Pounding Bass

Pounding
2002 single release for Manchester based Indie Rock Band The Doves.
Track taken from the band’s second album The Last Broadcast. Bass
performance Jimi Goodwin. Tab by bass50611. Based on the original recording
this is my version that is not exact, this is what I would play with a band.
Used YouTube’s official video for my tab.
 
[Intro:]  Drum Start 2 Bars
 
                                   [Play This Bit x2]
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4---------------------------4--4--4--4--|
E|-------------1--1--1--1---2--2--2--2--------------|
 
[Verse 1:]                         [Play This Bit x4]
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-------------|
A|-4--4--4--4---------------------------4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus:]
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus:]                            [Play This Bit x3]
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4-----4----4---|
A|-------------------------------------------4-----4---4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2:]
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-------------|
A|-4--4--4--4---------------------------4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------6-------------|
D|-------------3--3--3--3---4--4-4/8--------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--------------------------4--4--4--4-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
                                  [Play This Bit x2]
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-------------|
A|-4--4--4--4---------------------------4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus:]
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------|
E|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
 
[Chorus:]
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------------------6-6-|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                    [Play This Bit x2]
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|-2--2--2--2-|
 
[Interlude]
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-------------|
A|-4--4--4--4---------------------------4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
                                                    [Break 4 bars]
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-----------------|
A|-4--4--4--4---------------------------4--4--4--4---4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge:]
G|--------------------------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-h9--h9--h9--h9--h9--h9--h9--h9-|
 
[Pre-Chorus:]
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------|
E|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
 
                                    [Play This Bit x2]
G|------------------------------------------------66-|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro:]
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------10--13----10-|
D|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6------------------11--------11----|
A|--------------------------8--8--8--8---9------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                  [Alternative Ending]
G|-------10--13----10----------------------|
D|----11--------11-------------------------|
A|-9--------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
[Symbols:] h is hammer on
X