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Professional Crastination

NOFX
Bass Tab

2 versions

Bass2

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

Intro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5-3-|---3-3---3-3-3/--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1.

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-5---5---5---5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-5---5---5-5-5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 1.

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12----12----12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Verse 2.

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-5---5---5-5-5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3/--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|---5---7-7-------|-5---5---5-5-5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 2.

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12----12----12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Interlude 1.

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|-5-----------4---|
A|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------5-----|-------5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|-5-----------4---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----|-------5---------|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Bridge] (triplet feeling)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----14-14-14-14-14\-|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10-10-10-10---10---|
A|-----7-5-7-5-----|-5---7-5-7-5-----|-----7-5-7-5-----|----------------------------|  5x
E|-0-----------7-5-|-------------7-5-|-3----------7-5-7|-8---8----------------------|

Interlude 2.

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|  3x
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 3./Guitar Solo

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12----12----12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12----12----12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12----12----12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Outro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|-5-----------4---|
A|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------5-----|-------5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|-5-----------4---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----|-------5---------|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2---2---2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------7----7--|--7--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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