The Wombats – Be Your Shadow (Bass Tab)
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Tabbed by: Dabstaep Peter
E-mail: [email protected]
I recorded this cover of this great song, written by a great band:
Its a very rhythmical song so I apologize if I am not able to contribute the exact rhythm in this tab :)
I tried to adopt as many details from the original bass-line as possible.
"~" means "let it ring"
Tuning:
Intro G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------3-------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------------5-5-5~----3-3-3--3-----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1---1---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------0h1h3-5-5-5~----33-3-3--3----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1-------------------------------------------------------|
1st verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1--1--11--1~----------------5--5--5-----3--3--3/2/1----------------------| E|-------------------1--1--1~------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1--1--11--1~----------------5--5--5-----3--3--3/10-----------------------| E|-------------------1--1--1~------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
G|-----------------------------5---------------------------------------------| D|--5--5--55-5~------3--3--3-3---3-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------5--5--5---3--3--33-3--3/10\--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5-----------------------------------------------| D|--5--5--55-5~------3--3--3-3---3---------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------33333333/15-15-15\------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (same as Intro!)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------3-------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------------5-5-5~----3-3-3--3-----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1---1---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------0h1h3-5-5-5~----33-3-3--3----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1-------------------------------------------------------|
2nd verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1--1-----5\----------5--5---8\3--3--3------------------------------------| E|-------------1--1----------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5-5-------5-5------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------7-7-------7-7-------------------| A|--1--1-----5\---------5--5-------5/8---------------------------------------| E|-------------1--1---3/-----------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus #2
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--55555555-----------------------------77----------------------------------| A|-----------55555555-----------------77-------------------------------------| E|--------------------88888888--55-88----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--55555555-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------55555555--33333333/15-15-15\------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus #2 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------3-------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------------5-5-5~----3-3-3--3-----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1---1---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------0h1h3-5-5-5~----33-3-3--3----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-55-5~-----3-3-33-3--5-------------------0h2h3------------------------| A|-------------------------------5-5-5---3-3-33-3----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3~~~--------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------0h1h3-5-5-5~----33-3-3--3----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1-------------------------------------------------------|
QUIET PART (NO BASS)
SOLO
Intro Part (2x):
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------3-------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------------5-5-5~----3-3-3--3-----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1---1---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------0h1h3-5-5-5~----33-3-3--3----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------3-------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------------5-5-5~----3-3-3--3-----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1---1---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3-----------------------| A|--1-1-1~--------------0h1h3-5-5-5~----33-3-3--3----------------------------| E|------------1-1-1--1-------------------------------------------------------|
Last Part (has a bass variation)
G|----------------------------------------------------5----------------------| D|----------------------------3------------3-5----------5--------------------| A|------------------------------5---5-55-5-----3-33-3------------------------| E|--3--3-33-3--5-6\--1--11-1-------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------3---------3-----------3-5-------------------------------------| A|--1-11-1--/5-------------5--5-55-5------3-33-3-3/13~~~~--------------------| E|----------------1-11-1-----------------------------------------------------| 5
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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