I Just Had Sex Bass Tabs - The Lonely Island @ BigBassTabs.com

Hey, this is officially my first tab and I guess a brief overview of why I am tabbing
this song is because it's a great, hilarious song and I figured that it deserved to
be tabbed.  I'm sure that those of you who like 'The Lonely Island' will appreciate
my contribution.


There is generally one main riff that is played throughout the song with slight
variations from time to time.  Now I tabbed this all by ear, and though it may not be
perfect, it will mostly definitely suffice if your just looking to play along.

Variation 1:
G|—8/4————3h4—6——|
D|——————4————————| 
A|———————————————|
E|———————————————|

variation 2:
G|—8—8—8—/—4—4—4—4—4—————34—6—6—6—6—6—|
D|———————————————————4—4——————————————| 
A|————————————————————————————————————|
E|————————————————————————————————————|

Variation 3: (Best if played with bass drum during verses)
G|————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————| 
A|—6—66/2——2—2—22———————4——4—4—44—| 
E|————————————————2—22————————————|

Now I realize that there is a slight change towards the end of the song (2:17) so
here is what you would play for that:

Variation 4:
G|—9—9—9—/—5—5—5—5—5—————45—7—7—7—7—7—|
D|———————————————————5—5—————————————| 
A|———————————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|

Variation 5: (The last measure)
G|—9—9—9—/—5—5—5—5—5—————45—7——|
D|———————————————————5—5———————| 
A|—————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————|

Also, feel free to build off of these variations I made up and send me new
improvements.  I'm fairly confident that my thinking is on the right track, but still
let me know what you think.



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Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

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Hammer-On (h):
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
Pull-Off (p):
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

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