The Undertones
My perfect cousin
Tabbed by Col Scrivs - Drunk Bloke
The Score - Nottingham - England
This seems pretty much right and it works live
4 bars of guitar intro
Intro
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Now
Verse
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
I've got a cousin
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Always spotless
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Fur lined sheepskin
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
She won't even
Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------3-3-4-4-------------------------3-3-4-4-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------|
My perfect cousin
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
He's his familys
Repeat Verse X 1
Chorus X 1
Bridge guitars only (I play this on bass cos I'm in a 3 piece)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-5---------------7-5-----------------------7-5---------------7-5-|
A|----------7-5---------------75------5-3---------------5-3----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Bass comes in here on the original)
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-4-5--------4-5--------4-5--------4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
Repeat Verse X 1
Chorus X 1
End
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
My Perfect Cousin |
| Artist |
The Undertones |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
Pgqa3cVOxUc |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
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).
