Split Enz – The Devil You Know (Bass Tab)
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The Devil You Know, Split Enz, Conflicting Emotions (1983)
Written by Neil Finn
A bit of a tough bassline, quite complex and always slightly different between sections
I worked it out from closely inspecting the original
[Verse 1]
G|--------9--------------------------------------------4-------------9-------| D|-----9-----9--------------------------2-----------4-------------9-----9----| A|--7-----------------4---4/---0--2--4----------2----------9---7-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-------------9-----------------------------| D|----------------------2-----4-------------9-----9---7p6------------------2-| A|--7--4--4/---0--2--4-----2---------9---7----------------7--4----0--2--4----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------4------------9-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----4------------9-----9---7---------------------2------------------------| A|--2--------9---7--------------7--6--4----0--2--4-----2---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------7----------------7---------6-------------------| D|-------------------------7-----7----------7---------6-----6----------------| A|----------------------5-----------5----5---------4-------------------------| E|---5----5----5----5-------------------------------------------4----4----4--| G|---------------------------------7----------------7------------6-----------| D|------------------------------7-----7----------7-----7------6-----6--------| A|---------------------------5-----------5----5------------4-----------------| E|--4-----5----5----5----5----------------------------------------------4--5-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
G|-------9---------------------------------------4-----------------------9---| D|----------9-------------------------2-------4-----------------------9----9-| A|--7h9-----------7--6--4----0--2--4-------2-----------9------7--7/9---------| E|---------------------------------------------------------7-----------------| G|--9---------------------------4-----------------9--------------------------| D|-------------------2-------4-----------------9-----9------------------2----| A|------4---0--2--4-------2------------9--7/9-------------4----0--2--4-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------9-------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------9-----9--------------------2-------------------------------| A|--2-----9--7/9-------------6--4---0--2--4-----2----2-----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------1---5/------0--h10/12----| E|---5---5--3-----5---5--3-----5---5--3------1---1---------------------------| G|------12------------------------------------------------------12----10--10-| D|--10------------------10----------12h14p12----------------10---------------| A|-----------0--h10/12-------12/15----------------0--h10/12------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------12-----------------------------------------| D|--12--10--------------------10--------------------10---12/13-12------------| A|----------13-----0--h10/12-------------0--h10/12---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------12-----10--10---------------------------------------------| D|-------------10-----------------12--10-------------------------------------| A|--0--h10/12-----------------------------13--12-----------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------12-------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G|---------9--------------------------------------------4------------------9-| D|------------9--7------------------------2---------4------------------6/9---| A|---7--9-------------7--6--4----0--2--4--------2-------------9--7--9--------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------11--9---| D|--7----------------------------------9/11--9--------------------9----------| A|------7--6--4-----0--2--4---7-----9-----------11\9-----7--7/11-------------| E|-------------------------------7-------------------------------------------| G|--11-----------------------------------4---------------9--9----------------| D|----------------------------2-------4---------------9--------9-------------| A|-------7--6--4-----0--2--4-------2-----------9---7----------------7--6--4--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------4----------------------------------------------| D|--------------2----------4-----4-------------------------------------------| A|--0--2--4--4-----4----2----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------7----------------7---------6-------------------| D|-------------------------7-----7----------7---------6-----6----------------| A|----------------------5-----------5----5---------4-------------------------| E|---5----5----5----5-------------------------------------------4----4----4--| G|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------7-----7--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------5-----------5----5---4----4---------------------| E|--4-----5----5----5----5---------------------------------------------------|
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| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
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