WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | State Champs - Prepare To Be Noticed Bass | Ver. 1
Tuning: C# STANDARD. Not Drop. STANDARD. That's C#-F#-B-E. (The tab info says Drop C#, just
because C# Standard isn't an option in that list.)
Key: C# Major. Lots of room for improvisation and fills around the verses.
Tempo: 112 BPM.
Info: Rhythms in this tab fit well in the song. They might not be the exact recorded bass
rhythms.
All notes are held out until the next note unless noted otherwise with a "c/o."
Intro Riff (0:00) - Play twice
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-2-------------------2-----------|---------------------------------|
F#|-------------2---4-------0-------|----0---0-------0---0---0-0------|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chorus (0:09)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------2-----------|---------------------------------|
F#|-------------2---4-------0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---|
C#|-0---0-0---0---------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------2-----------|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
F#|-------------2---4-------0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-----------------|
C#|-0---0-0---0---------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------2-----------|---------------------------------|
F#|-------------2---4-------0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
C#|-0---0-0---0---------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------2-----------|---------------------------------|
F#|-------------2---4-------0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
C#|-0---0-0---0---------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-2---2---2---4---4---4---5-------|---------------------------------|
Verse 1 (0:26) - Play these three times...
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-------------------------2---2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
F#|-2---2-2---2-4---4---4-4---------|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(0:39) - ...then play this.
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-------------------------2---2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-4---4-4-4-4-|
F#|-2---2-2---2-4---4---4-4---------|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chorus (0:43)
Verse 2 (1:00) - Play this twice. It's a slower Verse 1.
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
F#|-2-----------4-------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------------------2-------|----------------2-------c/o-----|
F#|-2-----------4-------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus (1:17)
Bridge (1:35)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-0-------------------------------|------------4---5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-0-------------------------------|------------4---5---4---2-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-0-------------------------------|------------4---5---4---7-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-2-----------4-----------5-------|----------------5-------12\-----|
(1:52)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----2-------2---4---2-------2---|
C#|-0-----------4---5---4----2------|--------4---------------4-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----2-------2----2--------------|
C#|-0-----------4---5---4----2------|--------4-----------5---4---5---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----2-------2---4---2-------2---|
C#|-0-----------4---5---4----2------|--------4---------------4-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----2-------2---4---2-------2---|
C#|-0-----------4---5---4----2------|--------4---------------4-------|
Intro Riff (2:09) - Play once...
(2:17) - ...then play this:
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-----0---0---4-------0---0---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
Chorus (2:26) - Omit the first measure ("I could never resist...") and play the rest...
(2:43) - ...then play this:
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-2---2---2---4---4---4---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
Intro Riff (2:47) - Play four times, then you're done!