Blink-182 – Josie (Bass Tab)

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~ = Let ring * = Palm mute [Opening]

G|4~~--------4~~--------4~~--------4~~-----|
D|4~~--------4~~--------4~~--------4~~-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

[Bass Intro] (This is debatable on whether he alternate picks the notes, or just strums them together like chords. I go with alternate picking because I think it sounds more accurate.)

G|--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
D|-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------| x2

G|--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---8-8-8-8---4-4-4-4--|
D|-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-444444~--------|
D|-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6---2-2--222222~--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-22222222---------------------------22222222-44444444-7777777777777777-|
E|----------22222222-0000000000000000------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-22222222---------------------------22222222-44444444-7777777777777777-|
E|----------22222222-000-000-000-000-------------------------------------|
                     *** *** *** ***

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-22222222-2------|
E|-----------------|
"Yeah, just because..."

[Verse 2]

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-22222222---------------------------22222222-44444444-7777777777777777-|
E|----------22222222-0000000000000000------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-22222222---------------------------22222222-44444444-7777777777777777-|
E|----------22222222-000-000-000-000-------------------------------------|
                     *** *** *** ***

The 7's can also be played on the open E string. I usually do 7 the first time, and open E the second time. [Bridge]

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0000000000000000-22222222222222222222222222222222---|
E|-2222222222222222-----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------4444444444444444------------------------------------|
E|-2222222222222222------------------00000000000000000000000000000000---|

[Chorus]

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-22222222----------------------------|
E|----------22222222-00000000-44442222-| x2

End with

G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-22222222-2-|
E|------------|
"Fiiiiiiiiine..."

[Verse 2 again] [Bridge again] [Chorus 2]

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-22222222----------------------------|
E|----------22222222-00000000-44442222-| x4

End with

G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-22222222-2-|
E|------------|
"Fiiiiiiiiine..."

[Bass Intro again] [Ending Chorus]

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-22222222----------------------------|
E|----------22222222-00000000-44442222-| x4

And end with

G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-2----------| End on this note
E|------------|
"Fine!"