Hum - Stars

Stars by Hum Bass Tab (DROP D) INTRO Starts with clean guitar Vocals and clean guitar: “She thinks she missed the train to Mars, She’s out back counting stars” “She thinks she missed the train to Mars, She’s out back counting… STARS” G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|-0~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fade out, back to clean guitar Drums come in, starting verse riff, All instruments except vocals VERSE RIFF 1st part G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x2 D|-0--0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-12-12-12-12-------------- 2nd part G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- x2 D|-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0----------------- VERSE (same as verse riff, only with 14th fretted notes on low D string the second time of the 1st part of the verse riff) In other words, play this again: “She’s not at work, she’s not at school, she’s not in bed, I think I…” G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-0--0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-12-12-12-12--------------- “…finaaaally broke heeeeer” (slide to 14th fret rather than 12th fret again) G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-0--0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-9-9-9-11--11-11/14-14-14-14-14--------------- “I bring her home everything I want, and nothing that she needs” G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- x2 D|-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0----------------- CHORUS “I thought she’d be there holding daisies, she always waits for…” G|---------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------- D|-5---5--5-5--5-5---5-5-5-4---4--4-4--4-4---4-4-4---------- “…me” (Play these notes down below staccato, meaning short, quick, and tight.) G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0----------------- “She thinks she missed the train to Mars, she’s out back counting…” G|---------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------- D|-5---5--5-5--5-5---5-5-5-4---4--4-4--4-4---4-4-4---------- POST-CHORUS (The part where the guitars play really high octaves) “…stars” 1st part G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5--5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7---------- D|-5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5--------------------------- 2nd part G|----------------------------------- D|----------------------------------- A|-0--2--4--4-5--5-5/7-7-7-7-7------- x4 D|----------------------------------- PLAY VERSE AGAIN PLAY CHORUS AGAIN PLAY POST-CHORUS AGAIN BRIDGE (Instrumental) (Play this familiar riff the whole time, but very loosely, or dragging the notes out like the 2nd part of the verse riff) G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- x12 D|-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0-0--0-0-2h4-0-0--0--0-2h4-2p0----------------- Short little post-chorus riff after bridge G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5------ D|-5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5------ PLAY CHORUS End with this little post-chorus riff again G|----------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------- A|-5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5--------- D|-5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5-----5---5--5-5--------- For more clarity on how to play this, watch this Youtube video of a bass cover for this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOpX9cg4GU