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Build Me Up Buttercup

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Bass Tab
★4.2(4)

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

Song

Build me up buttercup bass tab

key of C - Tempo 96 with changes

Drum Start

Count of 4

Intro

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

Chorus

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-------------------2-0-------------------
A-3-3-3-3---------------3-----------------
E---------3-3-3-3-1-------3---------------

Verse

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-3-----1-----3---------------------------
E----3-----1-------1----------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-3-----1-----3--------3--5---------------
E----3-----1-----1--1---------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------

E-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--3-3-2-2-3-3----

Break "ooo-ooo-ooo"

Chorus

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-------------------2-0-------------------
A-3-3-3-3---------------3-----------------
E---------3-3-3-3-1-------3---------------

Verse

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-3-----1-----3---------------------------
E----3-----1-------1----------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-3-----1-----3--------3--5---------------
E----3-----1-----1--1---------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------

E-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--3-3-2-2-3-3----

Break "ooo-ooo-ooo"

Chorus

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-------------------2-0-------------------
A-3-3-3-3---------------3-----------------
E---------3-3-3-3-1-------3---------------

Chorus

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-------------------2-0-------------------
A-3-3-3-3---------------3-----------------
E---------3-3-3-3-1-------3---------------

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