The Bangles – Manic Monday (Bass Tab)
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Bass tabs by: LazyDogPeachy
Standard; 4/4
Note: Before any negative reactions, please LISTEN to the song PROPERLY. There are two bass lines.
This tab will demonstrate the Michael Steele's BASS GUITAR LINES alongside a PIANO BASS.
[Intro]
Piano Bass (transcribed for bass guitar)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------2---|
D|---------------------|----5~---------------|---------------------|----5----4---2-------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|-------------7~------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---3----2----0~----5-|2x
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---5~----------------|
E|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---5~----------------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse1]
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|----5~---------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|-------------7~------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----3---3-3~-----3--|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
Six o'clock already just in a middle
I was of a dream.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----3---3-3~-----3--|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
I was kissing Vale by a crystal blue But I
lentino Italian stream.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|----5~---------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|-------------7~------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----3---3-3~-----3--|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
cant be late guess I won't get
'Cause then I paid.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----7---7-7~--------|-----7---7-7~--------|-----0---0-0~-----7--|---7~----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|-----5---5-5~--------|-----5---5-5~--------|---------------------|---5~----------------|
These are the days wish your bed was It's just another manic
When you already made.
[Chorus]
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
Monday oh oh woh Wish it Sunday oh oh woh Cause that's
was my
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5------7---7-----|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|
A|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~--------|---0---4---7---------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---------------------|
fun day oh oh woh My, I run day oh It's just another manic
don't have to
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---5~----------------|
E|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---5-5~--------------|
E|---------------------|
Monday.
[Verse 2]
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|---5~------5---------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|-------------7~------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar (make each note pop)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------5p4.-----|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|--5--7.--x--------x--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----3---3-3~-----3--|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
Have to catch an Got to be to work
early train by nine.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---3----2----0~------|
Bass Guitar (make each note pop)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------5p4.-----|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|--5--7.--x--------x--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----3---3-3~-----3--|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
And if I had an I still couldn't
aeroplane make it on time.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|---5~----------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|-------------7~------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------5p4.--0--|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|--5--7.--x-----------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----3---3-3~-----3--|---------------------|---3----2----0~------|
'Cause it takes Just to figure out
me so long what I'm gonna wear.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----7---7-7~--------|-----7---7-7~--------|-----0---0-0~-----7--|---7~----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---7~----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----5---5-5~--------|---------------------|
E|-----5---5-5~--------|-----5---5-5~--------|------------------5--|---------------------|
Blame it on the boss is already It's just another manic
train But the there.
[Chorus]
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
Monday oh oh woh Wish it Sunday oh oh woh Cause that's
was my
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5------7---7-----|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|
A|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---0---4---7---------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---------------------|
fun day oh oh woh My, I run day oh It's just another manic
don't have to
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---5~----------------|
E|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---5-5~--------------|
E|---------------------|
Monday.
[Bridge]
Piano Bass
G|---4~-------4~-------|---4~-----4--4----4--|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----7---7-7~-----7--|-----7---7-7~--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar (make each note pop)
G|---------------------|---------------------|--9.-10h10.-10h10.---|-9.-10h10.-10h10.-9-9|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|----7~------7~-------|---7~-----7--7----7--|---------------------|---------------------|
All of the nights lover have to pick night to get down?
why did my last
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----4---4-4~--------|---4---6---7---4-----|
D|-----5---5-5~--------|-----7---7-7~--------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|----10---10-10~------|----12---12-12~------|---------------------|---------------9-----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----7---7-7~--------|---7---9---10--------|
Doesn't it matter have to feed the employment's
that I both of us down.
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------12-12\0|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----7.--7.--7~------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~--------|-----7---7-7~--------|---------------------|----r----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------R----------|
E|-----3---3-3~--------|-----4---4-4~--------|-----5.--5.--5~------|---------------------|
He tells me in voice, C'mon honey let's go noise.
his bedroom make some
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------7~-------------|
A|---------R-----------|---------R-----------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------R-----------|---------R-----------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|------5~-------------|
Time it goes so fast (When you're having It's just another
fun) manic
[Chorus]
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
Monday oh oh woh Wish it Sunday oh oh woh Cause that's
was my
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5-5-5--5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---3---2---0---5-----|
fun day oh oh woh My, I run day oh It's just another manic
don't have to
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|
Monday oh oh woh Wish it Sunday oh oh woh Cause that's
was my
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|---------------------|----5----4---2~------|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|
A|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---------------------|-----5---5-5~-----5--|---0---4---7---------|
E|---------------------|---3----2----0~----x-|---------------------|---------------------|
fun day oh oh woh My, I run day oh It's just another manic
don't have to
Piano Bass
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---5~----------------|---------R-----------|---------R-----------|---------R-----------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bass Guitar
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---5-5~--------------|---------R-----------|---------R-----------|---------R-----------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Monday.***************************
| ~ - vibrato
| x - dead note/muted
| R - whole rest
| r - half rest
| \ - slide down
| . - staccato
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