---4|-------------|---------------|--------4-5-7----|
E|------------|-7-7--7-5---5|-0-0--2-3-2-0-7|-5-5--7----------|

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

Post-♫ Chorus:
G|----------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|
D|----------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|
A|----------|--------|--------|---------12-12-12-12-12-12-12)\|
E|-5\-------|--------|--------|-----(12-----------------------|

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

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

♫ Outro:
G|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-11)---------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|----------14)----12| -|
A|-(12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|------(12-----12---|  |
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|  |
                                                                                                 | x2
G|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-11)------12)-11---|  |
D|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------12|  |
A|-(12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|------(12----------| -|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|


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