Songs: Ohia – Captain Badass (Bass Tab)
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the bass in the recording is probably tuned a half-step down,
but the bassline can be played just as easily in standard
the guitar in the recording is a tenor guitar. interestingly, in some live footage jason seems to
just be using a 6-string guitar with the two highest strings removed?
the live performance is a full step down from the original, and he's playing in an alternate tuning: F#|-3-3---3---3-----|-2-2---3---2-----|-8-8---8---8-----|-7---------------| D |-4---------------|-2---------------|-9---------------|-7-7---9---7-----| A |-4---------------|-4---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------| E |-2---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-9---------------| so we can just transpose back up a step and play this on a 6-string: Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-1-1---1---1-----|-0-0---1---0-----|-6-6---6---6-----|-5---------------| Gb|-2---------------|-0---------------|-7---------------|-5-5---7---5-----| Db|-2---------------|-2---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------| Ab|-0---------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Intro] (0:00)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-------|-4---6-----------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---6-------7---|---------4---6-2-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4-----6---------|---------6-------|-4---6-----------| E|-4---6-------7---|---------4---6-7-|-4---6-2-----6-7-|---------4---6---| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---6-----------|---------6-------|-4---6-----------| E|-4-----7-----6---|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4-----------7-|---------4---7---|
[Verse 1] (0:47, departure and worry)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---6-----------|---------6-------|-4---6-----------|---------6-------|-4---6-----------| E|-4-4-6-4-----7---|---------4-4-6-7-|-4-----7---------|---------4-6-7-6-|-4----(4)------7-|---------4-----7-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4-4-6-6---------|---------6-------|-4-4-6-6---------| E|-4-4-6-------7---|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4(4)7-----7---|---------4-4-6-7-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4-----6---------|---------6-------|-4-4-6-6---------| E|-4-4(4)7-------7-|---------4-4-6-7-|-4-4-6(4)---(7)--|---------4-6-7-6-| (1:43, as lovers we did not fail) G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4-4-6-6---------|---------6-------|-4-4-6-6---------| E|-4-4-4(7)----7---|---------4-4-6-2-|-4---6-4-----6-7-|---------4-4-7-6-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------| A|-------6-6-------|-4-4-6-6---------|---------6-------|-4-4---6-----6---| E|-4---------------|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4---7-----7---|---------4-4---7-| (2:16, brown eyes) G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----6-----------| A|---------6--(6)--|-4---------------|---------6-------|-4-----------6-6-| E|-4-4-4-4-------7-|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4-4-4----(7)7-|---------4-------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-6(6)--|-4-4-6-4---------|---------6-------|-4-----------6---|---------6-6-6---|-4-4-6-4---------| E|-4-4-6-4-------7-|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4---7-------7-|---------4-4---4-|-4-4-6-4-------7-|---------4-4-6-7-|
[Chorus] (2:46, we get no second chance)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----6-----------| A|---------6-6-----|-4(4)--6---------|---------6-6-----|-4-4---4---------| E|-4-4-4-4-----6---|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4-4-4-----6-7-|---------4-6-7-6-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------| A|---------6(6)6-6-|-4---6-7---------|---------6-6-6---|-4-4---4---------| E|-4-4-4-4---------|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4-4-4-------7-|---------4-4-6-7-|
[Post-chorus] (3:28)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---------------|---------6-------|-4---------------| E|-4---------------|---------4-------|-4---------------|---------4-6-7-6-|
[Verse 2] (3:44, so a hot pulse is alright)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---------------|---------6-------|-4-------6-6-6-6-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4---------------| E|-4---------------|---------4-6-7-6-|-4---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|---------4-4-6-7-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---------------|---------6-------|-4---------------| E|-4---------------|---------4---6(7)|-4---------------|---------4-6-7-6-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-6-----|-4-----6---------|---------6-6-6---|-4-4-4-6---------| E|-4-4(4)4-------7-|---------4-4-6-7-|-4-4-4-4-------7-|---------4-6-7-6-| (4:38, there ain't no contest) G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------| A|---------6-------|-4-----6---------|---------6-6-6---|-4-4---6---------| E|-4-----4-------7-|---------4-4-6-7-|-4-4(4)4-------7-|---------4-6-7-6-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-6-6---|-4---6-----------|---------6-6-6---|-4-----6---------| E|-4-4(4)4-------7-|---------4(4)--7-|-4-4---4-------7-|---------4(4)6-7-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-6-----|-4---6-6---------|---------6-6(6)--|-4-4(4)6---------| E|-4-4(4)4-----7---|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4-6-4-------7-|---------4-6-7-7-|
[Chorus] (5:33, we get no second chance)
G|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----6(6)--------| G|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-6-----|-4-4-------------| x2 A|---------6-6(6)6-|-4-4-6-6---------| E|-4-4-4-4-----6---|---------4-6-7-6-| E|-4-4-4-4---------|---------4-6-7-6-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----6-----------| A|---------6-6-----|-4-4---6---------|---------6-6-----|-4-4---4-----6---|---------6-6-----|-4(4)--4---------| E|-4-4-4-4-----6(6)|---------4-6-7-6-|-4-4-4-4-----6-6-|---------4-4---7-|-4-4-4-4-----6-7-|---------4-6-7-6-|
[Outro] (6:13)
G|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|--------(6)--6---|-4---------------| x1 A|---------6---6---|-4---------------| x2 E|-4--(4)----------|---------4-------| E|-4---------------|---------4-------| G|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---------------| x1 A|---------6-------|-4-------6-------| x2 E|-4---------------|---------4-------| E|-4---------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------6-------|-4---------------| E|-4---------------|---------4-------|
(n) = ghost note