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Scam Bass

by Jamiroquai
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: Bb
Capo: no capo
Author jjhand [a] 53,063. Last edit on Oct 25, 2024
Jamiroquai - Scam
Standard tuning Bass
tabbed by jjhand
 
[Intro]
   at 0:16
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-----------------/10\----|
E|-------------------------|
 
   T   P       T       P           T         P
G|-----5---------------6-x-----------|-------7-x-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3/4-----------------4/|-5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------x-x-4---4-4---4-0---|
 
   T   P       T       P       T          P
G|-----5---------------6-x-----------|----7-x----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3/4-------------4/5---|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------x-x-4---4-4---4-4---|
 
   T   P       T       P       T          P
G|-----5---------------6-x-----------|----7-x----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3/4-------------4/5---|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------x-x-4---4-4---4-4---|
 
   T   P       T       P
G|-----5---------------6-x-----------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3/4---------------5---|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                                 brief hold
 
 
[PreVerse]
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
   play riff 4x until 0:50
 
 
[Verse 1A]
   P T     P T     P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3/------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P                                         P   P
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------10--0---|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3/____/10-------------|
E|-1-----0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
     T     P T     P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------3-------5-----------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----2/3-------------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-1-----0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
 
[Verse 1B]
   play this complete riff 3x similarly
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-1-----0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-1-----0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-1-----0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
 
[Chorus]
   at 1:54
    T           T T    P         T T     T P   T  P  T   P    P
G|-----------------------------------|-----10-----11-----12---12/15-----|
D|---------------------5p3-----------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x-8-|---x-----9----9/10----x-------x---|
E|-/15\---------x-0h3----------------|--------------------------------0-|
 
Play the below line 6x similarly:
 
   T           T T     P         T T     T P   T  P  T   P    P
G|-----------------------------------|-----10-----11-----12---12/15-----|
D|---------------------5p3-----------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x-8-|---x-----9----9/10----x-------x---|
E|-3-----------x-0h3-----------------|----------------------------------|
 
Chorus Ending:
 
   T           T T     P                                              P
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------5p3-----------|--------------------------------5-|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-3-----------x-0h3-----------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
[PreVerse]
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P                                          P
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------10------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3--------/10----------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-1-----0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
 
[Verse 2A]
   at 2:51,
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P                                     P   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------5---5-------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------------------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------5-----------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------/10TR12--|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------------------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2B]
   at 3:22
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-------------------------------0-|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-------------------------------0-|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
 
G|-----------------3h5---------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3h5-------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-1-------------------------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-------------------------------0-|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-------------------------------0-|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-------------------------------0-|
 
 
[PreChorus]
   at 3:54
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P                                         P P P
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------3-3-3---|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------------------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   T   P T T   P T T   P
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------4-------5-------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|-0h1---0-1/2---0-2/3-------------0-|-3---------------------------------|
 
   P T     P T T   P
G|-3-------3-------3/12--------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----0-1-----3---------3---3-------|
E|---0h1-----0-2/3-----------------0-|-3-----------------------------0---|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
   starts at 4:25
 
    T           T T    P         T T     T P   T  P  T   P    P
G|-----------------------------------|-----10-----11-----12---12/15-----|
D|---------------------5p3-----------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x-8-|---x-----9----9/10----x-------x---|
E|-/15~\--------x-0h3----------------|--------------------------------0-|
 
Play the below line 8x similarly:
 
   T         T T     P         T T     T P   T  P  T   P    P
G|---------------------------------|-----10-----11-----12---12/15-----|
D|-------------------5p3-----------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------x-8-|---x-----9----9/10----x-------x---|
E|-3---------x-0h3-----------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
   T                       add slight mutes as needed
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---3---5-3---|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-|-3--------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------3---3---3---3---3-2----1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-6-5-4-3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----3-|-------------------5-------------|
E|---------3---3---3---------------|---------3---3---3---3---2-2---1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
 
[Instrumental 2]
   Bass starts adding licks (at 5:19) - add slight mutes as needed
 
G|---------------------------------|---------0h2p0---3/5~~-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----3-5-----------------3h5-----|
A|-------------------------------3-|---3-----------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
 
       P
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-----1-1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|---------3---3---3---3---2-2---1-|
 
     P
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---3-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---1---1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3/5---3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3---------------|---------------------------------|
                                     bass cuts out
 
 
   bass comes back at 5:49
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1m------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5p4h5---4-4---3-|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-5---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3/5---3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3---------------|---------3---3---3---3---2-2---1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------10\-----|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6-------------|
 
 
[Outro]
   Singing returns at 6:10
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5p4h5---4-4---3-|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|-----------------3h5~~---3h5-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------3-5---5-----------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|-----3-6-------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|-------------------------------0-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|---------3---3---3---3---2-2---1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
   6:34
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3h5---3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3---------------|---------3---3---3p2h3---2-2---1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3h5---3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3---------------|---------3---3---3p2h3---2-2---1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1-------1-----6-|---------6---6---6-6---x-5-4---3-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3---3---3-------3-------|---------3---3---3---3---2-2---1-|
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------1---1---1---1---1-----6-|---------6---6---6---6---5-4---3-|
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo
 
************************************

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