Down Bass

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Song: Down
Artist: blink-182
Album: Blink-182 (Untitled)
Bassist: Mark Hoppus
Vocals: Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus
Tabber: Jordan Rolufs
Tuning: Standard [EADG]
 
~ = Let the previous note ring
/ = Slide your fingers up the string (while still holding the previous note)
x(#) = How many times you play that part (if in between, play the first half, then
then first, then second)
[#:##] = How many minutes and seconds that you start playing at that part
 
  Intro (Wait until drums come in) [0:10]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-----|-------------1-1-1-1-----1-1-----| x2
E|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-------------------------|
 
  Verse 1 {"The drops of rain, they fall all over...") [0:20]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-----|-------------1-1-1-1-----1-1-----| x4
E|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-------------------------|
 
  After Verse ("This can't be the end.") [0:41]
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------| x1
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
 
  Pre-Chorus ("Tidal waves, they rip right through me...") [0:43]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/2-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-----------------------------2---|
 
  Chorus ("Down, down, down, down...") [0:59]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                       x2
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
    After Chorus [1:19]
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------| x1
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
 
  Verse 2 ("Your vows of silence fall all over...") [1:24]
G|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-1/~~~~~~~~~~~-3/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x4
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
  After Verse ("You did this.") [1:45]
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------| x1
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
 
  Pre-Chorus ("Tidal waves, they rip right through me...") [1:47]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/2-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-----------------------------2---|
 
  Chorus ("Down, down, down, down...") [2:02]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                       x2
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
  Outro (Only played live) [2:24]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                       x4
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 1
Tom: The drops of rain they fall all over
     This awkward silence makes me crazy
     The glow inside burns light upon her
     I'll try to kiss you if you let me
 
After Verse
Mark: (whispering) This can't be the end...
 
Pre-Chorus
Tom: Tidal waves, they rip right through me
     Tears from eyes worn cold and sad
     Pick me up now, I need you so bad
 
Chorus
Mark: Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      It gets me so
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      It gets me so...
 
Verse 2
Tom: Your vows of silence fall all over
     The look in your eyes makes me crazy
     I feel the darkness break upon her
     I'll take you over if you let me
 
After Verse
Mark: (whispering) You did this...
 
Pre-Chorus
Tom: Tidal waves, they rip right through me
     Tears from eyes worn cold and sad
     Pick me up now, I need you so bad
 
Chorus
Mark: Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      It gets me so
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      Down, down, down, down
      It gets me so...
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It's the closest I've seen to the real deal, but you've made the same mistake everyone else makes: The intro is not played again as the verse! And what you have as verse 2 is was the guitar does in verse 2. For the verse Mark slides from the 11th to the 7th on the E, strokes at the 7th about four times, slides to the seventh, then immediately slides to the fourth to repeat the second part of the intro.

Oops, I made a mistake. Where it says "slide to the seventh" after the stroking four times part, it should say "slide to the 9th".

For the verse Mark slides from the 11th to the 7th on the E. Then he strokes at the 7th 4 times, slides to the 9th, then immediately slides to the 4th to repeat the second part of the intro.