Angels & Airwaves – Mercenaries (Bass Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G)
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Previous song: Kiss With a Spell Mercenaries - Angels and Airwaves - The Dream Walker - 2014 Bass (Pick) Tab Key: D major (D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D) BPM: 98 bpm (Adante)
Synth-sounding Intro:
Start’s off as lightly fingered, then eventually involves into full-picking.
(Played relatively fast)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|0-4-5-0-5-7-0-7-9-0-9-11-0-0-11-12-|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Verse:
G|--------------------------------|
D|0000000000000000000000000000----|
A|----------------------------4444|x2
D|--------------------------------|

Then,
(Open Hi-Hat part of verse)
G|----------------|
D|--0-------------|
A|2---2-----------|x2
D|--------0h5-5-5-|

Pre-Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-----------------|
A|------------------------2222444455555555|
D|----------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|2~~~~~~~------------------------|x2
D|--------0~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~|

Post-Chorus:
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|0~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~|

Verse 2:
Slightly different than Verse 1
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------4444|x2
D|0000000000000000000000000000----|

Then,
G|----------------|
D|--0-------------|
A|2---2-----------|x2
D|--------0h5-5-5-|

Bridge:
The bass in the bridge seems to be palm-muted, but it may also just be a strange effect on the bass.
(EIGHTH NOTES)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5h7p5\|
Play that twice, then,

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|x2
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Synth Intro x22 Verse x2 Pre-Chorus x1 Chorus x2 Post-Chorus x1 Verse 2 x1 Pre-Chorus x2 Chorus x2 Bridge x1 Chorus x4 End on D “Here’s a little hand from above ‘cause your on my mind.” Next song: Bullets in the Wind ===================================================================== Tab by: MegaCoaster