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Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: The Black Keys
Song: Sister
Album: El Camino
Difficulty: Intermediate
Tab Author: Alex Alaimo (ciho482@gmail.com)
Looked around for a bass tab of this song for a bit,
and couldn't find one. Decided to learn it by ear, and make a Bass Tab for it. :)
Tried to make this as thorough as possible, so it's easier to understand.
[Intro]
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|------R-E-S-T------| (x8)
E|-------------------|
[Verse 1] (0:17)
"Wake up..." (x2)
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(x2)---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-6-7-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| (Roll into the Pre-chorus from here)
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-7--|
E|---------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] (0:34)
"A weak willed heart..." (x2) Roll back into the Verse with this:
G|-----------------------------------| G|----------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|----5-6-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-| A|-5-7------|
E|-----------------------------------| E|----------|
[Verse 2] (0:43)
"Shake up..." (x2)
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(x3)---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-6-7-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-7--|
E|---------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] (1:04)
"I used to say..." (x2) Roll into the Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------| G|----------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|----5-6-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-| A|-5-7------|
E|-----------------------------------| E|----------|
[Chorus] (1:13)
"Sister... Sister..." (x2)
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---(x2)-|
A|-----------------7------|
E|------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E|----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
"Did they take..." (x2) Roll into the Solo:
G|------------------------------| G|----------|
D|-----5------------------------| D|----5-6-7-|
A|--7-7--7-77-6-5-5-7-5-55-6-7--| A|-5/8------|
E|------------------------------| E|----------|
[Solo] (1:39)
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-6-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-7----|
E|---------------------------------|
Roll into Verse 3:
G|-----------------------------------| (x2)G|----------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|----5-6-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-| A|-5/8------|
E|-----------------------------------| E|----------|
[Verse 3] (2:01)
"Hung up..." (x2)
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(x2)---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-6-7-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-7--|
E|---------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] (2:17)
"You took advantage of..." (x2) Roll into the Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------| G|----------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|----5-6-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-| A|-5-7------|
E|-----------------------------------| E|----------|
[Chorus] (2:25)
"Sister... Sister..." (x2)
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---(x2)-|
A|-----------------7------|
E|------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E|----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
"Did they take..." (x2) Roll into the Outro:
G|------------------------------| G|----------|
D|-----5------------------------| D|----5-6-7-|
A|--7-7--7-77-6-5-5-7-5-55-6-7--| A|-5/8------|
E|------------------------------| E|----------|
[Outro] (2:52)
"So long..."
G|------------------------| After every G-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(x4)---| time (for D|----5-6-7-|
A|------------------------| 2 times), A|-5/8------|
E|------------------------| play this E|----------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-6-7-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(x2)---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
E|----------------------------------|
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