Classic Bass

MKTO - Classic - Bass Tab
Tabbed by Steve Quantick (YouTube: The Bearded Bass Player)
Playthrough video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5XJ2H8ubro
 
 
[Intro]
Play the E at the 12th fret then slide up the neck and then slide back down the neck past the 12th fret
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|-12/\-| 
 
 
[Verse 1]
Bass comes in straight after the line "You're never going out of style"
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-16-----16----16---------16-------|
E|---16-16--------16-16------16-16--|
 
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|-12/\-| 
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
"I wanna thrill ya like Michael"
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--2---12/\-|
 
 
[Chorus]
"You're over my head, I'm out of my mind..."
9th fret slide at the end of the chorus done in the same way as the slides from the 12th fret but with a
slight pause between the note and the slide
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--22-4-9/\-|
 
 
[Post-Chorus] - "Yeah, yeah, Baby, you're so classic..."
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-1-2--4-6--1-2--2-4-9-|
 
 
[Verse 2] - "Four dozen roses..."
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-16--------16--------16--------16-16-16-16---|
E|---16-16-----16-16-----16-16-----------------|
 
"Keep it real to real in the way I feel..."
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-16-------------|
E|---16-16---12/\-| 
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--2---12/\-|
 
 
[Chorus]
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------11----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--22-4-9-9---9-9-|
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--22-4-9/\-|
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-1-2--4-6--1-2--2-4-9-|
 
 
[Bridge] - "Baby, you're class, and baby, you're sick..."
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-16--------16--------16-----16------|
E|---16-16-----16-16-----16-16--16-16-|
 
"Queen of the discotheque..."
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-9--1-2--2--4-6--6--2--x-2-4-9/\-|
 
 
[Chorus]
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------11----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--22-4-9-9---9-9-|
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-9-1-2--2-4-6--6-1-2--22-4-9/\-|
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-1-2--4-6--1-2--2-4-9-|
 
 
[Outro]
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------4-|
E|-9--1-2--2--4-6--6--2--x-2-4---|
 
 
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| /   Slide up (Towards the bridge)
| \   Slide down (Towards the nut)
| x   Dead note
 
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