Let Me Go Bass

by CAKE
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279.
2 contributors total, last edit on Dec 6, 2023
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Song: Let Me Go
Artist: Cake
Album: Prolonging the Magic (1998)
Bassist: Gabe Nelson
 
Standard tuning (EADG)
 
 
[Intro]
              (Rest x4)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-VERSE:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 1 (x2):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|-------------------------5---4---|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-0-2-0---0---5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |(5)------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Interlude 1]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0-------r---------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 3 (x2):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r-------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|-------------------------5-0-4---|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-0-2-0-------5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |(5)------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Interlude 2]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|-------------------------5-0-4---|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r-0-2-0-------5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |(5)------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 3 & OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------2-|-r-X-2---4---6---r---------------|
E |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------2-0-----5---r-----------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------0-|-r-X-0---2---4---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
X = muted pluck
() = sustained not
X
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