Havana Bass

by Camila Cabello
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This version contains a tab for a 5 string or 4 string bass (with variations) and I help with a timeline where the bass is.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G
Key: Gm
Capo: no capo
Author JuancruzCasa [a] 94. Last edit on Mar 30, 2018
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This song has a real strong bass and it's so easy to play. But there's a way to play it if you want the strong
notes of the song. The way is tune your E string to D. But if you have a 5 string bass this is not a problem.
First I'll give the tab for the 5 string and then for the 4 strings with the E string in D.
 
The song goes always like this:
 
[Riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Intro] (Bass starts at 0:27)
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|    All the song is like that, just the tempo it's
D|------------------------|------------------------|    a little hard for some people.
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|3---6------------------6|3---6-------------------|
B|------4--3...-------3---|------4--3...-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
 
(in 1:30 is a little trick)
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|   Just doesn't play
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|   the 3rd fret of the E
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|   string in the last 4 beats.
E|3---6------------------6|3---6-------------------|----6-------------------|
B|------4--3...-------3---|------4--3...-----------|------4--3...-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now, if you have a 4 string bass and you've de-tuned the E string to a D, you have to do tihs:
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5---8-1--0...-------0--8|5---8-1--0...-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   
 
 
Or you can do this, so you don't move your hand too much:
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|----1------------------1|----1-------------------|
D|5-----1--0...-------0---|5-----1--0...-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   
 
 
 
Another problem here is that the song has parts with and without bass, so here you have the time marks where
the bass is played:
 
[0:27 to 0:45]
[1:03 to 1:21]
[1:30 to 1:49]
[1:58 to 2:35]
[2:43 to the end of the song]
 
 
That's all, if there's any mistake, please comment or correct it.
 
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Havana – Camila Cabello
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4 comments
kb1ooo
I believe that there is an error in your last "or you can do this, ..." section. You have that the second note is open on the A string, but it should be A#, so 1st fret.
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23galicnefs
It is still open aA
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