What Was I Thinking Bass

by 311
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Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014
Artist: 311
Song: What Was I Thinking
Album: Transistor (1997)
Bassist: P-Nut
Tuning: B-E-A-D-G
Notes:
 
Intro:                v - This mute is over the 7th fret so it should
                            sound a bit harmonic
G|--------------------x---7h9--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-x-0-x-0-0hx-x---x------|
B|-----------------------------| (x12)
    S S S S S S S S S P S P
 
Verse 1:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x--|
B|-----------------------------------| (x2)
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 
G|--------------------x---7h9--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-x-0-x-0-0hx-x---x------|
B|-----------------------------| (x4)
    S S S S S S S S S P S P
 
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x--|
B|-----------------------------------| (x2)
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 
G|--------------------x---7h9--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-x-0-x-0-0hx-x---x------|
B|-----------------------------| (x4)
    S S S S S S S S S P S P
 
 
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2-2--2--------2-2--2--------2-2--2--------2-2--2--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-7---------5-7---------------5-7---------5-7----|
E|--0-5-7-0-----0-5-7-0-----0-575-0-5-7-0-----0-5-7-0-----0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
 
Verse 2:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x--|
B|-----------------------------------| (x2)
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 
G|--------------------x---7h9--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-x-0-x-0-0hx-x---x------|
B|-----------------------------| (x4)
    S S S S S S S S S P S P
 
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x--|
B|-----------------------------------| (x2)
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 
G|--------------------x---7h9--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-x-0-x-0-0hx-x---x------|
B|-----------------------------| (x4)
    S S S S S S S S S P S P
 
 
Chorus/Outro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2-2--2--------2-2--2--------2-2--2--------2-2--2--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--|
E|--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-7---------5-7---------------5-7---------5-7----|
E|--0-5-7-0-----0-5-7-0-----0-575-0-5-7-0-----0-5-7-0-----0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
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3 comments
MajinStylee
^For consistency. P-nut always uses a 5-string bass, so this reflects what *he* plays.
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drunk guitarist
i think there is an open after every 1 on the verse, but im probably wrong. anyways, nice tab
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Angel aka alaab
nice tab, but why'd you add the extra string if he doesn't use it?
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