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It Will Rain Bass Tab

by Bruno Mars
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It Will Rain - Bruno Mars

Tabbed by: Radagast27 [http://www.youtube.com/user/Radagast27] March 3, 2013
E-mail: christopher.willett@gmail.com

Tuning: standard

Note: This song does not really have a traditional bass part, but this is what 
I play when I cover this song. It fits nicely. I tend to play more notes and 
connecting bits than transcribed here, but this is the core of what I play.


First Verse (If you ever leave me baby...) - No Bass

Second Verse (There's no religion that could save me...):
     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|

     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|

     E                 Bm           Em                 A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7----7---7--7----------------7-7----7---7---7-------------------------|
E|--------7---7--------7--5-7-7-7--------7---7---7-----5--3-5-5-5------------|


Chorus (Cause there'll be no sunlight, if I lose you baby...):
     G          A         F#        B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---3--3-3-3---5--5-5----2--2-2--------5------------------------------------|

     G          A         F#        B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---3--3-3-3---5--5-5----2--2-2--------5------------------------------------|

     G          A         F#        B        Em                 A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2--------7-7-----7---7--7----------------|
E|---3--3-3-3---5--5-5----2--2-2--------5----------7---7--------5------------|


Next Verse (no vocals):
     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|
     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5---5-----------2-2----2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|

Vocals begin (I'll never be your mothers favorite...):
     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|

     E                 Bm            Em                 A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7----7---7--7-----------------7-7----7---7---7------------------------|
E|--------7---7--------7--5-7-7-7---------7---7---7-----5--3-5-5-5-----------|

     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|

     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|

     E                 Bm            Em                  A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7----7---7--7-----------------7-7----7---7---7------------------------|
E|--------7---7--------7--5-7-7-7---------7---7---7------5--3-5-5-5----------|


Chorus (Cause there'll be no sunlight, if I lose you baby...):
     G          A         F#        B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---3--3-3-3---5--5-5----2--2-2---------5-----------------------------------|

     G          A         F#        B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---3--3-3-3---5--5-5----2--2-2---------5-----------------------------------|

     G          A         F#        B        Em                A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2--------7-7----7---7--7-----------------|
E|---3--3-3-3---5--5-5----2--2-2--------5---------7---7--------5--5-5-5-5----|


Verse part:
     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5------9-9----9---9---9--9--------------------------------|
E|--------5---5----------------9---9---9-------------------------------------|

     D                    F#
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----5---5--5---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5---5-----------2-2---2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|


Bridge (multiple strikes per note, just play along with rhythm):
     Em            F#             Em            F#               G       A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------5-------7---|
A|---7-7---7--7-------------------7-7---7--7---------------------------------|
E|-------0---0-----2-2--2-2-2-2-------0---0-----2-2--2-2-2-2-----------------|


Chorus part (play fewer notes):
     G          A         F#        B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---3----------5---------2-------------5------------------------------------|

     G          A         F#        B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---3----------5---------2-------------5------------------------------------|

     G          A         F#        B         Em                A
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2---------7------7---7-------------------|
E|---3----------5---------2-------------5----------7---7--------5------------|


Last note (let ring out): 
     D
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Fade Out


Video of this bass cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2DdCgEcXZE&lc=aP8fI63pQrVWSLBbOKq0OJzlFkRTtEBNUjMK2PXVVTY

(I posted this video long before I made this tab and I was just improvising. 
Due to several requests for tabs in the comments, I decided to finally do it. 
This tab is somewhat based on how I played it originally, minus the various 
flubs I made)

Update: I just did a video of this song specifically using this tab.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF2YSlVV-s8&list=PL95ACFA76E5CE30DA&index=2

Check out my other bass cover videos on my YouTube channel! 
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL95ACFA76E5CE30DA


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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