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What If Bass

by Creed
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Adapted from the bass track, achieved by running the song through a track splitter and isolating the bass. Even so, this is a best estimation -- Marshall played it a bit sloppy, so there's plenty of wiggle room. You can follow the song here: https://youtu.be/vISmv8nly7A.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279.
2 contributors total, last edit on Dec 1, 2023
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Song: What If
Artist: Creed
Album: Human Clay (1999)
Bassist: Brian Marshall
 
Standard tuning, Drop D (DADG)
 
PERFORMANCE NOTE: There is no bass during the opening clean guitar
melody. This tab begins with the pre-verse @ approximately 0:31.
 
 
PRE-VERSE:
               (Rest x3)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------||-----------------17--\---\-r-----|
D |-r-------------------------------||-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 1:
                ( x3 )
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------3h5---1-----------||---------------3h5---1-----------|
D |-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-------2---^-||-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-----X-3---/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                ( x3 )
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------3h5---1-----------||---------------3h5---1-----------|
D |-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-------2---^-||-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-------2-2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 1:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------1-----1-----1-----------|-3-------3-----3---0-1-----------|
D |-------------------3-------2--/3-|---------------------------2-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-r-5---\-1-----------|---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|
D |-0-----0-------------------2v----|-0---r-0-------------------2v----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
A |-1-------------1---0-1-------1-/-|-3-----3-------3---0-1-----------|
D |---------------------------3-----|---------------------------2---^-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|---------5h7-----5---\---r-------|
D |-0-----0-------------------2v----|-0-----------3/5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 2:
                ( x3 )
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------3h5---1-----------||---------------3h5---1-----------|
D |-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-------2---^-||-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-----X-3/14--|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                ( x3 )
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------3h5---1-----------||---------------------------------|
D |-0---r-0-3h5-r-----0-------2---^-||-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 2:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------1-----1-----1-------1-/-|-3-------3-----3---0-1-----------|
D |-------------------3-------2-----|---------------------------2---2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|
D |-0-----0-------------------2v----|-0---r-0-------------------2v----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
A |-1-------1-----1-1-0-1-------1-/-|-3-------------3---0-1-----------|
D |---------------------------3-----|---------------------------2---^-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-7-5---r-1-----------|---------3/5-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D |-0---r-0-------------------2---2-|-0---r-0-------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-INTERLUDE:
 
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
D |-0-------r-----0-r-0-1-0-r-------|-3^(3)0---r-----0-0-0-0-0-r-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1    &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------7-----|
D |-0-------r-----0-r-0-4-0-1-0-4-3-|(3)v-0---r-----0-r-0-0-0-r-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
INTERLUDE, Part 1:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---6-5---9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8-------3-3/5-5/8-8-6-|
D |-0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---6-5---9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8-------3-r-4-5---\---|
D |-0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---6-5---9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8-------3-3/5-5/8-8-6-|
D |-0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                                             (    3    )
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---6-5---9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8-----------------------|
D |-0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0-2-r-3/5-r-3-r-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   &
 
(Part 2):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8---------3-3-3/5-8-6-|
D |-0-12\-0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0-0-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---6-5---9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8---------------9-9-8-|
D |-0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0-r-0-0-0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---6-5---9-8---5---9-8---3-5/8-6-|---6-5---9-8-------3-3/5-5/8-8-6-|
D |-0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0-0-0---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
BRIDGE:
                                 ( x3 )
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------7-----|
D |-0---0-0-4-0-r-0---0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|(3)--0-0-4-0-r-0---0-0-0-r-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------7---\-|
D |-0---0-0-4-0-r-0---0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|(3)--0-0-4-0-r-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 3:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------------1---0-1-----------|-3-----3-3-----3-----1-----------|
D |---------------------------2v----|-----------------0-3-------2-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|---------3/5-r-5---\-1-----------|
D |-0---r-0-------------------2v----|-0---r-0-------------------2v----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------1-----1-----1-----------|-3-----3-3-----3-----1-----------|
D |---------------------------2---/-|-----------------3---------2v----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r-0-------------------2v----|-0---r-0-0-0-r-0-0-0-3-3-3-5---5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------1-----------1-----------|-3-------------3---0-1-----------|
D |---------------3-----------2v----|---------------------------2v----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------3/5-7-5---\-1-----------|-----3/5-5/7-7-5---\----/15--\-\-|
D |-0---r-0-------------------2-2---|-0-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
OUTRO:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-\-\-\-\-r-----------------------|---------------------------7-----|
D |-----------------------------4-3-|(3)--0-0-4-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                 ( x2 )
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------7-----|
D |-0---0-0-4-0-r-0---0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|(3)--0-0-4-0-r-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                                                   (Let ring)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------7-----|(7)------------------------------|
D |-0---0-0-4-0-r-0---0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|(3)--0-0-4-0-r-0-r-0-r-0-0-------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = 1/4 bend
v = vibrato
() = sustained note
(3) = triplet

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