Catfish and the Bottlemen – Basically (Bass Tab)
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Listen the song carefully for timings. Tried to emphasize them in the tab.
[Verse 1] "Textbook..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7---| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7h9-------------7h9-------------5h7-------------5h7---------| A|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|(x2) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Verse] "Basically..."
G|---------------9--9--9-9--9----------------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|---------------9--9--9-9--9----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8--8--8-8--8----------------8--8--8-8--8--------------------------|
[Chorus] "And when I finally..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--5/7\5-| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
[Verse 2] "Textbook..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7---| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--------------------------------------------|
In the next part let ring the last 7's and 9's so it hears like a chord when you play the notes on G string.
G|---------9----------9----------7----------7-| D|-----7h9--------7h9--------5h7--------5h7---| A|-7-7--------7-7--------5-5--------5-5-------|(x2) E|--------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Verse] "Cause basically..."
G|---------------9--9--9-9--9----------------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|---------------9--9--9-9--9----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8--8--8-8--8----------------8--8--8-8--8--------------------------|
[Chorus] "And when I finally..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--5/7\5-| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
[Solo/Bridge]
G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|--3\-----7\-----3\-----7\----| "And without a doubt..." G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] "Cause when I finally..."
G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-3-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--5/7\5-| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--| E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
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