Cheap Thrills Bass Tab by Frank Zappa

Cheap Thrills bass tab by Frank Zappa

Bass Tab

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                         Cheap Thrills - Frank Zappa
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Tuning: Standard

This is the Scott Thunes overdub version rather than the original mix/greasy love songs
version. This one is more easy to find and much more fun to play.

I think this is actually done on double bass or acoustic bass, but it works fine on electric bass.

Slow Intro

   Darling...

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------4--------(14)14-12-11-------|
A|----------------4---7-----------------0--4----5---5-------2------------------14----|
E|--------------5---------2---2------2-------------------------0---------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------4--------(14)14-12-11------|
A|----------------4---7-----------------0--4----5---5-------2------------------14---|
E|--5----5------5---------2---2------2-------------------------0--------------------|

Verse (Faster than intro)

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X5
E|---5----------------------|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5---3--3---5--5---3----|

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X3
E|---5----------------------|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5---3--3---5--5---3----|

Chorus

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X5
E|---5----------------------|

Verse

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X3
E|---5----------------------|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5---3--3---5--5---3----|

Chorus

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X5
E|---5----------------------|

Verse

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X3
E|---5----------------------|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5---3--3---5--5---3----|

Chorus

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X4
E|---5----------------------|

Verse

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X3
E|---5----------------------|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5---3--3---5--5---3----|

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| X3
E|---5----------------------|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5---3--3---5--5---3----|

Chorus

G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|--------4-7------4--7-7---| Repeat to fade
E|---5----------------------|


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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