Catfish and the Bottlemen – Black Skinhead (Bass Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G)

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Played on a Gibson/Epiphone Thunderbird. Benji uses a pick for this song. Bass enters at around 0:22 after guitar intro and drum fill

[Verse 1]
1) Howlin for you verse
G|-------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----1--3-----------|-------------------------------|
A|--3-------------x4-|-------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------10-8-6-5-5-|

G|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-3-----|----------------------------------------1-3------|
A|-------3-----x6-|--------------------------------------3----------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---10-8-6-5-5-3-3-3-3-3------------|

[Chorus]

2) Black Skinhead breakdown
G|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3h4-x8|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-8-11-4-3-----------------------|
Benji doesn't play this exactly like this every time so it's a good idea to listen to the track for timing

No bass during Bondy's guitar break or Bob's drum fill

[Verse 2]
3) Shoot the Runner
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----1--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10|||||||-8|||||||-------------------|

"Shoot the runner, shoot shoot the runner"
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3-1h3-3-3-3-3-3-10|||||||-8|||||||----------------------------|

"So come on homie what happened?"
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-x2----------|

Second Black Skinhead breakdown
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3h4-x4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/15|||||||h16-x3-15||||||||-----------|

[Outro]
"...and you know it! and you know it"
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----3-6-3---------------3-6h8-6---------|----------------------------------|
A|-3-6-------3-6-3-----3-6--------3-6-3----|-x2-------------------------------|
D|-----------------6-3------------------6-3|----------------------------------|