Skip to content
Song No 3 cover art

Song No 3

Reel Big Fish
Bass Tab

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

Song

ARTIST: Reel Big Fish

ALBUM: Why Do They Rock So Hard?

SONG: Song #3

Tabbed by Vic

p=pull-off

h=hammer-on

INTRO:

G:--14-16-------------------------------I     (Pause first 2 bars
D:-------14-13-14p13-9------------------I     then come in)

A:--------------------------------------I

E:--------------------------------------I

VERSE:

Repeat x?

G:--------------------------------------I (At some points

D:--------------------------------------I      E:-5------- is
A:------4-5-7-4--55--(7)----------------I      held and rests
E:--5-5--------------(4-5-7-4)----------I      for a couple bars)

Alternate between endings

LEAD INTO FAST BIT:

G:--6--------------I
D:-----7-----------I
A:--------7--------I

E:-----------------I

FASTER BIT/CHORUS:

x2

G:------6-7-9-6-77-7-----------------6-7-9-6-77-7-9--*
D:--77-7-------------6-7-9-6-----77-7----------------*

A:---------------------------------------------------*

E:---------------------------------------------------*

x1

G:---------------------------------------------------I

D:--77-55-44-----------------------------------7-5-4-I
A:-----------77-5-4-----5----45-7-5-4-----45-7-------I
E:------------------7-5---55---------5--4------------I

"I like the way you....":

G:--6-7-6------------6-7-6-----6h7p6h9p6-------------I
D:--------7-9-6---6--------7-9-----------------------I
A:--------------7------------------------------------I

E:---------------------------------------------------I

BASS SOLO BIT:

G:--------76-------99-------76----------99-1414-99----------------I
D:--7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7---77----------------7----------I
A:--------------------------------------------------55---5-44-----I
E:------------------------------------------------------------7-5-I

LEAD INTO OTHER FAST BIT:

G:-----------------------99999---I

D:-1/7------1/7------1/7---------I

A:-------------------------------I

E:-------------------------------I

The other fast bit is just the verse sped up.

Then comes the lead into the first fast bit.

Then the heavy bit.

Any corrections to felixvictorlucas@compuserve.com.

Ska forever.

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.