Matisyahu – Shadows Of My Heart (Bass Tab)

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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