I Gotsta Get Paid Bass Tab by ZZ Top

I Gotsta Get Paid bass tab by ZZ Top

Bass Tab

Standard Tuning; E A D G

Intro
Wait 4 bars then come in.
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
E |-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Opening Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Verse
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| This last bar
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-----5-------| can also be
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---7-5-3-| played an
E |-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-----------------| octave up.
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| This last bar
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-----5-------| can also be
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---7-5-3-| played an
E |-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-5-----55--------|-----------------| octave up.
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Guitar Solo
Wait for 1 bar then come in.
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-----55--------|-----------------|-5-----55--------|-5-5-5-55--5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus/Outro
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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