No bass during intro/verse 1
[Chorus]
4/4
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12--10-10-8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--------------|--------------------------|
..kiss the skin from my lips if it makes you feel
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
good I'm not
G|--------------3-h-5-5--5-|-5--5---5--5---5--5-5-5-|----------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|--1-1-1-1---------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-(6)--------------|-------------------|
E|-1-1---1--1--------------|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
sure if you want it not sure if you need me too and you can
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10--10--8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-8--8--8---8-------------|---------------------------|
taste the beer on every guy who talks to
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
you but you
G|--------------3h5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|--1--1--1----1---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------|-(6)-------------------|-----------------|
E|-1--1--1----1----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
can't stay awake forever no you can't stay awake forever
(away?)
[Bridge]
G|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|------|
A|------|------|------|------|
E|------|------|------|------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|------|
A|-------10-8-6---|-------10-8-6--|-------8-6-----|------|
b|-8--8---------6-|--6--6---------|-4--4------4-3-|------|
[Verse 2]
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
A|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
E|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-8-8-------8-8--|-1-1-------1-1--|-4-4-------4-4--|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-8-8-------8-8--|-1-1-------1-1--|-4-4-------4-4--|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[Chorus]
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12--10-10-8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--------------|--------------------------|
..kiss the skin from my lips if it makes you feel
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
good I'm not
G|--------------3-h-5-5--5-|-5--5---5--5---5--5-5-5-|----------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|--1-1-1-1---------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-(6)--------------|-------------------|
E|-1-1---1--1--------------|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
sure if you want it not sure if you need me too and you can
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10--10--8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-8--8--8---8-------------|---------------------------|
taste the beer on every guy who talks to
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
you but you
G|--------------3h5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|--1--1--1----1---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------|-(6)-------------------|-----------------|
E|-1--1--1----1----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
can't stay awake forever no you can't stay awake forever
[Bridge]
G|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|------|
A|------|------|------|------|
E|------|------|------|------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-------10-8-6---|-------10-8-6--|-------8-6-----|-------2---6--|
b|-8--8---------6-|--6--6---------|-4--4------4-3-|--3--3---3----|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-------10-8-6---|-------10-8-6--|-------8-6-----|-------2---6--|
b|-8--8---------6-|--6--6---------|-4--4------4-3-|--3--3---3----|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-------10-8-6---|-------10-8-6--|-------8-6-----|-------2---6--|
b|-8--8---------6-|--6--6---------|-4--4------4-3-|--3--3---3----|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-------10-8-6---|-------10-8-6--|-------8-6-----|-------2---6--|
b|-8--8---------6-|--6--6---------|-4--4------4-3-|--3--3---3----|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-------10-8-6---|-------10-8-6--|-------8-6-----|-------2---6--|
b|-8--8---------6-|--6--6---------|-4--4------4-3-|--3--3---3----|
G|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|------|
A|------|------|------|------|
E|------|------|------|------|
[Chorus]
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12--10-10-8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--------------|--------------------------|
..kiss the skin from my lips if it makes you feel
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
good I'm not
G|--------------3-h-5-5--5-|-5--5---5--5---5--5-5-5-|----------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|--1-1-1-1---------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-(6)--------------|-------------------|
E|-1-1---1--1--------------|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
sure if you want it not sure if you need me too and you can
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10--10--8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-8--8--8---8-------------|---------------------------|
taste the beer on every guy who talks to
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
you but you
G|--------------3h5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|--1--1--1----1---------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------|-(6)-------------------|-------------------|
E|-1--1--1----1----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
can't stay awake forever no you can't stay awake forever and you can
[Chorus]
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12--10-10-8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--------------|--------------------------|
..kiss the skin from my lips if it makes you feel
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
good I'm not
G|--------------3-h-5-5--5-|-5--5---5--5---5--5-5-5-|----------3h5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|--1-1-1-1---------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-(6)--------------|-------------------|
E|-1-1---1--1--------------|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
sure if you want it not sure if you need me too and you can
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10--10--8--8--10-10-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-8--8--8---8-------------|---------------------------|
taste the beer on every guy who talks to
G|-------------10h12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-8-8-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------------|-----------------------|
you but you
G|--------------3h5-5--5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-|------------3-h-5--5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|--1-1-1---1------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------|-(6)-------------------|-----------------|
E|-1--1--1----1----------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
can't stay awake you can't stay awake you can't stay awake forever
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Call Me What You Like |
Artist |
Lovejoy |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
E91pJYO_s7I |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
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).