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Whipping Boy

Less Than Jake
Bass Tab

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

Song

Less Than Jake

Whipping Boy

Tabbed by Jason The Great (DAWgAWD@HoTMaiL.com)

there are some spots in this tab that i'm not sure about,

but most of this sounds pretty good, so give it a shot, if you

have any comments/corrections, feel free to email me.

INTRO

G|-----------9-----------9---------------------9---|
D|---------7-----------7------------7--------7---7-|
A|-5-5-5-0-----5-5-5-0-----5-5-5-0-----5-5-5-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------9-----------9-----------9---------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-0-----5-5-5-0-----5-5-5-0-----5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-5-|x3
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------7-7-7-----------|

VERSE

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| i'm not sure if this is bass
A|---------------------------------| or really elaborate drums, i'm
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| guessing bass.
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5h7-5-4-4h5p4h5p4-----|
A|-----5---------5-------------------5-0-|
E|-5-5---5-5-5-5-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----5---------5-------5-----------|
E|-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5h7-5-4-4h5p4h5p4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----5---------5-------------------5---------------------------------|
E|-5-5---5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---4-5-4-------4-5-4---|
E|-----------------5-------5-5-5-------5-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---7-5-----5-4-------------------------|
A|-5-----5-4-----4---4-5-4-------4-5-4---|x3***
E|-----------------5-------5-5-5-------5-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-5-|x4
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----------|

***VARIATION IN THE SECOND AND THIRD CHORUS (do this the second time)

G|-------------------4-5-7-5-4---|
D|---7-5-----5-4---5-----------4-|
A|-5-----5-4-----5---------------|
E|-------------------------------|

there is this one part in the song where the bass kind of goes away,

i'm not sure, but i think he might be picking these two notes...

G|---9-|
D|-7---|
A|-----| again, don't hold me to that.
E|-----|

BRIDGE

G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------5h7-5-4-4h5p4h5p4---|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-4-|-----------------------------------5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------5h7-5-4-5-4-|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-4-|-----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-4-|-----------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|

OUTRO

G|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------4-------4-5-5-5-4-|-------------4-------4-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-----|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|

E|-5-|

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