Vicarious Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	D A D G
Capo:	no capo

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(0:01)- Bass whammy 5thUp/1Up position, rocked forward to harmonize 1UP
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—12---0h10---0h12---0h14---0h10---0h12---0h15---0h14---0h10---0h14---0h10---0h12--0h10--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x3)
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—12---0h10---0h12---0h14---0h10---0h12---0h15---0h14---0h10---0h14---0h10---0h12--0h10~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Whammy off
 
(0:45)
G|--------------------------|
D|—-------------------------|
A|---------------------15---|
D|—0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0h15-----|(x18)
 
(1:32)
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------15-------------------------------|
D|—0--0-12--0-10-0-0h15----0h15-10-0—-3-0--5-0--3-0—-8-7-|
 
(1:38)
G|--------------------------|
D|—-------------------------|
A|---------------------15---|
D|—0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0h15-----|(x12)
 
(2:10)
G|--------------------------|
D|—-------------------------|
A|---------------------15---|
D|—0--0-12--0-10-0-0h15-----|(x2)
 
Quick variation below
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|—--------------------------------|
A|---------------------15----------|
D|—0--0-12--0-10-0-0h15----0h15-10-|
 
G|--------------------------|
D|—-------------------------|
A|---------------------15---|
D|—0--0-0--0-10-0-0h15------|
 
(2:21) Cause I need to..
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3---------5-----|
D|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-/10-10---0h3-3-0h5-5--0--0—0h3h5---0-0h3h5---5-0-|(x2)
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-/10-10—-|
 
(2:41)
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|—----------------------------------------|
A|---17--15--17-----15---------------------|
D|—--------------15----17-17-15—15--20—19--|
 
(2:47) Why can’t we just admit it...
G|-----------------------------|
D|—----------------------------|
A|------------------------15---|
D|—000-12-0-00-0-10-0-0h15-----|(x3)
 
We won’t give pause until the  blood  is  flowing
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|—-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------15----------------------|
D|—000-12-0-00-0-10-0-0h15------5-5-5-3-3-3—-8-7--|
 
G|-----------------------------|
D|—----------------------------|
A|------------------------15---|
D|—000-12-0-00-0-10-0-0h15-----|(x3)
 
We won’t give pause until the  blood  is  flowing
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|—-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------15----------------------|
D|—000-12-0-00-0-10-0-0h15------5-5-5-3-3-3—-8-7--|
 
(3:08)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3---------5-----|
D|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-/10-10---0h3-3-0h5-5--0--0—0h3h5---0-0h3h5---5-0-|(x2)
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-/10-10—-|
 
(3:25)
G|---------------------------------|
D|—--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|—0000-0-00—-00--0000-0-00—-00----|(x3)
 
G|----------------------------------------|
D|—---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5-5---------|
D|—0000-0-00—-00--0000-0-00—0-----0-0-0---|
 
(3:47) This is the bass, not the guitar!!!
w/distortion and tremolo picking each note
G|---7*--8*---17*--15*----7*--8*---17*--15*--19b*--|
D|—------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------------------------|
 
(4:08)- verified from a live vid- Justin mutes the A string with his middle finger and uses his index
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—------12-------12---10------14--------10---12-----15--------14-----10------14---------10---12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—-0000---0-00-0---00---0000------0-00-0---00---0000----0-00-0-----00---0000------0-00-0---00---|(x3)
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—------12-------12---10-----14---------10---12-----15-------14----0h10----0h14-----0h10---12---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—-0000---0-00-0---00---0000------0-00-0---00---0000----0-00-0----------------------------------|
                                               ^^ turn whammy on here
 
 (4:49) Bass whammy 5thUp/1Up position, rocked forward to harmonize 1UP
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|——12---0h10---0h12---0h14---0h10---0h12---0h15---0h14---0h10---0h14---0h10---0h12--0h10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x3)
 
(5:21)
Two bass tracks here...first stays same as above
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|——12---0h10---0h12---0h14---0h10---0h12---0h15---0h14---0h10---0h14---0h10---0h12--0h10---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Underlying track w/delay and whammy harmony 1 up
G|--7------5------7-------9-------5------7--------10------9-------3-------9---------5-----7-------|
D|—-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Whammy off
 
(5:32) verified by a live vid
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|—-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-13-12-|-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-13-12—-|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|—----------------------------—--|-----------------------------|(x10)
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|—-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10---------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------|
 
(6:02) The universe...
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|—-12-0000-10-0000-12-0000-13-12-0000-10-0000-12-00-10-00-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|—--------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5------3-------5------6--5--------3------5-----3----|
D|—----0000---0000----0000-------0000----0000---00----00-|(x2)
Rest
 
(6:29) come in very quickly
G|----------------------------------------|
D|—---------------------------------------|
A|------15--------------------------------|
D|—-0h15---0h15-10-0—-3-0--5-0--3-0—-8-7--|
 
(6:33)
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|—--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-/10-10—-0—-3-0—-5-0—-3-0----|(x2)
 
G|-------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-/10-10—-|
 
(6:49)
G|-------------------------------|
D|—------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0h3h5-|
D|—00-0-3-0-00-0-2-0—0h3h5-------|(x3)
 
G|--------------------|
D|—-------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|—00-0-3-0-00-0-2-0--|
 
Very fast...
G|------------------------|
D|—----------0h3h5--------|
A|------0h3h5-----0h3h5---|
D|—0h3h5------------------|(x4)
 
 
************************************
 
| h   hammer on
| /   slide up
 
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this is the intro....urs sucks g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d—12p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-0-0-14p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-0-0-15p0-0-14p0-0-10p0-0-0-14p0-0-12p0-10p0-| a---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| and this is the verse...urs sux g------------------| d—-----------------| a----5----3------3-| d-0-0--0-0--0-0h3--| and this is the part at 4:08 g----------------------------------------| d—---------------------------------------| a------5------5----3-----5h7------3----5-| d—-0000-0-00-0--0h3--0000---0-00-0--0h5--| g----------------------------------------| d—---------------------------------------| a------8------7----3-----5h7------3----5-| d—-0000-0-00-0--0h3--0000---0-00-0--0h5--|

g----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d12p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-0-0-14p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-0-0-15p0-0-14p0-0-10p0-0-0-14p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-10p0] a---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I play iplaybass5's intro differently, the rest of the above post is correct.

if you listen there is sliding in the intro G---------------------------------------------------] D-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-12/14-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-11/15-0-0-14-0-0-10-0-0-10h11/14-0-0-11-0-0-12-0-0-11h12-] A----------------------------------------------------] D-----------------------------------------------------] it probably isnt exact but i like it