Violent Femmes – Never Tell (Bass Solo Tab)
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[Intro]
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12----/15--14--12--14p12---12------12--13p12------------14--15--14---| A|--------------------------13----13------------13----/15---------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-/12---10-/14---10-/14/15-10-/14--12-----| D|----------------------------------------0---| A|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| G|---------15--------------17------14\---| D|-----12------12------14------14--------| A|-13-------------/15--------------------| D|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---| D|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------2---| D|----------------------------------------0---| A|-0--5--0--5\---1-0-1-0-1h2h3p2-0--2--3------| D|--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------2---| D|---------------------------------------------------0---| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------2---| D|---------------------------------------------------0---| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---| D|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------2---| D|---------------------------------------0---| A|-0--5/---0--1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-------------------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus] (you can slide down or pull off here, whichever you prefer)
G|-/15--14--12--14----------------------------19p17--17p15--15p14--14p12--12-------| D|------------------15--14--15----17--16--17---------------------------------------| A|------------------13--12--13----15--14--15----------------------------------10---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-----12--13p12----------14--15p14------12\---| A|-13-------------13-/15-------------15--------| D|---------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
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[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------------------------2---| D|---------------------------------------------------0---| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------2---| D|---------------------------------------------------0---| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
G|-/15--14--12--14---15--14--15---17--17----19p17--17p15--15p14--14p12--12------| D|-------------------15--14--15---17--17----------------------------------------| A|-------------------13--12--13---15--15-----------------------------------10---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------| D|-8------------10------| A|--h10--10p8\5---h10---| D|----------------------| It's of utmost importance... G|-----15------------| D|---12---------10---| A|-13---------12-----| x2 D|-------------------| I've had so much on my mind... G|-------------------------------| D|-3---3---5-5---8---8---10-10---| A|-3---3---5-5---8---8---10-10---| D|-------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3---3---5-5---8--8---10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10---| A|-3---3---5-5---8--8---10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10---| D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-5---0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1-0-1-0-1--3-0--3-0---2--3---| D|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-0--2--3--2--0--2--3--2-----10--12---| D|----------------------------8---10---| A|-------------------------------------| x2 D|-------------------------------------| G|-7-5-5-7-7-5-5---7---9---9-10p9-9---| D|-----------------8---10-------------| A|------------------------------------| x3 D|------------------------------------| G|-7--5--5--7--7--5--5---| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| G|-/7-7--/7-7---9--9--9--9--------| D|-/8-8--/8-8--10-10-10-10--12\---| A|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|
[Bass Solo]
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A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---|
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PM ...................................................
not quite tremolo but you pick 4 times very fast sliding up to 18 and sliding down from 12
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A|-/18\---12\---|
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p
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D|---0-3p0---0----0-2p0----------|
A|-1-------0----3-------3-5------|
D|-------------------------------|
PM..........................
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D|-/12\--/12-/13-\---|
A|-------------------|
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D|-------------------0---|
A|-0-1-0-1---3-2-3-------|
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PM.......................
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D|-0--------------------------------------------|
A|----0-3----0-------0---1-0-1--3-0-3-0-2-3-5---|
D|---------0---5-3-0----------------------------|
PM..............................................[Quiet Part]
G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---| x2 D|-------------------------------------------------------| PM ................................................... Listen to me baby... G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1-0-1-0-1-2----3-0---2--3--5---| D|-------------------------------------------------------| PM ................................................... G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1-0-1-0-1-0----3--2--3--5---| D|----------------------------------------------------| PM ................................................ G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5---| x2 D|-------------------------------------------------------| PM ................................................... ...And I will find you out... G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-0--5--0--5----1-0-1-0-1-2-3-2-0--2--3--5---| D|--------------------------------------------| PM ........................................ ...And I will cut you up G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5-----//pick-slide(?)\\---| D|-------------------------------------------| PM .............. G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-5--0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3---| x2 D|-------------------------------------------------------| PM ...................................................
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5---0h3h5----1--0--1---3--2--3---| x4 D|----------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
G|-2----3--2-0-2-----3-2-3--5--5---| D|-0----0--0-0-0-----3-2-3--5--5---| A|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| G|-/8----5----------------------------3-------5--5-----| D|-----7---7-5---3-----3-5-5b6-5---5-----5--3---5--5---| A|-------------5-----5---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| Don't you know nothing? G|-2----------------------------------------------------------| D|-0----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5/---| D|------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------2---| D|----------------------------------------0---| A|-0--5--0--5\---1-0-1-0-1h2h3p2-0--2--3------| D|--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------2---| D|---------------------------------------------------0---| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0h3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3---| D|----------------------------------------------------| What are you gonna do? G|-2--2--2--2----3--2--3----5--4--5---| D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---| A|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| What do you wanna do? G|-7---5--3--2----3--2--3----5--4--5--7---| D|-0---0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5------| A|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|
Sink down, sink down, sink down...
(...then)
Don't you know no one? G|------------------------------------------| D|-0--12--14--14/15--14--12------14-14-14---| A|---------------------------13--15-15-15---| D|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-0--12--14--14/17--15--14--12--14-14-14---| A|-------------------------------15-15-15---| D|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-0--12--14--14/19--17--15--12--14-14-14---| A|-------------------------------15-15-15---| D|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-0--12--14--14/15--14--12------10-10-10---| A|---------------------------13-------------| D|------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
G|-7--7--7--7----3--2--3----5--4--5---| D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---| A|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| I'll tell you what it's like... G|-7--5--3--2----3--2--3----5--4--5---| D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---| A|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| I stood right up in the heart of hell... G|-7----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5---0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5-/10\-0---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-0--5-/10\---0--1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3--5-/10\-0---| D|------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------2---| D|-------------------------------------------0---| A|-0--5-/10\---0--1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3------| D|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-0h3h5p0-3h5p0h3h5p0----1--0--1---3-0--3-0---2--3---| D|----------------------------------------------------| Tell, tell, tell, tell... G|-2--2--2--2----3--2--3----5--4--5---| D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3----5--4--5---| A|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| G|-7---5---3--2----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---| D|-0---0---0--0----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---| A|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| G|-7--7--7--7----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---| D|-0--0--0--0----3--2--3---/5--5--4--5---| A|---------------------------------------| x2 D|---------------------------------------|
[End Solo]
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
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