The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So (Bass Tab)

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Song: Hate To Say I told You so Band: The Hives Recorded by: Dr Matt Destruction Tabbed By: Matthew Burton Date Tabbed: 11/2/05 Updated: Email: [email protected]
[Intro]
Guitar plays for two measures, then... (careful, its a toughie)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5(~)-------------------------------------------5(~)-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There are two ways to play the verse, there is the easy way, which has been tabbed and the way Matt plays it, I will tab both and you can decide which is easier, I personally both)
[Verse] (version one)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-x-3-3-x-8-8-x-1-1-x-5-5-x-3-3-x-8-8-x-1-1-x-x-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The x's can be replaced with the previous note, to look like this if you like...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse] (version 2 correct version)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------8-8-------------------------8-8--------------------------|
E|----10-10-x-8-8-x-----x-6-6-x-x-10-10-x-8-8-x-----x-6-6-x-x----------------|
Same principal applies for the above as they did for version one. The X's can be with the previous note.
[Pre Chorus]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|

[Chorus] (same as verse)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-x-3-3-x-8-8-x-1-1-x-5-5-x-3-3-x-8-8-x-1-1-x-x-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The x's can be replaced with the previous note, to look like this if you like...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Post Chorus]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|

[Solo] (variation on verse, for correct sound, you have to use light distortion and the 

[Verse 2]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8-8-8-0---------------------------8-8-8-0---------------|
E|---10-10-0-8-8-8-0---------6-6-6-0-0-10-10-0-8-8-8-0---------6-6-6-0-0-----|

[Post solo]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
E|---3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
Solo continues throughout the final verse before finishing on...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ok, heres the order guys. [verse] x 4 [pre chorus] x 1 x 1 [post chorus] x 1 (short pause) [verse] x 4 [pre chorus] x 1 x 1 [post chorus] x 1 (small drum break) [Solo] x 4 [post solo] x 1 [solo] x 4 El Fin Not hard at all really. As with many hives basslines, the way you play it is completely to you, so have fun.