Word Up Bass

by Gun
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author goobie_bassist [a] 72.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 8, 2019
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Artist: Gun
Song: Word Up
Tuning: Standard tuning, E A D G
 
Very fun song to play, i learned this at college with a bit of help. But most of it was
easy to pick up after that. Enjoy!
 
 
No bass until 00:14
 
Intro/Verse x6
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---------5-5--------|
E|-2-2-000----0-0-222-|
 
"Chorus" (Word up, everybody say...) x2
 
(You can play the first riff to the verse, but to make it abit more fun
you can play it in a higher octave...)
 
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-9-9-777-5-5-7-7-999-|
E|---------------------|
 
Verse x4
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---------5-5--------|
E|-2-2-000----0-0-222-|
 
Chorus x1
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-9-9-777-5-5-7-7-999-|
E|---------------------|
 
Bridge 1 x8
G|---------------|
D|---44---44---4-|
A|---------------|
E|-2----2----2---|
 
Through Solo x4
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---------5-5--------|
E|-2-2-000----0-0-222-|
 
Bridge 2 x8 (W,O,R,D UP)
G|--------------|
D|---44---44----|
A|--------------|
E|-2----2----3--|
 
Verse x4
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---------5-5--------|
E|-2-2-000----0-0-222-|
 
Chorus till end
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-9-9-777-5-5-7-7-999-|
E|---------------------|
 
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2 comments
Andsome
If you want to play the higher octave, as you suggest, then you need to play the -9-9-777-5-5-7-7-999-| sequence on the A string and not the E. Otherwise nice work. ~~Andsome
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philski68
Correct. The higher octave is on the A string. Second bridge after the solo can also be 2-00-2-00-2 on E string. Easy if you want to join the singing.
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