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Cars and Calories

Saves the Day
Bass Tab

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

Intro

G|-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--5------------|
A|------------7--5-------|
E|-----------------8-7---|

...faithful tv screens

Verse 1

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4--4--4--5-4-3--3--3--0h3-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|
E|-5--5--5-3h5--3--3--3--0h1h3h4-5--5--5--5----------------------------------|

(come in directly after intro)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0---2-0-----2--0-------------------------------------7\-------|
A|-3--3--------------3----------------------------------------7----------|
E|--------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--0h1h3h4-5--5------------|

^(you can also just slide up from 1st fret here)

Chorus

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-h2---------3---------|
A|----------3/7--5------------3/7--5------------3/7--5--------3------0---2-------/9\---|
E|-1---1-----------3-1---1-----------3-1---1-----------3-1--5--------------------------|

Verse 2

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---------0h2p0--------------------------5-5-------------4--4--4--0h4h5p4---|
A|-----------------------7---------3--------3----------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-5---------3-5------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--------5--5--5--5--------------------|

grew up in east L.A...

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--0h3------------2-0--2-0----2--0-------------------------------------5\---|
A|--------------0h3--3--3------------3----------------------------------------5------|
E|------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--0h1h3h4-5--5--------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-h2---------3---|
A|----------3/7--5------------3/7--5------------3/7--5--------3------0---2-------|
E|-1---1-----------3-1---1-----------3-1---1-----------3-1--5--------------------|

Bridge

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5-7-----5-7-----------------------------------------|
A|-3---2-3-2----------------------5/7-5-7-3---2-3-5-7-----5h7-------------5/7-5-7--3-3-3-3-3-2-3-5-7--5---|
E|-----------5---3-5-3-3--1-1--3-----------------------------------x-1--3---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2--------------5/7-5-7-9---2/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|-----3-5--1-1--3------------------------------------------------------------|

^(play note approx 22 times, or until verse 3)

Verse 3

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-0--2-0----2-0----------------------5-5--6-7--7--7--x--16\--|
A|-9--9--9--x-9/15\-8--8--8--x-8-8--3--3--3------------3--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3--3--3--0h3------------2-5--2-5--2-0---------------------------------------5\-|
A|--------------------------------------0h3--3--3----------------3-----------------------------------5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--0h1h3h4-5--5------|

^(play note 12 times)

Chorus

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-h2---------3---|
A|----------3/7--5------------3/7--5------------3/7--5--------3------0---2-------|
E|-1---1-----------3-1---1-----------3-1---1-----------3-1--5--------------------|

Outro

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

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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