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Beetlebum Bass

by Blur
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The tab is based from Ponchofras's cover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tuI68sGKyY). I'm sure Alex James play it like this, with outro have a lot variations.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author rizeky [a] 86. Last edit on Feb 20, 2017
We have an official Beetlebum tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Intro:
no bass
 
[In the end 1st Verse]
(...bee-tle...bum)
G|------------|
D|----/8------|
A|--------10--|
E|------------|
 
[2nd verse]
G|-----------9------|-----------9-------|-----------|----------------|-----------5-------|
D|-7-7-----7---7--7-|-7-7-----7---7-----|-----------|----------------|-3-3-----3---3---3-|
A|-----7h9----------|-----7h9-------9-7-|-3-3-------|-3-3--5-----3-5-|-----3h5-------5---|
E|------------------|-------------------|-------3-3-|--------3-3-----|-------------------|
 
G|-----------5-------|-----------7-------|------------------|-----------9---------|
D|-3-3-----3---3---3-|-5-5-----5---5---5-|-5-5-----5--/8----|-7-7-----7---7---7-7-|
A|-----3h5-------5---|-----5h7-------7---|-----5h7-------10-|-----7h9-------9-----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
 
[Chorus]
...slip away
G|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
D|-10--12-10-------9-|-9-10-9-----|-/7-/7-/7---5-|-3------------|------------| *fret 10
A|-----------12-12---|--------10--|----------7---|----0-3-3-5-5-|-0--3-3-5-0-| *fret 12
E|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
 
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------|--------------|
D|-3--3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-6-6-0-0---------|-/10--12-10-------9-|-9-10-9-----|-/7-/7-/7---5-|
A|------------------|---------3-3-5-5-|------------12-12---|--------10--|----------7---|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------|--------------|
 
G|-------------|------------|------------------|-----------------|----|
D|-3-----------|------------|-3--3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-6-6-0-0---------|----|
A|---0-3-3-5-5-|-0--3-3-5-0-|------------------|---------3-3-5-5-|-3r-|
E|-------------|------------|------------------|-----------------|----|
 
[In the end 3rd Verse]
(...bee-tle...bum)
G|------------|
D|----/8------|
A|--------10--|
E|------------|
 
[4th verse]
G|-----------9------|-----------9-------|-----------|----------------|-----------5-------|
D|-7-7-----7---7--7-|-7-7-----7---7-----|-----------|----------------|-3-3-----3---3---3-|
A|-----7h9----------|-----7h9-------9-7-|-3-3-------|-3-3--5-----3-5-|-----3h5-------5---|
E|------------------|-------------------|-------3-3-|--------3-3-----|-------------------|
 
G|-----------5-------|-----------7-------|------------------|-----------9-----------|
D|-3-3-----3---3---3-|-5-5-----5---5---5-|-5-5-----5--/8----|-7-7-----7---7-----7-7-|
A|-----3h5-------5---|-----5h7-------7---|-----5h7-------10-|-----7h9-------7h9-----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| 
 
[Chorus]
...slip away
G|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
D|-10--12-10-------9-|-9-10-9-----|-/7-/7-/7---5-|-3------------|------------|
A|-----------12-12---|--------10--|----------7---|----0-3-3-5-5-|-0--3-3-5-0-|
E|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
 
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------|--------------|
D|-3--3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-6-6-0-0---------|-/10--12-10-------9-|-9-10-9-----|-/7-/7-/7---5-|
A|------------------|---------3-3-5-5-|------------12-12---|--------10--|----------7---|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------|--------------|
 
G|-------------|------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------|------------|-3--3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-6-6-0-0---------|
A|---0-3-3-5-5-|-0--3-3-5-0-|------------------|---------3-3-5-5-|
E|-------------|------------|------------------|-----------------|
 
(Outro always have different bassline)
[Outro]
He’s on, he’s on, he’s on it
G|-----------|-----------9-------|----------|----------------|
D|-7-7-------|-7-7-----7---7-----|----------|----------------|
A|------7-7--|-----7h9-------9-7-|-3-3------|-3-3--5-----3-5-|
E|-----------|-------------------|------3-3-|--------3-3-----|
 
G|-----------5---------|-5---------5-------|-----------7------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-----3---3-----3-|---3-----3---3---3-|-5-5-----5---5--5-|-5-5-----5-/8----|
A|-----3h5-------3h5---|-----3h5-------5---|-----5h7-------7--|-----5h7------10-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
 
G|-----------|-----------9-------|----------|----------------|
D|-7-7-------|-7-7-----7---7-----|----------|----------------|
A|------7-7--|-----7h9-------9-7-|-3-3------|-3-3--5-----3-5-|
E|-----------|-------------------|------3-3-|--------3-3-----|
 
G|-----------5-------|-------------------|-----------7-------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-----3---3---3-|-3-3h5p3--—3---3---|-5-5-----5---5---5-|-5h7p5---5-/8----|
A|-----3h5-------5---|---------5---5---5-|-----5h7-------7---|-------7------10-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Outro]
(no vocal)
G|-----------9-------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|-7-7-----7---7---7-|-7h9p7---7-----|----------|---------------|
A|-----7h9-------9---|-------9---9-7-|-3-3------|3-3--5-----3-5-|
E|-------------------|---------------|------3-3-|-------3-3-----|
 
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------7-------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-----3-3h5p3---3-|-3h5p3—--3---3---|-5-5-----5---5---5-|-5h7p5---5-/8----|
A|-----3h5---------5---|-------5---5---5-|-----5h7-------7---|-------7------10-|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
G|--------------------|---------9-------|----------|---------------|
D|-7-7-----7-7h9p7--7-|-7-----7---7-----|----------|---------------|
A|-----7h9---------9--|---7h9-------9-7-|-3-3------|-3-3--5----3-5-|
E|--------------------|-----------------|------3-3-|-------3-3-----|
 
G|-----------5-----|-------------------|-----------7-------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-----3---3---|-3-3h5p3—--3---3---|-5-5-----5---5---5-|-5h7p5---5-/8----|
A|-----3h5-------5-|---------5---5---5-|-----5h7-------7---|-------7------10-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------|---------------|
D|-7-7-----7-7h9p7---7-|-7h9p7---7-7h9p7-----|----------|---------------|
A|-----7h9---------9---|-------9---------9-7-|-3-3------|3-3--5-----3-5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|------3-3-|-------3-3-----|
 
G|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------7-------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-----3---3---3-|-3h5p3—--3---3---|-5-5-----5---5---5-|-5h7p5---5-/8----|
A|-----3h5-------5---|-------5---5---5-|-----5h7-------7---|-------7------10-|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
***********************************
 
| / Slide-up
| h Hummer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Let ring
 
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Paramore111
Man, this tab is spot on perfect. Great to see an accurate bass tab for this song.
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