Nickelback – Rockstar (Bass Tab)
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1.0x
Tabbed by CONTRABASS JUN '08
For 5-String bass - Standard tuning (B E A D G)
(4-String version below)
FIRST VERSE
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------REST------------|-----------REST----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------5-3----------| A|---------REST------------|----------------5----1-3-| E|-------------------------|-------------------3-----| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G||-------------------------|-------------------------| D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------| A||---------------5---------|--------------------1--3-| E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|---------------3---------| B||-------------------------|-1---/13-----1---1-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|| D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*|| A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x3 E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*|| B|-------------------------|-------------------------||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------------| A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------------| B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
B||------------------------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3------|-------6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
B|---------------------1--|-4--4--------------------||(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
BRIDGE TO 2ND VERSE
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----| D|------------------------|--------------------------| A|-1-----------3----------|--------------------------| E|------------------------|-3------------------------| B|------------------------|--------------------------| G|------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|---------------5-3--------| A|-1-----------3----------|-------------------5---1-3| E|------------------------|-3-------------------3----| B|------------------------|--------------------------|
2ND VERSE
G||-------------------------|-------------------------| D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------| A||---------------5---------|--------------------1--3-| E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|---------------3---------| B||-------------------------|-1---/13-----1---1-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|| D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*|| A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x2 E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*|| B|-------------------------|-------------------------||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------------| A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------------| B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
B||------------------------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3------|-------6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x3
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
B|---------------------1--|-4--4--------------------||(** Leave out this /5 third time round)
BRIDGE TO MIDDLE 8
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----| D|------------------------|------------5-------------| A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|---------5----------------| E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------| B|------------------------|--------------------------|
MIDDLE 8
G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------8-| A|------6-----------6----6-|---------------------------| E|-------------------------|-6--6--------6-----6-6-6---| B|-4--4----4-4--4-4----4---|---------------------------| G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------------------------| A|------6-----------6----6-|-3-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------1-------------| B|-4--4----4-4--4-4----4---|---------------------------|
CHORUS
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1-1--3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
B||------------------------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3------|-------6-/8--------------|| x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
B|---------------------1--|-4--4--------------------||(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
And FINALLY
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----| D|------------------------|---------------5----------| A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|------------5-------------| E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------| B|------------------------|--------------------------| G|------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|--------------------------| A|---------REST-----------|----------REST------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------| B|------------------------|--------------------------|
END
4 STRING VERSION (Standard Tuning EADG) Now here as requested!
FIRST VERSE
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------REST------------|-----------REST----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------5-3----------| A|---------REST------------|----------------5----1-3-| E|-------------------------|-------------------3-----| G||-------------------------|-------------------------| D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------| A||---------------5---------|-3---1/3-------3----1--3-| E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|-------------3---3-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|| D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*|| A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x3 E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------------| A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3---3--|-6--6--6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
BRIDGE TO 2ND VERSE
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----| D|------------------------|--------------------------| A|-1-----------3----------|--------------------------| E|------------------------|-3------------------------| G|------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|---------------5-3--------| A|-1-----------3----------|-------------------5---1-3| E|------------------------|-3-------------------3----|
2ND VERSE
G||-------------------------|-------------------------| D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------| A||---------------5---------|-3---1/3-------3----1--3-| E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|-------------3---3-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|| D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*|| A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x2 E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------------| A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3---3--|-6--6--6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x3
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||(** Leave out this /5 third time round)
BRIDGE TO MIDDLE 8
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----| D|------------------------|------------5-------------| A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|---------5----------------| E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------|
MIDDLE 8
G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------8-| A|-6---6----6----6-6-----6-|---------------------------| E|--------6----6-------6---|-6--6--------6-----6-6-6---| G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------------------------| A|-6---6----6----6-6-----6-|-3-------------------------| E|--------6----6-------6---|-------------1-------------|
CHORUS
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1-1--3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3---3--|-6--6--6-/8--------------|| x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
END
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----| D|------------------------|---------------5----------| A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|------------5-------------| E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------| G|------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|--------------------------| A|---------REST-----------|----------REST------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------|