Foals – Wake Me Up (Bass Tab)

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Based off the amazing bass cover done by "Oxford Bass Covers" I mostly tabbed his cover with permission which sounds dead accurate to me. Check him out! [Intro] - Instrumental

(Bass in at 0:02)                            "Wake Me Up!"         "Wake Me Up!"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3h5-3h5-3h5-----|
D|-0------5-3-0------3-5-0------5-3-0---------*3-5-0*------5-3-0------*3-5-0*------5-3-0---------------------|
                                           {*These three notes in time with each word}

[Verse 1]

(0:34)                                    (0:46)               |1st time only        
G|------------------------------|        G|--------------------|------|   
D|------------------------------| (x3)   D|--------------------|------| 
A|------------------------------|        A|--------------------|------|  
D|-0-2-3--5-3-5/7-5-3--5-3-2-3--|        D|-0-2-3--5-3-5/7-5-3-|-3/19-|

This part is fast, listen for the rhythm/timing. Repeat the 1st part again without the slide into Pre-Chorus. [Pre-Chorus]

(1:06)
"So won't you tell me that I'm bleeding..."     "Oh no"
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-3---2h3------------5--5-3-----------|
A|-5---5-3--3h5------------5---5-3--3h5---------*3-5*---|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-|
                                        {*In time with the words above*}

[Chorus]

(1:25)
"So Wake Me Up!"          "Wake Me Up!"
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-*5-3-0*------3-5-0------*5-3-0*-----------3-5-0-|
{*These three notes in time with the lyrics as before}

[Verse 2] - {same as Verse 1}

(1:38)
"I'm dancing on the screens..."
(1:38)                                                         |1st time only        
G|------------------------------|        G|--------------------|------|   
D|------------------------------| (x3)   D|--------------------|------| 
A|------------------------------|        A|--------------------|------|  
D|-0-2-3--5-3-5/7-5-3--5-3-2-3--|        D|-0-2-3--5-3-5/7-5-3-|-3/19-|

[Pre-Chorus] - {same as before}

(2:10)
"So won't you tell me if I'm dreaming..."     "Oh no"
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-3---2h3------------5--5-3-----------|
A|-5---5-3--3h5------------5---5-3--3h5---------*3-5*---|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-|
                                        {*In time with the words above*}

[Chorus] - {same as before}

(2:28)
"So Wake Me Up!"          "Wake Me Up!"
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------3-5-|
D|-*5-3-0*------3-5-0------*5-3-0*---------------|
{*These three notes in time with the lyrics as before}

[Bridge] (2:42)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--7h5---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------8-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------5-3-0-|

(3:00)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|  (x2)
A|----------------------------------------|
D|-3-5-0------5-3-0------3-5-0------5-3-0-|

(3:30)                                                 (3:46)
"So won't you tell me if I'm dreaming..."     "Oh no"
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-3---2h3------------5--5-3-----------------------5--5-3---2h3------------5--5-3----------|
A|-5---5-3--3h5------------5---5-3--3h5---------*3-5*---5---5-3--3h5------------5---5-3--3h5---------*3-5*--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
                                              {*In time with the words above*}

[Outro]
(4:05)
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| END
A|-------------------------------------------3-5-| 
D|-5-3-0------3-5-0------5-3-0-------------------|

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