Dead Goon Bass
by Mr. Bungle6,784 views, added to favorites 87 times
| Difficulty: | advanced |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Metalhead09z [a] 441. Last edit on Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Bungle - Dead Goon (Mr. Bungle, 1991)
Played by Trevor Dunn on a Peavey fretless bass
Tab by Metalhead09z
(0:00 - 0:25) Random noises and harmonics
(0:26)Pre-intro
Let sound w/ vibrato
G|---5--------------3--------|--1-----------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|
(0:35)
G|--7--------6--------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--8--------7--------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
(0:45)
G|-----8-------8-------8--|
D|------------------------|
A|--6-------6-------6-----|
E|------------------------|
(0:50) Same but faster
G|-----8-------8-------8--|
D|------------------------|
A|--6-------6-------6-----| x2
E|------------------------|
(0:55) Intro
G|------15------15------13------13--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------15--------------13------| x4
E|--15--------------13--------------|
(1:04) Slightly different pattern
G|------16------15------14------14--|------16------15------14------14--|
D|------17------17------16------16--|----------------------------------|
A|----------15--------------13------|----------15--------------13------| x2
E|--15--------------13--------------|--15--------------13--------------|
(1:29) Mike Patton starts singing
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------3------------1------|-------3-------1-----1--|
E|-----------3--------------1-----------|--3---------1-----------|
(1:45) Similar line but starts going faster
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------3----3-------|----------1----1-------|
E|--3----3------------1--|--1----1------------1--|
(1:52) Break
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--4--------------4----4----5----5----5--|
E|----------------------------------------|
(1:55) Famous bassline
G|-----6---5-----4-4---------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------8---7---6---|---------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9---------------| x7
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
(2:30) Extra notes before changing
G|-----6---5-----4-4---------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------8---7---6---|--------------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9------9-9--9-7------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------10--|
(2:35)
G|------15------16------17------18--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--13--------------15--------------| x3
E|----------13--------------15------|
Moves back an octave
G|-----3-----4-----5-----6--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--1-----------3-----------| x5
E|--------1-----------3-----|
(2:47) "Too happy, a jerk beyond a smile"
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------| x2
E|--1--1-----1--3--4--3--4----|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--1--0-----0--3---4--3---4--|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--0--1-----1--3---4--3---4--|
(2:52)
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--1-------------------|--4----1---------1----|
A|-------4----1----4----|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------1---------1----|--4----1---------1----|
A|--1---------4---------|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
(2:59)
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------| x2
E|--1--1-----1--3--4--3--4----|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--1--0-----0--3---4--3---4--|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--0--1-----1--3---4--3---4--|
(3:05)
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--1-------------------|--4----1---------1----|
A|-------4----1----4----|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------1---------1----|--4----1---------1----|
A|--1---------4---------|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
(3:13)
G|-----6---5-----4-4---------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------8---7---6---|---------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9---------------| x7
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
(3:45)
G|-----6---5-----4-4---------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------8---7---6---|--------------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9------9-9--9-7------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------10--|
(3:50)
G|------15------16------17------18--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--13--------------15--------------| x3
E|----------13--------------15------|
(3:57)
G|-----3-----4-----5-----6--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--1-----------3-----------| x4
E|--------1-----------3-----|
G|------15------16------17---------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--13--------------15-------------|
E|----------13--------------15-----|
(4:04) Intro line again
G|------16------15------14------14--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------15--------------13------| x4
E|--15--------------13--------------|
(4:19)
G|----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------3---------1----|-------3-------1-----1--| x4
E|--3---------1---------|--3---------1-----------|
(4:37) Goes faster and arpeggios
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----3------------------1--|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------5-----|--5------------3-----3-----|
A|---------------1--3-------------|-----1----------5-----5--|------------3-----3--------|
E|--3---------3----------0--1--1--|--3-------1--3-----------|---------1-----------------|
G|-----------------3--------------------1--------------|
D|--------5-----5-----------3--------3-----------5-----|
A|-----5-----5-----------3--------3-----------5-----5--| x3
E|--3-----------------1--------------------3-----------|
(4:52)
G|-----3-----------------|
D|--5-----4~\------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
G|------------3-----3------------|
D|------------2-----2------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
(5:00)
Bass solo
G|-----------------------|
D|--1--------------------|
A|-------3--4\-----------|
E|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--0-----0----------2-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------10--7----------12--9---------------13--|--10----9----8----7----|
A|------------8-------------10------------------12------|-----------------------|
E|--------10------------10-------------11---12----------|-----------------------|
(5:06)
Mike Patton scream
G|-----7--------8---------------|----------------------|
D|--6-----6--7-----7------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------8----7----|--6----5--------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------5--------6-----|----------------------| x2
E|------------4-----4--5-----5--|--8----7----6----5----|
(5:16)
G|-----7--------8---------------|-----------------------|
D|--6-----6--7-----7------------|--10----9----8----7----|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----7--------8---------------|
D|--6-----6--7-----7------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--------------------8----7----|
(5:27) Bass solo is heard again but slower
G|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------10--7----------12--9---------------13--|--10----9----8----7----|
A|------------8-------------10------------------12------|-----------------------|
E|--10------------------10-------------11---12----------|-----------------------|
(5:30) Psychedelic part starts
(5:40) Let the harmonic ring
Harm.
G|------9-----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---------8--------------| x6
E|--7-------------7-------|
(2019 Update: Working on the rest of the song)
(9:00) Bonus: The melancholic piano that plays at the end on bass.
G|-6---------9--------|--11--------13--------|--14--------16--------|--18----------------|
D|-7--------11--------|--12--------11--------|------------15--------|--------------------|
A|-7--------12--------|----------------------|----------------------|--19----------------|
E|-5---------0--------|--10---------9--------|--14--------13--------|---0----------------|
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great tab i love mr bungle
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