Ariana Grande – Side To Side (Bass Solo Tab)
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This will include counting that I'll put below the tab itself. Here's a solo'd bass track for reference:
There are weird effects on it, and it might honestly just be a synth bass part that doesn't involve actual
bass, but this is the best way to make it sound like what's in the song. The timing with the kick is written
poorly, so it can throw you off in spots. Just watch out. I like to play this palm-muted with a pick with the
tone rolled all the way off, a-la Bobby Vega. There's really just three parts to learn, the rest is to show
where there are weird breaks towards the end. Enjoy!
This is tabbed by Spunde.
Intro: no bass
Verse:
G|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-7\--|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-7\--| E|-14\-----|2-------------------------------|2-------------------------------| 4 e & a |1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-5-----5-----5-5/7-----7-----7-7/|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-7\--| E|---------------------------------|2-------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Repeat^
Prechorus (legato):
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-----------------6-------9-------|11--------------6-------9-------| A|-----------------4-------7-------|9---------------4-------7-------| E|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-7---------------9---------------|11------------------------------| A|-5---------------7---------------|9---------------9---9---9---9\--| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Rest for the first part of the chorus
Chorus
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|------------------------2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4---------|----------------4-4-4-4---------|
E|-2-2-2-2-------2-----------------|2-2-2-2-------2-----------------|
1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-------5-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-------0-|2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---------|
1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Verse #2:
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-7\--|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-7---|
E|-2-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-5/7-----7-----7-7/|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---------|
E|---------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
second time through stop here ^Repeat above.
Prechorus (legato):
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-----------------6-------9-------|11--------------6-------9-------| A|-----------------4-------7-------|9---------------4-------7-------| E|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-7---------------9---------------|11------------------------------| A|-5---------------7---------------|9---------------9---9---9---9\--| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Rest for the first part of the chorus
Chorus:
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|------------------------2-2-2-2-| A|-----------------4-4-4-4---------|----------------4-4-4-4---------| E|-2-2-2-2-------2-----------------|2-2-2-2-------2-----------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-------5-----------------|--------------------------------| E|-----------------0-0-0-0-------0-|2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Nicki's verse you don't play again until 2:38
Verse at 2:38
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-----|------9-9-9-7\--4-----4---x-----| E|2-------------------------------|2-------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-5-----5-----5-5/7-----7-----7-7/|------9-9-9-7-------------------| E|---------------------------------|2-------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Prechorus (Legato):
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-----------------6-------9-------|11--------------6-------9-------| A|-----------------4-------7-------|9---------------4-------7-------| E|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------| D|-7---------------9---------------|11------------------------------|----------------| A|-5---------------7---------------|9-------------------------------|----------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a |
Rest for the first part of the chorus
Chorus, play twice:
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|------------------------2-2-2-2-| A|-----------------4-4-4-4---------|----------------4-4-4-4---------| E|-2-2-2-2-------2-----------------|2-2-2-2-------2-----------------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-------7-9-9-9-9---------|--------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-------5-7-7-7-7---------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------0-|2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---------| 1 e % a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
LEGEND AND NOTES:
h: Hammer-on p: Pull-off
/: Slide up \: Slide down
x: Muted string v: Vibrato