Violent Femmes – Promise (Bass Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: leonardo Main riff (bass comes in at 0:07)

G|-----2-----------------|
D|-4-4---4-2-22----0h2p0-|
A|--------------0h2------|
E|-----------------------|

Variation 1 (0:24-0:29)
             P P             P P
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-------------7-7-|
A|-----5--------------5----------|
E|-7-7---7-5------7-7---7-x5-----|

x is a mute note which I think kinda fits in it. Those P's mean you have to pop those notes.

Back to main riff (x2) until Variation 2 (0:35-0:40)
                                  P P
G|--------------------------------2-2-|
D|-----2------------------------------|
A|-4-4---4-2-22-020202222-0-2-4-0-----|
E|------------------------------------|

I'm not really sure about that 0-2-4-0 pattern, but I think it may be ok! Then play main riff (x3) and then "And you're unhappy"-part (0:49-0:52)

G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-2222222222222220h2-|
E|--------------------|

Main riff (x2) From 1:00 to 1:40 Brian Ritchie plays little variations of the main riff. You can play whatever you want. Just play it softly! I like to throw something like this in:

G|-----2--------0h2p0-----|     G|-----2-----------------|     G|-----2--------3-2-0-----|
D|-4-4---4-2-22-------2p0-|     D|-4-4---4-2-/9-7--------|     D|-4-4---4-2-22-------3-2-|
A|------------------------| or  A|----------------9-7-9\-| or  A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|     E|-----------------------|     E|------------------------|

Bridge (1:41-1:56)

G|-----2------|                                 G|---|
D|-4-4---4-2·-| Play this 4 times and end with  D|-4-| (let ring)
A|------------|                                 A|-4-|
E|------------|                                 E|-2-|