Beyoncé – Bodyguard (Bass Tab)
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This is a 4-string bass tab for the sublimely groovy 'Bodyguard' by Beyoncé.
The whole song is palm-muted at varying degrees of intensity, more heavily in the verse to
emphasise the attack of the pick and less so in the chorus to tease out the melody.
It's perfectly satisfying to stay in the pocket on this one or add your own embellishments
on the very solid foundation that this bassline lays.
[Verse 1]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x7 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-3-----2-0-----3-2-----------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x7 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-3-----2-0-----3-2-----------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-x---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------9-7--7---7-8-9---------------9-7--7---7---7---------------------| A|--7--7-8-9--9--------9-------9-7--7-8-9--9--------9---9-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------9-7--7---7-8-9---------------9-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7------| A|--7--7-8-9--9--------9-------9-7--7-8-9--9-------9-7-----9-9-----9-7-----9-8--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x7 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x7 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-3-----2-0-----3-2-----------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------9-7--7---7-8-9---------------9-7--7---7---7---------------------| A|--7--7-8-9--9--------9-------9-7--7-8-9--9--------9---9-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------9-7--7---7-8-9---------------9-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7------| A|--7--7-8-9--9--------9-------9-7--7-8-9--9-------9-7-----9-9-----9-7-----9-8--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-3-----2-0-----3-2-----------------------------|
[Outro]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-2---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-2-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------| E|--0-0-2-3-------3-----2-0-----3-3-----2-0-----3-2-----------------------------|
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