I Play Bass - BASS TAB
(from the Sack Trick album 'Music from The Mystery Rabbits')

Main/Chorus Riff (Slap and Pop Style)

G I-------I-----------------------------7-7-9--I-------------------------------I
D I-------I------------------5----7-9----------I--------------------5----------I
A I----5-I----------5-7------------------------I-----------5-7----------------I
E I-7----I--1-1-1------X---X----------------I---1-1-1------X-------------I

Pre-chorus (Finger picked straight 8's)

G I-----------------------I------------------------I-----------------------I-----------------------I
D I-----------------------I------------------------I-----------------------I-----------------------I
A I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-I
E I-----------------------I------------------------I-----------------------I-----------------------I

Verse Run (Finger picked)

G I------------------------------------------I
D I--------------------------------------5--I
A I----7-5------------------7-5----5-----I
E I-0-------7-6-5-0-3-5-------7--------I

"Mushi Mushi!" (Finger Picked)

G I---------------------------------------------------I
D I---------------------------------------------------I
A I-7-7-7----7-7-7------8-9-10-11-12-13--I
E I---------------------------------------------------I

Middle 8 (Finger picked)

G I----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
D I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-----------------------------------------------I
A I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2---0-1-2---------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2---I
E I----------------------------------0-1-2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-1-2-------------------------------------I

Bass Solo Section- First Lick (Hammer on and offs with right hand tapping)

G I---7-9-7-9(trill)----9(bend)-----12(tap)---9-12-9-12(trill while lowering bend)-9-7------------------------------------------------I---------------------------I
D I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12(tap)--9-7------------------------------I---------------------------I
A I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10(and slide down)--I--------7-----------7-7--I
E I----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I--0-0------0-0-0-------I

Bass Solo Section- Second Lick (Hammer offs with right hand tapping)

G I-----------------------12-9-------------------------------16-12-----------------------------------17-14-12------16-----15-----13-----I---------------------------I
D I---------------12-9----------12-9--------------15-12-----------15-12------------17-14-------------------15-----14-----13----11--I---------------------------I
A I--------12-7-----------------------------15-10------------------------------17-12-----------------------------------------------------------I--------7-----------7-7--I
E I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I--0-0------0-0-0-------I

Bass Solo Section- Third Lick (Hammer on and offs with right hand tapping)

G I------------------------------12-7-9-10---12-14--17-16-14-12---------------------------------------------------------------------17-12-14-16----17-19-21---22-21-19-17-------------------------------------------I---------------------------I
D I----------------12-7-9-10---------------------------------------------17-15-14-12---------------------------------17-12-14-15----------------------------------------------------------22-21-19-17-----------------------I---------------------------I
A I--12-7-8-10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-14-12-10-12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22-20-19-17---I--------7-----------7-7--I
E I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I--0-0------0-0-0-------I

Bass Solo Section- Fourth Lick 

G I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
D I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
A I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
E I---0--0--0--0(while detuning string with tuning peg)--0--0--0--0(while retuning string with tuning peg)--I

Arrangement-

Into Guitar only
Intro-Main/Chorus Riff
Verse-Verse Run alternated with Main/Chorus Riff
PreChorus
Chorus- Main/Chorus Riff
Verse-Verse Run alternated with Main/Chorus Riff
PreChorus
Chorus- Main/Chorus Riff
"Mushi Mushi!"
Middle 8
Bass Solo Section
PreChorus x2
Guita
r Solo- Main/Chorus Riff
Sponder's Distorted Bass Outro

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