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Ladykiller

The Vandals
Bass Tab

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

Chorus

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

Verse 2

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

Chorus 2

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

Solo

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

Verse Slap Variation

G|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|---S0---S3---S5--S12-S10-|-S0---S3---S5--S7-S14|

Verse 3

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

Chorus 3

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

Verse 4

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

Chorus 4

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

Thats Basically It!

At the end of the song after chorus, play an open E

/ = Slide

S = Slap

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