Mark Ronson - Uptown funk
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Uptown Funk
In my humble opinion, this is the BEST and MOST ACCURATE way to play Uptown Funk on a 4-string bass with 20 frets. This tuning lets u use the low B while tuning the higher strings F-B-E makes it more tighter for the truss rod.
Check out my Youtube video on how i used this setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJcTATQU9I
Intro
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------8-8-|
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------/12------|
Verse 1
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------/8---|
Refrain
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3----0--1|
Prechorus
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------x---|
B |-3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10---------|-11--12--13--14-15\------/15-15\|
Chorus
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3----3-6s8-6--3-6s8------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|----------8-x-x-8h10---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----6h8-x------------8--------------8-8-8-8-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3---------------------6s8-6--3-6s8------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|/20-20-20-20-20-20----8-8-8-8-8-8|/20-20-20-20-20-20----------x---|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------/15-/15--15\|
Verse 2
E |-3\------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------/8\--|
Refrain
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---1-3--------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1|
E |---------------------------------|----8h10------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|-3\-----3-6s8-6--3---------0--1-|
Prechorus
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------x---|
B |-3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10---------|-11--12--13--14-15\------/15-15\|
Chorus
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3----3-6s8-6--3-6s8------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|----------8-x-x-8h10---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----6h8-x------------8--------------8-8-8-8-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3---------------------6s8-6--3-6s8------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|/20-20-20-20-20-20----8-8-8-8-8-8|/20-20-20-20-20-20----------x---|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------/15-/15--15\|
Bridge
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1--|-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|
E |--------8------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--8h10-x-x-x---------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------6h8-----------------|--------------------------------|
B |3----------------6s8-6--3-6s8-3-1|-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-----0-1-|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1--|-3-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3-------1-|
E |----8-10-------------------------|--------------10-8--------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------10--8-8-6-----|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------6-8-------------6-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3---6-8-10---------------------|
Chorus
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3\----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|----------8-x-x-8h10---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|----6h8-x------------8--------------8-8-8-8-8-8|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3---------------------6s8-6--3-6s8------------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|/20-20-20-20-20-20----8-8-8-8-8-8|/20-20-20-20-20-20--------------x---|
B |---------------------------------|-----------------/15-/15-/15-/15-15\|
Outro
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------1-----|
B |---------------------------------|--1-2-3--------------1-2-3--3---|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3\----3-6s8-6--3---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------6-8--8-6--------4-----|
B |-3\-----3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1--|-3--3-6-8-10-------10-8-6-8--6---|
E |---8h10-8------------------------|------------------------------13-|
B |---------------------------------|-1-2-3--/15-15-15-15--13-14-15-15|
F#|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |----------3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1|3\-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B |--1-2-3--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|------------6-8--/20-20-20-20-20--20-20-20--|
B |-3\------3-6s8-6--3-6s8-3------1-|-3--3-6-8-10------------------------------3\|
Tab by: Thirdy Bass