Obvious Bass

Artist: Jane's Addiction
Song: Obvious
Album: Ritual De Lo Habitual  (1990)
Tuning: E-A-D-G
Notes:
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide Down
~ - Let Ring
 
Intro:  Fade in
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--3-3--3-3-----------------3-3--3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse: :09 - 1:21
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus: 1:21 - 1:37
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2------------2------------2------------2-------|
A|--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
A|---------------5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3--3-3------------------| (x2)
 
 
 
Verse: 1:37 - 1:47
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 break at 1:47
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-----8---8-----8-8-----8-----8---8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 
      1:52 - 2:23
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus: 2:23 - 2:39
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2------------2------------2-2----------2-------|
A|--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
A|---------------5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3--3-3------------------| (x2)
 
 
 
Verse:  2:39 - 2:49
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
Verse Interlude: 2:49   There more F's played here than shown
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---7-0~--0---7-0~-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--8--8--8---8--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
 
Verse:  3:10 - 3:20
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 break at 3:20
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-----8---8-----8-8-----8-----8---8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 
        3:25 - 3:56
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus: 3:56 - 4:12
G|---------------------2-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------2------------2------------2-2-------------------|
A|--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
A|---------------5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3--3-3------------------| (x2)
 
 
 
Verse:  4:12 - 4:23
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
Verse Interlude/Guitar Solo: 4:23 - 5:24
               There more F's played here than shown
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---7-0~--0---7-0~-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--8--8--8---8--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x6)
 
 
 
Outro: 5:24 - 5:48
G|----------------5-3---------8p5--|
D|-3h5p3--------------5-5-5-5------|
A|-------3-3--3-3------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|  Progressively slow down
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|
                          Get quieter here
G|--------------------5----3------------8------|
D|---------------------------5--5--5--5--------|
A|--3----3-----3----3-----------------------3~-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
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