WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight Bass | Ver. 1
Ok, so I really love this bass part and
was disappointed to find that there
were no tabs for it online. I decided to tab
it myself and then I felt bad that there
were no tabs online for anyone else
because its such an awesome song.
I tried to get as much of the variations as
possible, although I'm sure I missed some of them.
If you don't want to bother learning all the little
nuances, just play the first line of each section for
the whole part. Or you could always improvise your own little riffs~
Intro:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------5----5----|
E |----2----2-4----4-5-----5-5/7------2----2-4----4-5----5---5-----------------|
Verse 1:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------4----4--5-------5----5/7-----------4-----4--5~---4-5-4----------|
E |--2-----4-----4----------5----5---------2---4----4--------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------4---4--5------5----5/7-----------------4---4--5~-4~-5~-----------|
E |--2-----4---4---------5----5-------------2-----4---4------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------4----4--5-----5----5/7----------------4---4--5/7--5-4-2--------|
E |--2------4----4---------5----5-------------2----4---4----------------5-4----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------4----4--5-------5----5/7-----------4-----4--5~---4-5------------|
E |--2-----4-----4----------5----5---------2---4----4--------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------4----4--5-------5----5/7-------------4---4--5--4--5--7-----------|
E |--2----4-----4----------5----5----------2----4---4--------------------------|
Chorus:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------7---7-7---9---9-9-9-------5---5-5 5/7--------------7---7-7---|
E |----5---5-5-------------------------------------------------5---5-5---------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|----5---5-5--4--2------|
E|-----------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------7---7-7---9---9-9-9-------5---5-5--------------7---7-7---5---|
E |---2/5---5-5--------------------------------------------5---5-5-------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5-5--7--5--4-2-----|
E|-----------------5--|
Transition:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------5----5----|
E |----2----2-4----4-5-----5-5/7------2----2-4----4-5----5---5-----------------|
Verse 2:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------4----4--5-------5----5/7-----------4-----4--5~---4-5-4----------|
E |--2-----4-----4----------5----5---------2---4----4--------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------4---4--5------5----5/7-----------------4---4--5~-4~-5~-----------|
E |--2-----4---4---------5----5-------------2-----4---4------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------4----4--5-----5----5/7----------------4---4--5/7--5-4-2--------|
E |--2------4----4---------5----5-------------2----4---4----------------5-4----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------4----4--5-------5----5/7-----------4-----4--5~---4-5------------|
E |--2-----4-----4----------5----5---------2---4----4--------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------4----4--5-------5----5/7-------------4---4--7-5-7/9---7---------|
E |--2----4-----4----------5----5----------2----4---4------------------------|
2nd Chorus:
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------7---7----9---9-----5---5-5/7-7------------7--7---5--5-457-------|
E |---5--5-----------------------------------------5--5-----------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-6-6-6-|
D | --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------7--7---9---9---5---5-54------------7--7-7----5--5-5-------------|
E |---5---5-----------------------------5---5-5-------------------------------|
G |--4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D | -----6-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
Transition:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------5----5----|
E |----2----2-4----4-5-----5-5/7------2----2-4----4-5----5---5-----------------|
Interlude (Same as 1st Verse):
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------4----4--5-------5----5/7-----------4-----4--5~---4-5-4----------|
E |--2-----4-----4----------5----5---------2---4----4--------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------4---4--5------5----5/7-----------------4---4--5~-4~-5~-----------|
E |--2-----4---4---------5----5-------------2-----4---4------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------4----4--5-----5----5/7----------------4---4--5/7--5-4-2--------|
E |--2------4----4---------5----5-------------2----4---4----------------5-4----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------4----4--5-------5----5/7-----------4-----4--5~---4-5------------|
E |--2-----4-----4----------5----5---------2---4----4--------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------4----4--5-------5----5/7-------------4---4--5--4--5--7-----------|
E |--2----4-----4----------5----5----------2----4---4--------------------------|
3rd chorus (rest until 3:26)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---77777777-7-5-4-2------------7---7-7---9---9-9---5---5-4-5-7--------------|
E |-----------------------------5---5-5----------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------7---6---4------------------------|
D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------7---7-7---5---5-5-------------------------------77777------|
E |----5---5-5-------------------------------------------55555--------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-99999---55555-4-5-7------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------7---7-7---5---5-5-5-4-2---4-2----------------------------------|
E |---5---5-5---------------------------------------5--------------------------|
Play intro/transition and end with:
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------5555555-------------------------------------------------------------|
