Crowded House – Dont Dream Its Over (Bass Tab)

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Bass should be in standard tuning, low to high E, A, D, G. If you want to play along with the record you will have to tune your bass sharp (tighten strings). I originally tabbed it with my bass tuned down but it is easier this way as you get to play some open strings. I've tabbed the whole song here but the verses and choruses are basically the same. I also think that the song could have been played on a 5 string bass as a few of the notes in the chorus seem to be an octave lower. Four strings is enough for the average man like me though!
[Intro]
G|------------------------------------------8-10-8--------------8\--|
D|-------------------------------------8h10-----------10-8-10-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
1     *     2     *     3     *     4     *

 [1st Verse]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------5/|7-------------75|3-02-23-3-------|2-----0-2-----35|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4---4---|
A|5----55---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------56|7-------------75|3-02-23-3-------|2-----02------02|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

 [1st Chorus]                    (x3)
G|----------------|----------------||----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------||----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|5-----5---------||----------------|----------------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7----75-||3-----3-3-----3-|3-----3-3--5--5-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *   1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

 [2nd Verse]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4---4---|
A|5-----5---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------5-|7-------------75|3-02--3-3-------|2-----02------2-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4p2-----|
A|5-----5---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------56|7-------------75|3-02-23-3-------|2-----02----0-2-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

 [2nd Chorus]                    (x3)
G|----------------|----------------||----------------|--------|
D|----------------|----------------||----------------|--------|
A|----------------|5-----5---------||----------------|--------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7----75-||3-----3-3-----3-|3-----3-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *   1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 *

[Interlude]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|
A|5-----5-5-----5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|7-----7-7-----75|3-----3-3-----3-|2----202----2-02|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------56|7-----7-7-----75|3-02-23-3-3---3-|2-----2-2-----2-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----5h7--------|----------------|------------7h9-|
A|--------5-----5-|--------5-----5-|--------5-----5-|3-----3-3-----3-|5---7---7h9-----|
E|3-----3---------|3-----3---------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

 [3rd Verse]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-75|3-02-23-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5----55---5-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--57----------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-75|3-02-23-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

 [3rd Chorus]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|5-----57--------|----------------|5-----57--------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7-----7-|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7-----75|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A|----------------|5-----57--------|----------------|--------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7-----75|3-----3-3-----3-|3-----3-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 *

[Outro]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------7-------7---7-9-11-9-7\-|
D|----------------|----------------|---5------------|----7/9-----7h9---9-------------|
A|----------------|5-----57--------|----------------|5-------------------------------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7-----75|3-3----35-----5-|--------------------------------|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1   *   2   *   3   *   4    *

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------7---9-7-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------7/9-----------9---|
A|----------------|5-----5---------|----------------|5-------------------------------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7----75-|3-----3-5-----5-|--------------------------------|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1   *   2   *   3   *   4    *

 (fading)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---5-------7----|----------------|
A|----------------|5-----5---------|----------------|5-----57--------|
E|3-----3-5-----5-|--------7----75-|3-3---3-5-5---5-|--------7-7-775-|
  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *
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