5 Days In May Bass Tab

[INTRO]
  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|--------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3---3---|
E:--------|0-------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|--------|

  Em               D                  Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-----2-|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3---3---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|---3----|

[VERSE]
Em                      D
They met in a hurricane standing in a shelter out of the rain
Am                         C
She tucked a note into his hand

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3---3---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|--------|

Em                         D
Later on they took his car Drove on down where the beaches are
Am                       C
He wrote her name in the sand

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|----2-3-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0-------|3-------|3-------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|----0---|----3---|--------|

G          F             C     D
Never even let go of her hand

  G        F        C        D        D
G:0-------|--------|--------|----2---|--------|
D:----0---|3---3-0-|--------|0-------|0-------|
A:--------|--------|3---3-3-|--------|----0---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[INSTRUMENTAL]
  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|------2-|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3---3---|
E:0-------|0-------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|--------|

[VERSE]
Em                               D
Somehow they stayed that way for those 5 days in may
Am                             C
Made all the stars around them shine

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3---3---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|---3----|

Em                             D
Funny how you can look in vain Living on nerves and such sweet pain
Am                          C
The loneliness that cuts so fine

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-----2-|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|----2-3-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3-------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|--------|

G                       F               C      D
To find the face you've seen a thousand times

  G        F        C        D        D
G:0-------|--------|--------|----2---|--------|
D:----0---|3---3-0-|--------|0-------|0---0---|
A:--------|--------|3-----3-|--------|---0--2-|
E:--------|--------|----3---|--------|--------|

[CHORUS]
C
Sometimes the world begins to set you up on your feet again
Bm                           D
It wipes the tears from your eyes

  C                                   Bm                D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0---0---|
A:3-------|3-------|3-------|3-----3-|2-------|2---2-3-|----0---|---0--2-|
E:----3---|----3---|----3---|----3---|----2---|--------|--------|--------|

C
How will you ever know The way that circumstances go
Bm                            D
Always going to hit you by surprise

  C                                   Bm                D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-----0-|
A:3-------|3-------|3-------|3-----3-|2-------|2---2-3-|----0---|---0H2--|
E:----3---|----3---|----3---|----3---|----2---|--------|--------|--------|

Am              G/B                C               Cmaj7
I know my past, you were there, in everything I've done
            Em
You are the one

  Am       G/B      C        Cmaj7
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:0-------|2-------|3-------|3-------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|

[INSTRUMENTAL] (Harmonica)
  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3-3-3---|
E:0-------|0-------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|-3------|

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3-3-3---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|-3------|
(Piano)
  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---5\0-|3-------|3-3-3---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|-3------|

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2---5\2-|0-------|0-------|----2---|----2---|--------|--------|
A:----2---|--------|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0-------|3-------|3---3---|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----3---|--------|

[VERSE]
Em                             D
Looking back it's hard to tell Why they stood while others fell
Am                          C
 Spend your life working it out

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3-------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|--------|

Em                            D
All I know is one cloudy day, They both just ran away
Am                            C
Rain on the windshield headed south

  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|2-----2-|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3-------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|----0-1-|

G                 F                C     D
Oh, she loved the lines around his mouth

  G        F        C        D        D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|2---2---|
D:--------|--------|--------|0-------|--2-----|
A:--------|--------|3-------|--------|------2-|
E:3-------|1-------|--------|--------|--------|

[CHORUS]
C
Sometimes the world begins to set you up on your feet again
Bm                           D
It wipes the tears from your eyes

  C                                   Bm                D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0---0---|
A:3-------|3-------|3-------|3-----3-|2-------|2---2---|----0---|---0--2-|
E:----3---|----3---|----3---|----3---|----2---|--------|--------|--------|

C
How will you ever know The way that circumstances go
B                          D
Always going to hit you by surprise

  C                                   Bm                D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-----0-|
A:3-------|3-------|3-------|3-----3-|2-------|2---2---|----0---|---0H2--|
E:----3---|----3---|----3---|----3---|----2---|--------|--------|--------|

Am              G/B                C               Cmaj7
I know my past, you were there, in everything I've done
            Em
You are the one

  Am       G/B      C        Cmaj7
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:0-------|2-------|3-------|3-------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|

[Instrumental End](Varies in ways already seen in [Instrumental])
  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
D:--------|--------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|------0|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|----3-2-|0-------|0---0-2-|3-------|3-3-3--|
E:0-------|0-------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|----3---|-3-----|

Play this variation of [Instrumental] during guitar solo:
  Em                D                 Am                C
G:--------|--------|--------|------0-|2-------|2-------|--------|-------|
D:--------|--------|0-------|0-2-4---|----2---|----2---|--------|-----0-|
A:----2---|----2---|----0---|--------|--------|-----—--|3-------|3--3---|
E:0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----3---|-------|

Bass Tabs
Title	5 Days In May
Artist	Blue Rodeo
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	xuUnApNzIz0

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1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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