Matisyahu – Shadows Of My Heart (Bass Tab)
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1.0x
Bass TAB in the key of Dm like the original song, in 4/4 time, tabbed for a 4-string bass in standard EADG
|--|--|--|--| = 8th note measures (i.e. for 8th notes, half notes, and whole notes). |-----|-----| = 16th note measures (i.e. 8th note measures zoomed in to allow for spacing 16th notes).
* = The previous note is silenced.
x = A muted string is played without pressing any note.
m = The marked note is played muted.
[Intro Verse - 00:00-01:10] This is my own improvisation of the bassline for this song and I bring it in
at 00:04.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x11
[Chorus 1 - 01:10-01:34] The part where he starts singing “Life is easy in the morning”.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------5--5-|--5--5-------------------|--------------------5--5-|--5--5--------2--2--2--2-| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|--------------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------5--5-|--5--5-------------------|--------------------5--5-|--5--5--------3--3--3--3-| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|--------------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x2
[Verse 2 - 01:34-02:19]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x7 G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x1
[Final Chorus - 02:19-03:42]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------5--5-|--5--5-------------------|--------------------5--5-|--5--5--------2--2--2--2-| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|--------------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------5--5-|--5--5-------------------|--------------------5--5-|--5--5--------3--3--3--3-| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|--------------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x1 This part below comes in at 02:31 for two repetitions. G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x2 And then it goes back to this part below at 02:43. G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------5--5-|--5--5-------------------|--------------------5--5-|--5--5--------2--2--2--2-| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|--------------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------5--5-|--5--5-------------------|--------------------5--5-|--5--5--------3--3--3--3-| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|--------------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| x4 This part below comes in at 03:31 as the song comes to an end. G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--------3--3--3--3-| E|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------|-------------------------|--------3--3-------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--*----------------------| E|-------------------------| x1