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Kid Bass

(ver. 1)
Pretenders
Written by Chrissie Hynde and Peter Fardon
released in 1979 reaching the dizzy heights of
number 33 in the UK top 40
Original Bassist: Peter Fardon
Hope you enjoy playing along to this

Intro & Verse 1 & 2 (walking bass line rhythm play this x4)
G-------------------------------------|
D-----------------2-------------------|
A---3-2-0---0-2-3-------0-3-2-0-------|
E---------3---------1-3---------3-1---|

G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---2h3333333-33333333---00000000-00000000---55555555-55555555---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E---33333333-33333333---|

Repeat Intro & Verse x3:

Bridge 1 & Lead into Key Change:
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E---5-5---3---1-111111---5-5---3---1-111111---5-5---3-1-111111---|

G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------77777777---44444444----------22222222---|
E---11111111-33333333------------------------22222222------------|

G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A---77777777---44444444--------------22222222----|
E-------------------------22222222---------------|

Bridge 2 & Solo:
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------44444444-44444444-------------------22222222---|
E---00000000-00000000-------------------22222222-22222222------------|

G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---22222222---77777777-77777777---44444444-44444444------------|
E----------------------------------------------------22222222---|

G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A------------22222222-22222222---|
E---22222222---------------------|

Verse 3: (Walking bass line rhythm play this x2)
G-----------------1-------------------|
D---2-1-------1-2---------2-----------|
A-------4-2-4-------0-2-4---2-0-------|
E-------------------------------4-2---|

G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A---77777777-77777777---44444444-44444444--------------------|
E----------------------------------------22222222-22222222---|

G----------------------------------------------------66666666---|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---22222222-22222222---77777777-77777777---44444444------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------------|
D---44444444-44444-2-1------------------------|
A---------------------4---22222222-22222222---|
E---------------------------------------------|

Repeat this to Fade/End:
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A---77777777-77777777---44444444-44444444--------------------|
E----------------------------------------22222222-22222222---|

G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A---22222222-22222222---|
E-----------------------|
            
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