Sniper Bass

by Harry Chapin
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author tbrentjordan [pro] 4,465. Last edit on Feb 22, 2025
[Intro] (0:00)
 
12/8 time
 
Bass rests for one measure
 
G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|------6-----------6-----|------6-----------6----|------6-----------6-----|
E|6--8-----8--6--8-----8--|6--8-----8--6--8----8--|6--8-----8--6--8-----8--|
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5-----------------------|--------5---------------|
A|------------------------|3-----------3-----------|
E|----------------------6-|----------3---------3-6-|
 
[Verse 1] (0:25)
 
21/8 time
 
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----8-----6-----------5-----8-----|
A|3-----------------------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|6-----------6-----------|
E|--------3-6---------3-6-|
 
21/8 time
 
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----8-----6-------------------------|
A|3---------------------8-6---6h8-------8-----|
E|--------------------------------6---6-------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|3-----------------------|
E|--------------------3-3-|
 
21/8 time
 
G|--------------------------5-----------------------|
D|------5---3h5-8---8-6---6-------0h3-5---3h5-8---8-|
A|3-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|---------------------8-------8-----------|
D|-------------5---8-------------8-5-------|
A|6------------------------------------8---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
21/8 time
 
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------5---3h5-8---8-6---------------------------|
A|3-----------------------8-6---6h8-------6-8-----|
E|----------------------------------6---6---------|
 
Bass rests
 
[Break 1] ["I didn't really know him . . ."] (1:09)
 
4/4 time
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|5-------5---------------5---------|--------5---------------|
A|6-------6-------6-------6-----|------5-------5-------5-----------|3-----------3-----------|
E|------6-------6-------6-------|----------------3-----------3--6--|----------3---------3-6-|
 
[Verse 2] (1:36)
 
21/8 time
 
G|------------------------5-------------------|
D|------5-----8-----6---8-------5---3h5-8-----|
A|3-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|20-----19-----17------------|
D|---------------------20-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
21/8 time
 
G|17---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------20--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------20---------(20)\-6---6h8-------6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------------6---6-----3-6-|
 
12/8 time
 
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------10-7h10-10-------5---|
A|3----------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-|
 
21/8 time
 
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----8-----6--x---------5-----8-----8---|
A|3------------------------3-------------------8-|
E|-----------------------3-----------------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|6-----------6-----------|
E|--------3-6---------3-6-|
 
21/8 time
 
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----8-----6-----------------------------|
A|3-----------------------8-6---6h8-------6-8-----|
E|----------------------------------6---6-----3-6-|
 
12/8 time
 
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------10-7h10-10-----------|
A|3----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
[Break 2] ["He was such a moody child . . ."] (2:18)
 
4/4 time
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
[Bridge 1] ["You bug me, she said . . ."] (2:34)
 
4/4 time
 
G|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------|------------4-5-|7---------------7-5-------------|
A|5-------5-------|5-------5-7-----|--------7-----------7---5-------|
E|----5-------5-7-|----5-----------|----------------------------7---|
 
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------7-5-------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------7-----------7---5-------|
E|5--------5-------5-3-0---2---3---|5---------------------------7---|
 
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------7-5-------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------7-----------7---5-------|
E|5--------5-------5-3-0---2---3---|5---------------------------7---|
 
G|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------7-----7-|--------7---------------7-------|8-----8-5-------|
A|----7-------7---|5---------------5-----5-----5---|------------5---|
E|5---------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-----------------------------------|5-----------------5-----------------|--------5-----------5---|
A|-------7--------7--------7----------|-------5--------5--------5----------|3-----------3-----------|
E|---------5--------5--------5--------|---------3-----------------3--5--6--|----------3-----------3-|
 
[Verse 3] (3:10)
 
21/8 time
 
G|------------------------5-----------------|
D|------5-----8-----6---8-------5-----8-----|
A|3---------------------------------------8-|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|-----------------------8------------8-5-----------|
D|---------------5---8----------------------8---5---|
A|6-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
21/8 time
 
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----8-----6--------------------------|
A|3---------------------8-6---6h8------6-8-----|
E|--------------------------------6--8-----3-6-|
 
12/8 time
 
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------10-7h10-10-----------|
A|3----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
[Verse 4] (3:30)
 
21/8 time
 
G|----------------------------5-----------------------|
D|------5---3h5-8---6h8-6---8-----0h3-5---3h5-8---8---|
A|3-------------------------------------------------8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------8-----8---7-|
D|--------6-8-------------|
A|6-----------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
18/8 time
 
G|5-------------------------------------------|
D|----0h3-5---3h5-8---6h8-6-------------------|
A|----------------------------8-6---6h8-----6-|
E|--------------------------------------6-----|
 
12/8 time
 
G|--------10-7h10-10-----------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-6-|
 
18/8 time
 
G|--------------------------------5---------|
D|------5-3-----------5---------5---5-------|
A|3---------0-3-----------3-----------3-----|
E|----------------------3-------------------|
 
[Chorus 1] ["I am a lover who's never been kissed. . ."] (3:55)
 
G|--------------------------------5-------|
D|------5---x-5---5-------------5---5-----|  x2
A|3---3-------------3-----3-3---------3---|
E|----------------------3-----------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------5---5-5-5-5-------|8-----------5-----------|
A|3---3-------------3-----|------5-----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------bass rests--------|-------bass rests-------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------5-----|--------5---------5-----|
A|------------------------|3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------3-3-|----------3---------3-3-|
 
[Verse 5] (4:27)
 
9/8 time
 
G|--------------------|
D|----3-5---3h5-8---8-|
A|3-------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
6/8 time
 
G|------------|
D|6-----------|
A|------------|
E|--------3-6-|
 
21/8 time
 
G|--------------------------------8-------8p5-----|
D|------5-----8---6-------------8-------------5---|
A|3-----------------8-6-------6-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3-|
 
9/8 time
 
G|------------------|
D|------5-----8-----|
A|3-----------------|
E|------------------|
 
6/8 time
 
G|------------|
D|6-------6---|
A|----------8-|
E|------------|
 
21/8 time
 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10-7h10-10-----------|
A|6---6h8------6-8-----3----------------------------|
E|--------6--8-----3-6------------------------------|
 
[Break 3] ["He was kinda creepy . . ."] (4:48)
 
4/4 time
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|5-------5---------------5-----|
A|6-------6-------6-------6---8-|------5-------5-------5-------|
E|------6-------6-------6-------|----------------3---------3-6-|
 
[Verse 6] (5:08)
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------|3-3---------3-3---------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------8-8-8-8-----|----------8-------------------------5-------5---|
A|3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|6-6-6-6-----------------|8-----------8-----------6-----------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|  x10
A|--------6-----------6---|
E|6-8-------8-6-8-------8-|
 
6/8 time
 
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|--------6---|
E|6-8-------6-|
 
[Verse 7] 6:08)
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------|3-3---------3-3---------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|3-3-3-------------3-3-3-------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------8-8-------|------------------------|
A|6-----------------------|-------bass rests-------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 
[Break 4] ["He was a very dull boy . . ."] (6:25)
 
4/4 time
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|
A|6-7-------------|6-7-------------|
E|------6-8-------|------6-8-------|
 
[Bridge 2] (6:39)
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------4-5-|7---------------|7-------7-7-------|
A|5-------5-----3-|5-------5-7-----|----7-------7---|----7-------7-5---|
E|----5-------5---|----5-----------|--------5-------|----------------7-|
 
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------7-5-------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------7-----------7---5-------|
E|5--------5-------5-3-0---2---3---|5---------------------------7---|
 
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------7-----7---------|
A|---------------------------------|--------7---------------7---9---|
E|5--------5-------5-3-0---2---3---|5-------------------------------|
 
G|------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------7h9-7-----|7-----7---------7---------------|----7-----------|
A|----7---------7-9-|--------7---9-------------------|------7---------|
E|5-----------------|------------------------5---7---|5-------5---5---|
 
G|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------6-7-9---|
D|--------7p5-------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|8---------------|
A|----7-------7-5---|----------------|-------------8-8-|------------6h8---|--------------8-|
E|5---------------7-|6-----------3---|6----------------|6-----------------|----------------|
 
[Interlude] ["Mama, won't you nurse me . . ."] (7:15)
 
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|----7-5---------|
D|8---------------|8-----------------|----------------|8---------8---7-|
A|--------------8-|------------------|--------------8-|----------------|
E|----------------|--------------3h4-|6---------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|5---------------|
D|5---------------|-----------------|--------------7-|----------7-----|
A|------------8---|6----------6---5-|3-------3-------|------------5---|
E|----------------|-----------------|------3---------|--------------3-|
 
G|----------------|-----------10----------|---------------12-|--10------------------|
D|----------------|-----12-13-------12-10-|------------------|-------13-12-10-------|
A|--------------8-|13------------12-------|12----------------|----------------13-12-|
E|6---------------|-----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
 
G|---------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|------8---------|--------3h5-------|8-------3h5-------|
A|10-------7h10-10---8-|6---------6---5-|3-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------3---|
 
G|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|12---------------------|
D|----------------|-------------12-13-|15---------------|---15---14-12----------|
A|--------------8-|13-----------------|-----------------|--------------15-13-12-|
E|6---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 
G|-----------------|------------------|----------------|5---------------|
D|-----------------|------8-----------|------5-------5-|----------------|
A|10-----------8---|6---------6---0h5-|3-------3-------|----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
 
[Bridge 3] ["The wires are all humming for me . . ."] (8:13)
 
7/8 time
 
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|3----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
12/8 time
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------|3-3---------3-3---------|3-3---------3-3---------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E|------------------------|
 
[Verse 7] (8:28)
 
G|------------------------|-------8-------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------3-5-|8--10-----10--8--10--5-----|--------------------3-5-|
A|------6-----------6-----|-----------------------7-5-|------6-----------6-----|
E|6--8-----8--6--8--------|---------------------------|6--8-----8--6--8--------|
 
G|-------8-------------------|------------------------|-------8-------------------|
D|8--10-----10--8--10--5-----|--------------------3-5-|8--10-----10--8--10--5-----|
A|-----------------------7-5-|------6-----------6-----|-----------------------7-5-|
E|---------------------------|6--8-----8--6--8--------|---------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|------6---------------5-5------|
E|6--8-----8--5-5----------------|
 
Bass rests to Chorus
 
[Chorus 2] ["Am I?"] (9:00)
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------5---------------------------|
D|--------5-----------5---|----------3-5-----5-----|------------------5---5-------------------------|
A|3-----3-----3-----3-----|3-----3-6---------------|3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|----------3-----------3-|------------------------|------------------------------------------3-----|
 
G|------------------------|--------------------5---------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------3-5-----5-----|------------------5---5-------------------------|----------3-5-----5-----|
A|3-----3-6---------------|3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|3-------6---------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------------3-----|------------------------|
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|3-----3---5-6-----------|5-----------5-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------5-|------------------------|6-----------6-----4-----|3-----------------------|
 
G|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|6---------------------|3-----------------------|(3)-----------------------|(3)-----------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|(3)-----------------------|(3)-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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