My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow (Bass Tab)
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The bass in the intro and instrumental choruses is easily audible, meanwhile in verses it's really hard to
hear. That's the closest i came to — Deb may be playing some double stops (thirds or fifths), I decided
to write down the most audible notes. Try to follow the rhythm of drums in verse fills. Timestamps are for
video linked in description. Enjoy!
[Intro] (00:01)
4/4 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1---1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1-1-|1---3---3-------------------1-1-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3---3---| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-----------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1---1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1-1-|1---3---3-------------------1-1-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-------------------1---|
[Verse 1] (00:24)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7\|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5/| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9\|7---7---7-------7-------7-7-7-7\| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-4/|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5/| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + i 2 e + i 3 e + i 4 e + i G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9/|10----10----10----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Play whole verse x2 E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (01:09)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1---1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1-1-|1---3---3-------------------1-1-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-------------------1---|
[Verse 2] (01:20)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7\|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5/| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9\|7---7---7-------7-------7-7-7-7\| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-4/|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5/| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9/|10----10----10----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Play whole verse x2 E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (02:05)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1---1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-------------------1-1-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3---3---| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-----------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1---1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-------------------1-1-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-------------------1---|
[Verse] (02:28)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7\|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5/| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9\|7---7---7-------7-------7-7-7-7\| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-4/|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5/| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9/|10----10----10----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Play whole verse x2 E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (03:13)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1---1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1-1-|1---3---3-------------------1-1-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3---3---| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-----------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1-1-|1---3---3-------------------1---| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------|------------1-1-1--/3---3-------| E|1---3---3-------------------1---|1---3---3-------------------1-1-|
[Outro] (03:36)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|1~------------------------------|
The quiet ending doesn't have bass.
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2/4 --> time signature . r --> rests and other effects 1 e + a 2 e + a --> rhythm notation G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
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