Goo Goo Dolls – Rebel Beat (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Rebel Beat Album: Magnetic (2013) Tabbed for: Bass Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm. E|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--|-1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&--| I reference both the studio album as well as live recordings (when available) to ensure the proper "tonality".
[Intro]
   F#                                          A#      B                                           C#
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------8--8--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                          C#      B          
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]
   F#                                          A#      B                                           C# 
      We keep heading in the same direction.                 You've become my    own reflection.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------8--8--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                          C#      B     
   Is that your soul that you're trying to protect?    I always hoped that we would intersect, yeah.     
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                          A#      B                         F#      
         You need time to cope and time to heal,              Time to cry        if it's what you feel.    
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------8--8--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                          F#      B        
   Life can hurt,             when it gets too real.   I can hold you up         when it's hard to deal.  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
   D#                                                  C#                               
   Alive,            alive,                            alive is all I            wanna feel.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   B                                                   C#    
   Tonight,          tonight,                                      I   need   to be where you are,
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   B            
               I   need.  to be where you are.    
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus]
   F#                                                  B       
   Hey you,                   look around!     Can you hear that noise?   It's a rebel sound.       We got 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------2--------2--2-----|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   F#                                                  B   
   no-                 where else            to go.                                           And when the
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-------9--------9--9-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   F#                                                  B  
   sun goes down,     and we fill the streets. You're gonna dance 'til the morning to the rebel's beat.   
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------2--------2--2-----|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   D#                                                  B    
   You can take              everything from me.                         'Cause this is all I need. 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Break]
   F#                                                  B
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]
   F#                                          A#      B                                           C# 
   You know that life is like a ticking clock:            Nobody knows when it's gonna stop, yeah.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------1--1--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                          C#      B  
   Before I'm gone I need to touch someone.      With a word, with a kiss, with a decent song, yeah.   
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                          A#      B                                           C# 
   And it gets lonely when you live out loud, When the truth that you seek isn't in this crowd.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------1--1--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                          C#      B     
   You better find your voice, better make it loud. We've gotta burn that fire or we'll just burn out.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
   D#                                                  C#                               
   Alive,            alive,                            alive is all I            wanna feel.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   B                                                   C#    
   Tonight,          tonight,                                      I   need   to be where you are,
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   B            
               I   need.  to be where you are. 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus]
   F#                                                  B       
   Hey you,                   look around!     Can you hear that noise?   It's a rebel sound.       We got
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------2--------2--2-----|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   F#                                                  B   
   no-                 where else            to go.                                           And when the
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-------9--------9--9-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   F#                                                  B  
   sun goes down,     and we fill the streets. You're gonna dance 'til the morning to the rebel's beat.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------2--------2--2-----|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   D#                                                  B    
   You can take              everything from me.                                  oh, yeah.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                                  B    
   You can take              everything from me.                         'Cause this is all I need.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Break]
   F#                                                  B
                      We are free tonight,                             And every-thing's alright.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                                  B
                   Put your arms around me,            Baby,    show     me     how to move you.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                                  B
   'Cause there's   no.     worries, there's no cares.                  Feel the sound that's everywhere.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                                  B
           We'll take what's ours for once,       and, baby,                     run like hell! 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus]
   F#                                                  B       
   Hey you,                   look around!     Can you hear that noise?   It's a rebel sound.       We got
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                                  B   
   no-                 where else            to go.                                                  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

   F#                                                  B       
   Hey you,                   look around!     Can you hear that noise?   It's a rebel sound.       We got
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------2--------2--2-----|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   F#                                                  B   
   no-                 where else            to go.                                           And when the
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-------9--------9--9-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   F#                                                  B  
   sun goes down,     and we fill the streets. You're gonna dance 'til the morning to the rebel's beat.   
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------2--------2--2-----|-7-----------------------|-------7--------7--7-----|

   D#                                                  B    
   You can take              everything from me.                                  oh, yeah.                   
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D#                                                  B    
   You can take              everything from me.                         'Cause this is all I need.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                                  B       
                                                                                 Ya this is all I need.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#                                                  B       
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|