Radiohead - The Bends Bass Tabs

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Bass Tabs " The Bends " by Radiohead

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Tabbed by Brian Cooper, mx newbie extraordinaire

This may seem a little busy and badly organized but just give one good listening to the bass line and it&#8217;ll make sense

P= pull up to next note
X= muted note
/= slide up
\= slide down

Intro:

G |:---------------------------------
D |:---------------------------------
A |:-5----32---3---p2-2---3--3-2-0---
E |:-------------------------------3-

G |:---------------------------------
D |:-------------------------2-5-7540
A |:-5----32---3----p2-2--3----------
E |:---------------------------------

G |:--------------------------------
D |:--------------------------------
A |:-5----32---3---p2-2--3&#8212;3-2-0----
E |:------------------------------3-

G |:--------------------------
D |:----7-5-4-----------------
A |:-5--------2&#8212;3/14\33-3 3-3-
E |:--------------------------

Verse 1


G |:---------------------------------------------------
D |:---------------------------------------------------
A |:--7-------7--10-------10--3---------2-3~---------3-
E |:---------------------------------------------------

G |:-----------------------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------------------
A |:--7-------7--10-------10--3---------2-3~-----33-2-0-2
E |:-----------------------------------------------------


Little bridge in between verses

G |:---------------------------|------------------------5420---
D |:---------------------------|------------8--58--5--------32-
A |:-------2-4-5/12--10--7--XX-|3--33-5-7-8-------------------3
E |:5--5-----------------------|-------------------------------
Note: that final fill is played VERY quickly, listen to recording to get it down.	

Verse 2

G |:------------------------------------------------------
D |:------------------------------------------------------
A |:7----77--7-9-10---1010---10-3---33---3---3--5-7-7-7/10
E |:------------------------------------------------------


G |:-------------------------------------------------------
D |:-------------------------------------------------------
A |:7----77--7-9-10---1010---10-12-10---33---3---3--3-2-0-2
E |:-------------------------------------------------------

Chorus:
The chorus is very similar to the intro, and the bass stands out a lot in it.
G |:------7-5-40-5----------------------
D |:---------------------------2-5-75-2-
A |:-5-5--------------2--3--------------
E |:------------------------------------

G |:-------------------------------
D |:-------7-5-4-0-----------------
A |:-5-5------------3/14\3---3-2-02
E |:-------------------------------

Post Chorus &#8220;Talking to my girlfriend&#8221; section

Play 2x
G |:-----------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------
A |:-----------------------------------------
E |:5-5------55----5-5------55---0-0-------00

Verse 3
Play 2x&#8230;
G |:-------------------------------------------------------
D |:-------------------------------------------------------
A |:7----77--7-9-10---1010---10-12-10---33---3---3--3-2-0-2
E |:-------------------------------------------------------

Chorus- exactly the same as before

G |:------7-5-40-5----------------------
D |:---------------------------2-5-75-2-
A |:-5-5--------------2--3--------------
E |:------------------------------------

G |:-------------------------------
D |:-------7-5-4-0-----------------
A |:-5-5------------3/14/3---3-2-02
E |:-------------------------------

Post Chorus &#8220;Talking to my girlfriend&#8221; section again

Play 2x
G |:-----------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------
A |:-----------------------------------------
E |:5-5------55----5-5------55---0-0-------00

And finally, the grand bridge type thing at 3:08

Basically he just switches back and fourth between g and c with very small fills in between. Just add your own style in when you feel it&#8217;s appropriate.

Played 4x
G |:--------------------------------------------
D |:--------------------------------------------
A |:------------------------3---3-33---3-33--3-3
E |:3---3-33---3--33-3---3----------------------

Outro

G |:----------------------------------------------
D |:----------------------------------------------
A |:------------------3---------------------------
E |:0-------3-------------------------------------

THE END