Meghan Trainor – Like Im Gonna Lose You (Bass Tab)
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Nice and smooth song, really easy and fun to add some tasty fills and licks.
Hope ya'll enjoy!
Difficulty is about a 4.5/10 on this one.
Counting it in semiquavers to get the feel easier to understand (count "One ee and ah" on each beat)
Ive mapped out when the notes occur above each staff in relation to this.
I've realised the bass kinda follows the rhythm of the vocal melody at most parts, along with the drums in the
triplet fills.
EDIT: I'm only 3 years later realising that this song is in 12/8 time signature, so all the notes can be felt
in groups of 3, all as triplets in relation to 4/4 (1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a) or (123,456,123,456)
Using the time marks in relation to this video (which I'm sure is the same for spotify and itunes etc)
No Bass for first verse (Its played with acoustic guitar low strings)
(Can still play main riff during it, but I think always best to add the extra dynamic of bass when the chorus
hits if you're playing with a band)
[Verse] (0:37) "So I'm Gon - na" 1 2 a 3 4 e + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------8----7----5----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] (Main Riff, this is all you need if you want to play the song, keep reading for indepth walkthrough) (0:41) 1 2 a 3 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 2 a 3 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----| 1 2 a 3 4 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------| 1 a 2 a 3 a tri pl et G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8------------8----7------------7----5------------5----5------0------2-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (0:54) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a tri pl et G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8-----------------7------------7----5-----------------5------0------2-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1:08) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x-----------------3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x--------2----5-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------x-------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------7----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------7----5-----------------3-------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------5---------5---------| A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] (1:21) Rest here after playing the first note, come back in at (1:34) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1:34) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------5----3-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------7-----------------8-----------------10------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8-----------------7-----------------5----------------/10------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1:48) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x--------3---5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x-----------------2-----------------x--------2----5-----| A|----------------------------3---5------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(This lick isnt necessary, but D|-7-----------------x------------6----7-----------------5-------------------| I think it fills the gap really A|----------------------------7-----------------7------------------5---------| well since there doesnt seem E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| to be much bass here) 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a tri pl et G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8------------8----7------------5----5------------5----8------7------5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] (2:01) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a tri pl et G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8------------8----7------------7----5------------5----5------0------2-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:15) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------7----6-----| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------| A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:28) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x-----------------3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x--------2----5-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------x-------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------7----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------7----5-----------------3-------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------| A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Solo] (2:41)(Play softer for this guitar solo, if you want to play at all) 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----| 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + tri pl et G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-----------------5------x------2-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge / Chorus] (2:54) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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(3:04)
Optional slide down the neck and release once next bar starts
"Byyuhheueuhhuhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------13\-----------------|
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:21)
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|************************************
| x Dead note / Mute
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Ring out
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