Africa Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Capo:	no capo
Author timbomg [a] 93. Last edit on Jul 30, 2019
We have an official Africa tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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I realised that there isn't any correct bass tab for the Weezer version,
and I decided to knuckle down on it. I'm not sure that I named the parts right,
so feel free to correct me :)
 
Credits goes to this guy for the cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-c7FoWoX9E
 
[Intro] x2
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|4---4-4-44-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---55-----------------------------------5---55---------|
A|---------5---55---------------8---88----6---66----8---88-------------------|
E|6--66----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6--6-6-665-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1] x2
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---55--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---55---------------8---88----6---66-----------------------------|
E|6--66---------------------------------------------1---11----3---33---------|
 
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-----------3---|
E|4--4-4-443-----|
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---55--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---55---------------------------------3--------------------------|
E|6--66-----------------------3---33---4--4-4-443----------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4--44-------------6--66--| x2
E|1--11-------------4--44-----------| 
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|3--33-----------------------------|
A|---------4--44-------------6--66--|
E|------------------4--44-----------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3--33--------------------------------------------5--6--6-6-665-------------|
A|---------4--44-------------3--33----6--66----8--8--------------------------|
E|------------------4--44----------------------------------------8-----------|
 
G|-----------5-----------------------|
D|6--6-6-665-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------/13------------|
 
[Verse 2]  x2
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5--55----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5--55-------------8--88----6--66---------------------------------3|
E|6--66----------------------------------------1--11----3--33----4--4-4-443--|
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---55--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---55---------------------------------3--------------------------|
E|6--66-----------------------3---33---4--4-4-443----------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4--44-------------6--66--| x2
E|1--11-------------4--44-----------| 
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|3--33-----------------------------|
A|---------4--44-------------6--66--|
E|------------------4--44-----------|
 
[Bridge]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------5-----------|
D|3--33--------------------------------------------5--6--6-6-665-------------|
A|---------4--44-------------3--33----6--66----8--8--------------------------|
E|------------------4--44----------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-----------------------------------|
D|6--6-6-665-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------8-----------------------|
 
[Keyboard Solo]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---55-----------------------------------5---55---------|
A|---------5---55---------------8---88----6---66----8---88-------------------|
E|6--66----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6--6-6-665-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---55--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---55---------------------------------3--------------------------|
E|6--66-----------------------3---33---4--4-4-443----------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2 & Outro]
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4--44-------------6--66--| x4
E|1--11-------------4--44-----------| 
 
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|3--33-----------------------------|
A|---------4--44-------------6--66--| x4
E|------------------4--44-----------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3--33--------------------------------------------5--6--6-6-665-------------|
A|---------4--44-------------3--33----6--66----8--8--------------------------|
E|------------------4--44----------------------------------------8-----------|
 
 
 
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