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Monks Bass

by Frank Ocean
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Double-thumbing is recommended for the verse, but if you've got a good thumping technique you can do it with just your thumb too. Play around with positions if you need to, I play it like this since I have really small hands. Feel free to edit as needed.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G
Key: Cm
Capo: no capo
Author ElvisGoesToUni [a] 598. Last edit on Apr 18, 2020
[Intro] x1
 
G|----------3--5h7|------------3--5h7|-----------7-7h8|-----------7-7h8-|
D|-------5--------|---------5--------|------5--8------|------5--8-------|
A|-3--6-----------|-3-3--6-----------|-6-6------------|-6-6-------------|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
   s  s  s  P  P    s s  s  s  P  P    s s  s  s P P    s s  s  s P P
 
[Pre-verse] x1
 
G|----------3--5h7|-----------3--5h7|-----------7-7h8|-----------7-7h8-|
D|-------5--------|---------5-------|------5--8------|------5--8-------|
A|-3--6-----------|-3-3--6----------|-6-6------------|-6-6-------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
   s  s  s  P  P    s s  s  s P  P    s s  s  s P P    s s  s  s P P
 
[Chorus]
 
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----6---8---8h10|---------6---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|
A|-8----x---------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|
E|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
   s  P s P   P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------3h5-x-------5-x|---5----7----8----7|
D|---------4---6--6h8|---------4---6--6h8|----------------------|-------------------|
A|-4--6-6----x-------|-4--6-6----x-------|-3--x---------3--x----|-3----5----6----5--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
   s  s s  P s P  P    s  s s  P s P  P    s  s  P   P  s  s P s  s P  s P  s P  s P
 
 
[Pre-verse] x2
 
G|----------3--5h7|-----------3--5h7|-----------7-7h8|-----------7-7h8-|
D|-------5--------|---------5-------|------5--8------|------5--8-------|
A|-3--6-----------|-3-3--6----------|-6-6------------|-6-6-------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
   s  s  s  P  P    s s  s  s P  P    s s  s  s P P    s s  s  s P P
 
[Chorus]
 
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----6---8---8h10|---------6---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|
A|-8----x---------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|
E|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
   s  P s P   P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------3h5-x-------5-x|---5----7----8----7|
D|---------4---6--6h8|---------4---6--6h8|----------------------|-------------------|
A|-4--6-6----x-------|-4--6-6----x-------|-3--x---------3--x----|-3----5----6----5--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
   s  s s  P s P  P    s  s s  P s P  P    s  s  P   P  s  s P s  s P  s P  s P  s P
 
[Interlude]
 
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
D|----------3-3h5|---------1-1h3|----1--3--1-3h5|----------3|----------3|
A|-------5-------|----0-3-------|-3-------------|-1--3--5---|----2--5---|
E|-3--6----------|-1------------|---------------|-----------|-4---------|
 
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------7--10|
D|----------3-3h5|---------1-1h3|----1--3--1-3h5|----------3|-6--9-------|
A|-------5-------|----0-3-------|-3-------------|-1--3--5---|------------|
E|-3--6----------|-1------------|---------------|-----------|------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----6---8---8h10|---------6---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|
A|-8----x---------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|
E|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
   s  P s P   P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P
 
[Pre-verse] x2
 
G|----------3--5h7|-----------3--5h7|-----------7-7h8|-----------7-7h8-|
D|-------5--------|---------5-------|------5--8------|------5--8-------|
A|-3--6-----------|-3-3--6----------|-6-6------------|-6-6-------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
   s  s  s  P  P    s s  s  s P  P    s s  s  s P P    s s  s  s P P
 
[Interlude]
 
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
D|----------3-3h5|---------1-1h3|----1--3--1-3h5|----------3|----------3|
A|-------5-------|----0-3-------|-3-------------|-1--3--5---|----2--5---|
E|-3--6----------|-1------------|---------------|-----------|-4---------|
 
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------7--10|
D|----------3-3h5|---------1-1h3|----1--3--1-3h5|----------3|-6--9-------|
A|-------5-------|----0-3-------|-3-------------|-1--3--5---|------------|
E|-3--6----------|-1------------|---------------|-----------|------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----6---8---8h10|---------6---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|---------5---8--8h10|
A|-8----x---------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|-6--8-8----x--------|
E|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
   s  P s P   P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P     s  s s  P s P  P
 
[Ending] x2
 
G|----------3--5h7|-----------3--5h7|-----------7-7h8|-----------7-7h8-|
D|-------5--------|---------5-------|------5--8------|------5--8-------|
A|-3--6-----------|-3-3--6----------|-6-6------------|-6-6-------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
   s  s  s  P  P    s s  s  s P  P    s s  s  s P P    s s  s  s P P
 
 
 
 
************************************
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
************************************

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