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Through Being Cool

Devo
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Chorus

Rest 1 measure, then...

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|     \
D|------------------------|------------------------| play |
A|------------5---5-5---5-|5-----------------------|  x2  |
E|0---------0-------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|------------------------|------------------4-----| play | play
A|------------------------|2-----4-----5-----------|  x1  |  x2
E|0-----2-----4-----5-----|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|2-----------------------|------------------------| play |
A|------------5---5-5---5-|5-----------------------|  x1  |
E|----------0-------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|     /

Verse 1

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------7-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|5-----------------------|  x1
E|5---------5-----5-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------5-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|3-----------------------|  x1
E|3---------3-----3-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------3-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|1-----------------------|  x1
E|1---------1-----1-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------7-----| play
A|7-----------------------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

Chorus

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|     \
D|------------5---5-5---5-|5---------5-------------| play |
A|------------------------|------------3--h4-3--h4-|  x2  |
E|5---------5-------------|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------4-----|      |
D|------------------------|------4-----5-----------| play | play
A|------------4-----5-----|7-----------------------|  x1  |  x2
E|5-----7-----------------|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|7-----------5---5-5---5-|5---------5-------------| play |
A|------------------------|------------3--h4-3--h4-|  x1  |
E|----------5-------------|------------------------|     /

Verse 2

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------7-----------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------| play
A|5---------5-----5-------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------5-----------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|3-----------------------| play
A|3---------3-----3-------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------8-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|6-----------------------|  x1
E|6---------6-----6-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-----------------------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|

Solo

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|     \
D|------------------------|------------------------| play |
A|------------5---5-5---5-|5-----------------------|  x2  |
E|0---------0-------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|------------------------|------------------4-----| play | play
A|------------------------|2-----4-----5-----------|  x1  |  x2
E|0-----2-----4-----5-----|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|2-----------------------|------------------------| play |
A|------------5---5-5---5-|5-----------------------|  x1  |
E|----------0-------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|     /

Verse 3

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------7-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|5-----------------------|  x1
E|5---------5-----5-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------5-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|3-----------------------|  x1
E|3---------3-----3-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------3-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|1-----------------------|  x1
E|1---------1-----1-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------7-----| play
A|7-----------------------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

Chorus

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|     \
D|------------5---5-5---5-|5---------5-------------| play |
A|------------------------|------------3--h4-3--h4-|  x2  |
E|5---------5-------------|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------4-----|      |
D|------------------------|------4-----5-----------| play | play
A|------------4-----5-----|7-----------------------|  x1  |  x2
E|5-----7-----------------|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|7-----------5---5-5---5-|5---------5-------------| play |
A|------------------------|------------3--h4-3--h4-|  x1  |
E|----------5-------------|------------------------|     /

Verse 4

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------7-----------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------| play
A|5---------5-----5-------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------5-----------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|3-----------------------| play
A|3---------3-----3-------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------8-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|6-----------------------|  x1
E|6---------6-----6-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-----------------------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|

Chorus

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|     \
D|------------------------|------------------------| play |
A|------------5---5-5---5-|5-----------------------|  x2  |
E|0---------0-------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|------------------------|------------------4-----| play | play
A|------------------------|2-----4-----5-----------|  x1  |  x2
E|0-----2-----4-----5-----|------------------------|      |

|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a |

G|------------------------|------------------------|      |
D|2-----------------------|------------------------| play |
A|------------5---5-5---5-|5-----------------------|  x1  |
E|----------0-------------|----------0-3--h4-3--h4-|     /

Outro

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------7-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|5-----------------------|  x1
E|5---------5-----5-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------5-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|3-----------------------|  x1
E|3---------3-----3-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------3-----------|------------------------| play
A|------------------------|1-----------------------|  x1
E|1---------1-----1-------|------------------------|

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------7-----| play
A|7-----------------------|------------------------|  x1
E|------------------------|------------------------|

Outro Chorus

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------5---5-5---5-|5---------5-------------| play
A|------------------------|------------3--h4-3--h4-|  x2
E|5---------5-------------|------------------------|

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h = hammer on

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