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Happy Birthday Bass

(ver. 2)
The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre - Happy Birthday

Note: The outro is just both chorus played back to back. Although this song appears on 
both albums, I used Violet to transcribe it. Therefore, the time will not match up with 
Nothing and Nowhere.

Tuning: Drop D (D-A-D-G, low to high)

Intro Bass begins at 0:17
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-|x2

Verse1  0:36 "I think my friend said, 'I hear footsteps.'…"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3~------3-5~------5-0~------0~--2-2--3~------3-5~--------0~------0~--2-2-|

Chorus 0:56 "I think my friend said, 'Stick it in the back of her head.'…"
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-|x2

Verse2  1:16 "Then we wished them all a happy birthday…"
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3~--------5~--------0~------0~--2~--3~--------5~--------0~------0~--2-2-|

Chorus 1:35 "I think my friend said, 'Don't forget the video.'…"
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-|x2

Bridge 1:55    No bass from 2:34 to 2:53
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------5~--------7~----------------------------5~--------3~--------|
D|3~--------5~----------------------------3~--------5~----------------------------|x2

Chorus 2:54 "I think my friend said, 'Stick it in the back of her head.'…"
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-|x2

Chorus 3:13 "I think my friend said, 'Don't forget the video.'…"
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-|x2

I look forward to your ratings and comments. Have fun!

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