I Know It's Over Bass Tab

Album: The Queen is Dead (1986)
Bassist: Andy Rourke

There was no tab for this, so I decided to make my own. Here it is, I've written down all I could hear
and I think it's quite good. Enjoy!

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

[Verse 1] "Oh, mother ..."
G|---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---|-3.----3.----3.----3.----|-3.----3.----3~----------|
E|-3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-0~--3-|
       1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5.--0-5.--0-5.--0-5.--0-|-5.--0-5~--3-1~----3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----3.----3.----3.----|-3.----3.----3~----------|
E|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-0~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------7~----|-------------------------|
E|-5.--0-5.--0-5.--5-------|-5.--0-5~--0-1~----3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

[Chorus 1] "I know it's over ..."                |-3-|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------3-----------0-|-----------3--------------|
A|---------------------2---|---------3-----------2-3-5|
E|-1~--1-1.----3~--3-3-----|-1~--1-1-----3~--3-3------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + +

G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------3-------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-1~--1-1-0---1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~----3-3-3-1~----3~---|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

[Verse 2] "Oh, mother ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-3.----------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-----------3-|-----------3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-----------2-------------|
D|-------------------------|---------2---------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5.------0-3-5.--------3-|-5.----------1~----3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-3.----------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-----------3-|-----------3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5.------0-3-5.--------3-|-5.--------3-1~----3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-3.----------3~----2~----|
E|---------5-3-----------3-|---------0-3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5~----.-0-3-5.------0-3-|-5.------3-5-1~----3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-3.----------3~----2~----|
E|---------5-3-----------3-|---------0-3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----7-----5-----3-----5-|
A|-------------------------|---------7-----3-----5---|
E|-5.------0-3-5.------0-3-|-5~----5-----1-----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

[Chorus 2] "I know it's over ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------0-|-------------------------|
A|---------------------2---|---------------------0-2-|
E|-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-----|-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 

G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------5-----3-----5|
A|-------------------------|---------5-----3-----5--|
E|-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-|-3-3-3-3-----1-----3----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------|-----------0-----3-----5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-3---------------|---------2-----3-----5---|
E|-------------1-1-1-1-0-1-|-3-3-3-3-----1-----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

[Verse 3] "If you're so funny ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-------------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-------------|-8\--------3-------------| \
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +    \
                                                         (x2)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  /
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| /
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|/
A|-5.------0-3-5.----------|-5.--------3-1---1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-------------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-------------|-8\----------------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5.------0-3-5.----------|-5~----5-5-0-1---1-3~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-------------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-------------|-8\--------3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5.------0-3-5.----------|-5~--5-5~--0-1---1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-------------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-------------|-8\--------3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-0-3-5~----.-----|-5~--5-5~--0-1---1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3.----------3.----------|-------------3~----2~----|
E|---------0-3-------------|-8\--------3-------------|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----7-----5-------------|
A|-------------------------|---------7---------------|
A|-5.------0-3-5.----------|-5-5---5-----1~--1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

[Chorus 3] "It's so easy to laugh ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------3-----------0-|---------3-------------0-|
A|---------3-----------2---|---------------------2---|
E|-1~--1-1-----3~--3-3-----|-1~--1-1---1-3~--3-3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------0------------|
A|--------------------------|---------2--------------|
E|-1~--1-1-0-1-1~--1-1-0-1--|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3---3|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +    1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-0~--0-0-3---------------|---------2-----------0-2-|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2-2---0-2~--2-2---0-|-----------3-------------|
A|---------2-----------2---|---------3-----------0-2-|
E|-0~----------------------|-1~--1-1-----3~--3-3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3-3-3-3-----1~--1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------|-----------0-----3-------|
A|-0~--0-0-3---------------|---------2-----3---------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1-----3-5-3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

[Outro] "Oh, mother ..."
G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-------------0-3-|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1-1-1-1-----|-3~--3-3-----1-1-1-3~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2-2---0-2-2-2-2---0-|-------------------------|
A|---------2-----------2---|---------------------0-2-|
E|-0~----------------------|-1-1-1-1-0-1-3~--3-3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~----3~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-0~--0-0-3---------------|---------2-----------0-2-|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2-2---0-2.--2-2---0-|-------------------------|
A|---------2-----------2---|---------------------0-2-|
E|-0~----------------------|-1-1-1-1-0-1-3~----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-3~--3-|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-0~--0-0-3---------------|---------2-------------2-|
E|-------------1-1-1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1-1-1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2-2---0-2~--2-2---0-|-------------------------|
A|---------2-----------2---|---------------------0-2-|
E|-0~----------------------|-1~----1-0-1-3~----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3~--3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~----3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-0~--0-0-3---------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~----3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------2---------------|
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1-1-1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2-2---0-2~--2-2---0-|-------------------------|
A|---------2-----------2---|---------------------0-2-|
E|-0~----------------------|-1.--1-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2---------------|-----------0-------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------2---------------| (Fade out)
E|-------------1~--1-1-0-1-|-3~--3-3-----1~--1-3~----|
   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +   1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

****************************

|   ~    Let ring
|   .    Staccato
| |-3-|  Triplet
|   \    Slide down

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Bass Tabs
Title	I Know It’s Over
Artist	The Smiths
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	OBIVIc3FLOA

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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).

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