They Might Be Giants – The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Guitar Intro Tab)

Versions (4)

Auto-scroll

Hi guys, thanks for clicking on my tab! This is the bassline, but ive changed it to fit on the acoustic guitar. If there are any errors made, be sure to comment down below so i can quickly fix it!
[Intro]
 (This is that loose bass intro, the 1's are split
for each rest.)
     *brass*               *more brass*
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|1-1---------1----------11----------1----|

(note:
This is what you'll be playing nearly always
except for the "Lion sleeps tonight" part.)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| (3x)
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|

Hey!                     Who's that playing?              
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Hey!                   The guitar?
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|

E|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Is it Jim?            I don't know
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Is it Jim?            I don't know
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4-2----------------------------|
A|0-----4-----4-5-5---5-4-2-4-2-0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|

In the spaceship, the silver spaceship,
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|0 [long note]---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|

the lion takes control,
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0 [long note]--------------|
 [2x]
Im sure you guys will get the hang of it! Good luck practicing 🙏