Somebody

Somebody Bass Tab

Aerosmith
Somebody
bass tab

  0.13         verse 1
|----------------|--------------9-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|--7-----7---7---| 4:4
|----------------|---^------------|----7-=---7---7-| t:160
|5---5---3-0-3-5----3-5-5-3-0-=---|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----2-=---2-----|----------------|
|----7-=---7-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--0-----0---.-.-|.-2---2-3-3-4---|0-0-----0---.-.-|.-2---2-3-3-4---|

|--------^-------|----------------|----------------|
|-------07---7---|----7---5---7---|--------5-------|
|0---7-=---7---0-|--7-------7---0-|--0-7-----7-4---|
|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-----|----------------|----2-=---2-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--0-----0---.-.-|.-2---2-3-3-4-4-|0-0-----0---.-.-|.-2---2-3-3-4-.-|

  0.36         chorus 1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--7---7---7---7-|
|-----^--------4-|---------^------|-^-------^-^----|----0---7---7---|
|2-=-2-0-2-2-2---|2-=-2-=-2-0-2-//|5-0-5---3-5-0-5-|----------------|

                                  |----------------|------------`---|
                                  |----------------|----------------|
                                  |7-=-7---=-----7------------=-----|
                                  |----------------|----------------|
  0.46         theme 1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-=---|2---------------|----2-=---2-----|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-0-----0-----0-|--2-----3-3-4---|0-0-----0---.-0-|--2---2-3-3-4---|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-=---|2---------------|----2-=---2-----|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-0-----0-----0-|--2-----3-3-4---|0-0-----0---.-0-|--2---2-3-3-4---|

  0.59         verse 2
|----------------|-----^----------|----------------|
|----------------|--7-5-7-5-------|----------------|
|--------------0------------7---0-|=-0-0-=.12--12--|
|5---5---3-0-=---|----------------|----------12--0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-=---|2---------------|----2-=---2-----|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--0-----0-----0-|--2-----3-3-4---|0-0-----0---.-0-|--2-2-2-3-3-4---|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------7---7---|----7-=57-5-----|----7-=-7-5-----|
|0-0-0-=---7---0-|=-0---------7-0-|=-0---------7---|
|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------`-..`-..|
|----2-=---2-----|----------------|----2-=---2-----|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--0-----0---.-.-|.-2---2-3-3-4---|0-0-----0---0-0-|--2---2-3---4---|

  1.23         chorus 2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------^------|----7-7-5-----7-|=-7---7---7-----|
|-----^----------|-----^--2-0-----|----------7-=---|----7---7---7\--|
|2---2-0-2-2---2-|--0-2-0-----2-//|5-=-------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|
|----5-----5-7-9------------------|
|--------7-------|--9---9---9---9-|
|3---------------|----7---7---7---|

  1.33         bridge
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------^----|----------------|--------------2-----------^------|
|7-----------6-5-|=---5-----------|----------------|-----^--7-0--^--|
|----------------|----------------|5-------3-2-0------0-7-0-----7-0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------2------2---2---2---|
|7-------------5-|=---5-----------|----------------|-----2-------2--|
|----------------|----------------|5---\\--3-2-0------0---0---0---0-|

    1.46         solo
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2-----------2-=-|----------------|--------------2--------------2---|
|--2-=---2-------|2---------------|0-0-0-=---------|----2---4-------|
|----------0-----|--0-1-2-=-3-3-3-|--------3-2-0------0---0---0---0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---2-=-2---2---|----------------|--------------2--------------2---|
|--2-------2---2-|.---------------|0---0-=---------|----2---4-------|
|-------0--------|--0-1-2-=-3---3-|--------3-2-0------0---0---0---0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2-----------2-=-|----------------|--------------2--------------2---|
|--2-=---2-------|2---------------|0---0-=---------|----2---4-------|
|-------0--0-----|--0-1-2-=-3---3-|--------3-2-0------0---0---0---0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---2-=-2---2-=-|----------------|--------------2--------------2---|
|----------------|2---------------|0---0-=0--------|----2---4-------|
|--0----0--0-----|--0-1-2-=-3---3-|--------3-2-0------0---0---0---0-|

  2.19
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---2-=-2---2-=-|----------------|--------------2-|2-----------2---|
|----------------|2---------------|0---0-=0--------|----2---4-------|
|--0----0--0-----|--0-1-2-=-3---3-|--------3-2-0---|--0---0---0----0|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---2-=-2---2-=-|----------------|--------------2-|------------2---|
|----------------|2---------------|0---0-=0--------|----2---4-------|
|--0----0--0-----|--0-1-2-=-3---3-|--------3-2-0---|--0---0---0---0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2-2-=---2---2-=-|----------------|--------------2-|
|----------------|2---------------|0---0-=0--------|
|-------0--0-----|--0-1-2-=-3---3-|--------3-2-0---|

  2.31         theme 2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2---2-2-2---|2---------------|----2-=---2-=---|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--0----0------0-|--2---2-3---4---|0-0-----0-----0-|--2---2-3-3-4---|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-=-2------------------|----2-=---2-=-2-|=---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-0-----0-------|--2---2-3---4---|0-0-----0-------|--2-2-2-3-3-4---|

  2.44         verse 3
|----------------|----------------|--------^^------|
|----------------|----7-7-5-------|----7-=05-7-----|
|----------------|--0-------7-4---|=-7---------7---|
|5---5---3-5-0-5----------------5-|--------------0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-----|2---------------|----2-=---2-=---|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---0-----0---0-0-|--2---2-3-3-4-4-|0-0-----0-----0-|--2---2-3---4---|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------7---7---|----7-=-7-5-----|--7---=-7-5-----|
|0-=-7-=---7---0-|=-7---------7-0-|=---7-------7---|
|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-=---2-----|2---------------|----2-=---2-=---|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-0-----0---.-0-|--2---2-3-3-4---|0-0-----0-----0-|--2---2-3-3-4---|

  3.07         chorus 3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----^---^------|-----^---^-^-^--|0---0-0---0---0-|=-0-0-=---------|
|2---2-0-1-2---2----0-2-0-1-2-3-4-|--------3---3---|--------5-5-5\--|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------0-2------2---2---2-//|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\\
|3---3--03-3-----|--2---2---2-----|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---2-0-1-2---2-|--0-2-=2--3--4--|5---5---5-0-3-5-|--.-5-.-5-5-5\--|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------0-2----2-2-2---2-2-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|3---3--03-3-----|--------.-------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|--------
|----------------|-^--^----^--^---|2-----
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|30-3-03-30-3-03-|----
|----------------|----------------|--

standard tuning (EADG)

| /  slide up
| \  slide down

| .   incidental note (usually open string)
| ^   pre-struck note (hammer-on, pull-off)
| =   rest

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one space ("-") = 1/16 note

tabbed by
spaceyhippie
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Bass Tabs
Title Somebody
Artist Aerosmith
Tablature Type ASCII Tab
YouTube ID ljozv-CXwGw

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

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a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

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