Over The Electric Grapevine Bass

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Author F00dle [a] 111. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
- Played on a 6-String fretless
 
 v - Flamenco downstroke
 h - Hammer-On
 p - Pull-Off
 x - Mute note
(-3-) - Triplet
 
 
Intro:                               (--3---)
C|------------------------------9h11-11-11-11-12-/14-12-11h12p11-9------------------------|
G|------------7---7-9/11---9h11------------------------------------11-97-7-7/9-7---------|
D|--7h9---7h9---9-----------------------------------------------------------------7-7h9~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             Distortion On
             v                v
C|-----------42~-------------//9--|
G|-----------42~-------------//9--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--9------------------------------|
E|----7~---------------------------|
B|----0~---------------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus:     v            v            v            v
C|----------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|----------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------| (x3)
 
            v            v            v            v
C|----------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|----------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse 1:  The mutes are slightly harmonic
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-x--|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-11----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
 
 
Chorus:     v            v            v            v
C|----------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|----------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
            v            v            v            v
C|----------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|----------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse 2:
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x/11----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Pre-Chorus:
   (--3--)     (-3-) (-3-)     (-3-) (-3-)
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11--/14-11-----|
A|---------12--------------12----------------------12--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
      (--3--)     (-3-) (-3-)     (-3-) (-3-)
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11--/14-11-----|
A|------------12--------------12----------------------12--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus:
            v            v            v            v
C|----------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|----------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------/11-/11------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
 Distortion On
    v                v                v
C|--42~-------------42~-------------42~~~~~~~~~(24)(24)(24)--|
G|--42~-------------42~-------------42~~~~~~~~~(24)(24)(24)--| Tap at the 24th fret
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   R   R   R
 
 
Guitar Solo:
   (--3--)     v   (--3--)     v   (--3--)     v  (--3--)      v
C|-------------9---------------10--------------12--------------13--|
G|-------------9---------------10--------------12--------------14--|
D|--x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-11----------|
A|---------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
   (--3--)      (-3-) (-3-)      v   (--3--)     v  (--3--)      v
C|-------------9----------------10--------------12--------------13--|
G|-------------9----------------10--------------12--------------14--|
D|--x-x-11-------x-x-x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-11----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   (--3--)     v(-3-) (-3-)      v   (--3--)     v  (--3--)      v
C|-------------9----------------10--------------12--------------13--|
G|-------------9----------------10--------------12--------------14--|
D|--x-x-11-------x-x-x-x-11----------x-x-11----------x-x-11---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse 3:
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x-----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x/11----------x-x/11----------x-x/11----------x-x-x-----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   (--3--)         (--3--)         (--3--)
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x/11----------x-x/11----------x-x/11--------------------------|
A|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Pre-Chorus:
   (--3--)     (-3-) (-3-)     (-3-) (-3-)
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11--/14-11-----|
A|---------12--------------12----------------------12--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
   (--3--)     (--3--)    (-3-) (-3-)
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-11-----x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11--/14-11-----|
A|---------12---------12----------------------12--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
 
      (--3--)     (-3-) (-3-)     (-3-) (-3-)
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11------x-x-x-x-11--/14-11-----|
A|------------12--------------12----------------------12--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
                     (-3-) (-3-)
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--/11------/11------x-x-x-x-11--/14-11-----|
A|------12-x-----12-x--------------------12--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus:
      (--3--) v            v            v            v
C|------------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|------------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--11-x-x-11----------/11----------/11----------/11------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
 
   (--3--) v    (--3--) v (-3-) (-3-)v    (--3--) v
C|---------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|---------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--x-x-11-------x-x-11----x-x-x-x-11------x-x-11------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
   (--3--) v    (--3--) v    (--3--) v    (--3--) v
C|---------9------------10-----------12-----------13--|
G|---------9------------10-----------12-----------14--|
D|--x-x/11-------x-x/11-------x-x/11-------x-x/11------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
  Distortion On
    v      v         v      v         v      v         v
C|--42~~~~x---------42~~~~x---------42~~~~x---------42~~~~~~~--|
G|--42~~~~x---------42~~~~x---------42~~~~x---------42~~~~~~~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Outro: - Distortion
       - This is difficult to replicate exactly but all you need to do hold these frets
         and tap higher up on the fretboard.
       - Just improvise
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8--| Repeat this
                                                                    pattern 19 times
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Over The Electric Grapevine – Primus
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I do believe most basses do not have 42 frets. LOLJK
Killer tab job !!! I play a 5 string but I have no problem transposing this.How long did it take you to figure this all out?? I cant believe you got the outro ! In a few days my tab should post for Rapscallion and I attempted the whols song but I coulnt get that crazy outro in that one but when its up this week could you check it out? thanks again your tab is great !