“Through Being Cool” by Saves the Day for the bass guitar.
Tabbed by Greg Mitchell(If you want more STD bass tabs, message me on AIM at xxvrufiovxx.)
I know there is another tab for this, but it’s not right at all. I love the bass in
song so this is my attempt at tabbing it the right way.
Standard Tuning
Intro:
G|------------------|
D|-55-5555-55-555-3-|
A|------------------| x3
E|------------------|
Intro pt.2:
G|-------------------------|
D|-55-555-5/17171717171717-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse(“You know what?...”):
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------55555555-66666666-|
E|-3333333333333333-------------------|
Verse cont.
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------33-3-3-6-5h6p5-3-|
E|-6666666666666666------------------|
Play entire verse x2
Chorus(“Cause I’m through being cool...”):
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------5-6-8-6p5--3-3-33-3-5-6-8-6p5-|
E|-6-6-66-6-------------------------------|
Chorus cont.
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------8---------------------|
A|-6-6-666-66---6p5-----6-----------|
E|------------------6-6---6-66-666\-|
Play entire chorus x2
Break(Where the guitar is doing the little solo):
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-33//----33----33---33-3//\\\-|
Play whole verse x2
Play whole chorus x2
Second Break(“Spin right back around...”):
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----8---------8--------8------------|
E|-6-6---6---6-6---6--6-6---6-66-66\\\-|
Here’s where the bass gets awesome:
Outro(“Niiiick, why are you such a prick?...”):
G|-----7-7--------------------10-8-7-------------|
D|---8-----10-8-------------8--------10----------|
A|-6------------66666-8--10-------------88888-10-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Outro cont.:
G|-----7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|---8-----10-8----------------8---10-10-10-10h12p10-8-|
A|-6------------66666-8--10-10---8---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Outro cont.:
G|-----7-7--------------------10-8-7-------------|
D|---8-----10-8-------------8--------10----------|
A|-6------------66666-8--10-------------88888-10-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Outro cont.(“Yeah your world is what you made it...”):
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-6-5-3--------8-8-10~~~~~~-10\\\-|
E|-------6-6-66--------------------|