The Used - Listening bass tab
Tabbed By: Garth Rhodes
Tuning: Standard
I don't even like The Used, but i tabbed it out anyway coz i already did it for a friend.
This is my improvisation as correct as i can get it, octaves are used quite often and fast
in this song. This song can also be done on half a step down, but theres really no need,
because you only hear a dead note once.
s = slide
h = hold/bend
INTRO:
D--------------
G--------------
A--------------
E--0s7s1s7s1---
D-----------------------------------------
G------7---7------------3-----5----2-4-5--
A-----------------------------------------
E--5-55-555-5555s888-111-11-33-3333-------
D----------------------------s555444------
G------7---7------------3-3---------55----
A-----------------------------------------
E--5-55-555-5555s888-111-1-s3-------------
VERSE:
D-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------5555--
A-----------------------------------------
E-55555555555555-1111111111-33333333------
D-----------------------------------------
G-------5---------------------------------
A-000000-0080070--------------------------
E----------------1111111111-333333333333--
D-----------------------------------------
G------7---7------------3-----5----5------
A-----------------------------------------
E--5-55-555-5555s888-111-11-33-3333-3333--
D-----------------------------------------
G------7---7------------3-----5----5--5---
A-----------------------------------------
E--5-55-555-5555s888-111-11-33-3333-33-3--
CHORUS:
D---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
A------------------------------33h-55---
E-5-5-55-55-55-5-1-1-11-11-1-33--------- x2
BREAK:
D---------
G---------
A---------
E-s3s5s1--
D-------------
G-------------
A-------------
E-s1s5s1----0-
"Lights out, I can't stand to hear you scream":
D---------------------
G--7-7--2-2--3-3--5-5-
A---------------------
E-5-5--0-0--1-1--3-3-- x2
If thats too hard, just do this:
D-------4-4--5-5--7-7- D----------------------
G--7-7-2-2--3-3--5-5-- G------2222-3333-5555--
A--------------------- A-0000-----------------
E-5-5----------------- x2 E---------------------- X4
CHORUS 2 x4
straight after chorus 2:
D------------
G------------
A-------5-5--
E--1-1-------
whisper "lights out" part:
D----------------------
G------2222-3333-5555--
A-0000-----------------
E---------------------- x4
"If your heart's still beating..."
D----------------------
G------2222-3333-5555--
A-0000-----------------
E---------------------- x4
CHORUS 3 X 4
straight after chorus 3:
D------------
G------------
A-------s-5--
E--1-h------- X2
"Listening, I'm not listening" ending:
D---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E-5-5-55-55-55-5-1-1-11h--3-3-333-------
