Rilo Kiley – Does He Love You (Bass Tab)

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artist - rilo kiley song - does he love you? very well-written bassline that gets steadily more complex as the song builds. pay attention to staccato markings, etc. rhythm is notated but if confused listen to the song. (no bass in verse 1 or first chorus) [Verse 2] (0:49, "i guess it's spring, i didn't know...")
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[Chorus] (1:13, "and i think he loves me, and when he leaves her...")
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[Verse 3] (1:25, "i guess it all worked out...")
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[Chorus] (1:49, "and he loves you, yeah he loves you...")
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A|-3-------------0-|-3---3-----------|-5-----------5p0-|-6---6-------6---|
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-4-2-0-|
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[Bridge] (2:14, "let's not forget ourselves, good friend...")
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[Guitar Solo] (2:32)
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[Verse 4] (2:56, "late at night, i get the phone...")
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[Chorus] (3:21, "but now you love him, and your baby...")
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[Bridge] (3:44, "let's not forget ourselves, good friend...")
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[Outro] (4:02) (this part is where all the instruments in the song apart from the string section start fading out, so the bass gets harder and harder to hear. that means the later parts of this section might not be 100% accurate)
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E|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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A|-3-3-3-3-----3p0-|-3-3---0h3-3-3/5-|-5-5---5-----5p0-|-5-5-7-5---------|
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(bass inaudible from this point on but i think it just loops from the start of these 32 bars again) ************************************ | x Dead note | . Staccato | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | r Release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Let ring ************************************