Bleed It Out (bass) - tabbed by Astat

Tuning: D A D G

*Note* The bass on this track is a Fender Precision Bass.

This is a pretty bass-driven song, as both of the guitar parts tend to play in the middle-to-upper register, which makes their root notes not carry as much weight as they would in a song with a lot of crunchy powerchords. It's pretty simple to play, just straight eighth notes almost the entire song. Watch out for the slide down from the 4th fret at the start of the second verse, and the variation on the second repeat of the bridge, where Phoenix plays a 4th fret note that he doesn't do the first time (it coincides with the Esus2 chord that Mike plays). The mutes in parentheses at the end of the bridge are just like the ones found in my guitar tab, they're just spots where Phoenix cuts off the previous note, not muted strums.

(No bass in intro/first part of verse)

First Verse Part 2
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Chorus
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2nd Verse
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(Small break w/no bass)

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Chorus
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Bridge
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(No bass in breakdown)

Final Chorus
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Outro
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