Artist: Rancid
Song: Tropical London
Album: Indestructible
Bassist: Matt Freeman
Tuning: Standard
Intro
G|——————————————————————|
D|—————————11111—0——————|
A|————3—1~—————————3—1~—|
E|—3~———————————————————|
Chorus "If ya lose me, ya lose a good thing"
G|————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————55555555——————————————————————|
A|———————————————————66666—5—6—8——————————|
E|—66666666——————————————————————66666666—|
Verse "When you were sick i'd hold your hand"
G|——————————————————|————————————————————————————————|
D|———5—3h5—3————————|—33—55——————————————————————————|
A|—6—————————5—3—6—|————————————55—66—88888—6—5—6—8—|
E|——————————————————|———————6666—————————————————————|
3x
Prechorus "America is a tropical london"
G|——————————————————|————————————————————————————|
D|—555—3—5—3————————|————————————————————————————|
A|———————————6—5—6—|—6—5—8——————55—66—888—6—5———|
E|——————————————————|———————6666———————————————8—|
—chorus
—verse
—prechorus
—chorus
—intro (strum the notes instead of holding them out)
During Guitar Solo
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D|———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————66666—5—6—8—————————————|
E|—66666666—33333333—————————————66666—3—4—5—|
Bridge
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————1—0—————————————1—0—————————————|
A|——————————————————3—1—33333—1—————3—1—3—1—3—5—|
E|—333333333333—————————————————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————5———————8888———————————————————————|
A|—66666666666—8———8—6—5——————10—8—6—5—8888—6—5—6———|
E|————————————————————————————————————————————————8—|
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————1—0—————————————1—0—————————————|
A|——————————————————3—1—33333—1—————3—1—3—1—3—5—|
E|—333333333333—————————————————————————————————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————55—66—88————————————————————|
A|—6666666666——————————88888888—888—6—5———|
E|——————————————————————————————————————8—|
—during guitar solo
—chorus
When he starts repeating "that's one thing i know for sure"
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D|——————————————————————|
A|—66666—5—6—8——————————|4x
E|—————————————66666666—|
G|—————————————————————————|
D|———————5—6—7—88888—6—5———|
A|—66666—————————————————8—|
E|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————|
D|————————5—6—8888—|
A|—666666——————————|
E|—————————————————|
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|
G|-------7~----------|
Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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