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Obvious

Jane's Addiction
Bass Tab

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Song

Artist: Jane's Addiction

Song: Obvious

Album: Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)

Tuning: E-A-D-G

Notes:

p - Pull-Off

h - Hammer-On

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide Down

~ - Let Ring

Intro: Fade in

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--3-3--3-3-----------------3-3--3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------|

Verse: :09 - 1:21

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Chorus: 1:21 - 1:37

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2------------2------------2------------2-------|
A|--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
A|---------------5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3--3-3------------------| (x2)

Verse: 1:37 - 1:47

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

break at 1:47

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

1:52 - 2:23

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Chorus: 2:23 - 2:39

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2------------2------------2-2----------2-------|
A|--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
A|---------------5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3--3-3------------------| (x2)

Verse: 2:39 - 2:49

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Verse Interlude: 2:49 There more F's played here than shown

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---7-0~--0---7-0~-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--8--8--8---8--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)

Verse: 3:10 - 3:20

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

break at 3:20

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

3:25 - 3:56

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Chorus: 3:56 - 4:12

G|---------------------2-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------2------------2------------2-2-------------------|
A|--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\----0-0--0/8\------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
A|---------------5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3--3-3------------------| (x2)

Verse: 4:12 - 4:23

G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Verse Interlude/Guitar Solo: 4:23 - 5:24

There more F's played here than shown

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---7-0~--0---7-0~-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--8--8--8---8--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x6)

Outro: 5:24 - 5:48

G|----------------5-3---------8p5--|
D|-3h5p3--------------5-5-5-5------|
A|-------3-3--3-3------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
G|-----------5-3---------8p5--|
D|---------------5-5-5-5------|  Progressively slow down
A|--3-3--3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Get quieter here

G|--------------------5----3------------8------|
D|---------------------------5--5--5--5--------|
A|--3----3-----3----3-----------------------3~-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

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