Mumford & Sons – Babel (Bass Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Theo Ellis E-mail: [email protected] This is my first tab, me and my guitarist figured this out from watching them play it live because we couldn't find a bass tab online, if you find any errors feel free to email me :) All The repeats ( X2 ) are for Riff 1 not the whole line.

               |  G|-----------------|
     Riff 1    |  D|-----------------|
               |  A|--5-55-55-5------|
               |  E|-----------753---|

Intro - Bass comes in at 0:04.
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|   X2
A|--12/5-5-55-55-5--------|
E|----------------753-----|

Verse
G|------------------------| |        |
D|------------------------| | Riff 1 |   X2  
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------| |        |      
E|-------------------3--3-| |        |
"'Cause I know that time..."

G|--------------------------| |        |
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9---------| | Riff 1 |   X2
A|-------------------10--10-| |        |      
E|--------------------------| |        |
"But I'll ride home laughing..."

G|------------------------| |        |
D|------------------------| | Riff 1 |   X2  
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------| |        |      
E|-------------------3--3-| |        |
"And my ears hear the call..."

G|--------------------------| |        |
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9---------| | Riff 1 |   X2
A|-------------------10--10-| |        |      
E|--------------------------| |        |
"But I'll explain it all to..."

Chorus 1 - Slows down a lot here, Listen to song for speed.
G|--------------------------------| |        |
D|--------------------------------| | Riff 1 |  X2
A|-2~-------5~--2~-------5~-4~~\5-| |        |
E|----5~-3~--------5~-3~----------| |        |
"'Cause I'll know my weakness..."

Verse
G|------------------------| |        |
D|------------------------| | Riff 1 |   X2  
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------| |        |      
E|-------------------3--3-| |        |
"Like the city that nurtured my greed..."

G|--------------------------| |        |
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9---------| | Riff 1 |   X2
A|-------------------10--10-| |        |      
E|--------------------------| |        |
"I cry Babel! Babel!..."

G|------------------------| |        |
D|------------------------| | Riff 1 |   X2  
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------| |        |      
E|-------------------3--3-| |        |
"You ask where will we stand..."

G|--------------------------| |        |
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9---------| | Riff 1 |   X2
A|-------------------10--10-| |        |      
E|--------------------------| |        |
"So come down from your mountain..."

Bridge - Slows down again here, Listen to the song for speed.
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-2~------5~~--2~------5~~--2~------5----------5---|
E|-----3~-----------3~-----------3~-----5-3~--5---5-|
"Press my nose up, to the glass around your heart..."

Chorus 2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------2~-5~-------2~-5~-4~~--------2~-5~-------2~-5~-4~~-\5--|
E|-3~-5~-------3~-5~------------3~-5~-------3~-5~---------------|
"'Cause I know my weakness..."

Outro
|        |      G|-------------|
| Riff 1 |  X3  D|-------------|
|        |      A|-5-55-55-55x-|
|        |      E|-------------|