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Getting By

The Rentals
Bass TabTuningHalf-Step Down

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

Intro

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/17\------------------|

Synth bit

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------5-5-------| x2
Eb|-5-5\1-1-1/10-10-10\1-1-1--5-5\1-1-1-----1-1---|

Verse

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----7-7p5-5-5h7-7-5------7-7p5-5-5/14-14-12----| x4
Eb|5-5------------------5-5-----------------------|

Chorus

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-7--5---4-5-5/14-14-14-14-14---|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-4--5---4-5-5/7-7-7-7-7--------|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|

Synth bit

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------5-5-------|
Eb|-5-5\1-1-1/10-10-10\1-1-1--5-5\1-1-1-----1-1-1-|

Verse

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----7-7p5-5-5h7-7-5------7-7p5-5-5/14-14-12----| x2
Eb|5-5------------------5-5-----------------------|

Chorus

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-7--5---4-5-5/14-14-14-14-14---|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-4--5---4-5-5/7-7-7-7-7--------|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|

Bridge

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4/11------------|
Eb|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|------11-11-------11-11------------------------|
Ab|11-11-------11-11-------11-11-4-4-11-11--------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

(Tremolo pick these notes)

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-11-11-11-11-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------5-5-------|
Eb|-5-5\1-1-1/10-10-10\1-1-1--5-5\1-1-1-----1~----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------1/12-----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|5-5\1-1-1/10-10-10\1-1-1--5-5\1----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-10-12-10/14-14-12-14-14-14-12--------------|
Ab|----------------------^^^^^^^^tremolo pick-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-7--5---4-5-5/14-14-14-14-14---|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-4--5---4-5-5/14-14-14-14-14---|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-7--5---4-5-5/14-14-14-14-14---|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4-5-5/9-7-5-4--5---4-5-5/14-14-14-14-14---|
Eb|---2------------------2------------------------|

Outro

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------5~------------------------------------|

Legend:

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

p = pull-off

h = hammer-on

~ = hold note

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