Smashing Young Man Bass Tab

Ver 1 Ver 2

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Artist - Collective Soul
Song - Smashing Young Man
Album - Collective Soul (Self Titled)
Tabbed by - Alec MacDonald

Tuning: (Low to high) E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat.

Just play the song through, but watch repeat marks.

Note: the . means to play the note staccatto (very short)

Bass doesn't come in for a bit (20 seconds)

(0:20)
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----4-2--------2-1--2-4-|
Ab|---------6-4------------|
Eb|2------------2----------|

Verse (0:25)
Gb|-----------------|
Db|------------96---|  x 6
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-4p7-7-7-7----9-7|

(0:40)
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----4-2--------2-1--2-4-|
Ab|---------6-4------------|
Eb|2------------2----------|

Verse (0:45)
Gb|-----------------|
Db|------------96---|  x 2
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-4p7-7-7-7----9-7|

(0:50)
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----4-2--------2-1--2-4-|
Ab|---------6-4------------|
Eb|2------------2----------|


Chorus 1 (0:56)
    . .               . .                . .               . . . . . . . . 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----4----2--1---------4------------------4-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2-2------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------2-2------2--4--2---5-5------5--4--1--0---------------|                                                             
                                                           ^
                                                    Mute this note as quickly as possible.
                                               It's there, but hardly.


Chorus 2 (1:06)
    . .               . .                . .               . . . . . 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-------|
Db|-----4----2--1---------4------------------4-------------2-2-2-2-2--2h4-4-|
Ab|-2-2------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------2-2------2--4--2---5-5------5--4--1--0----------------|

Verse (1:16)
Gb|-----------------|
Db|------------96---|  x 8
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-4p7-7-7-7----9-7|

(1:36)
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----4-2--------2-1--2-4-|
Ab|---------6-4------------|
Eb|2------------2----------|

Verse (1:42)
Gb|-----------------|
Db|------------96---|  x 2
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-4p7-7-7-7----9-7|

(1:47)
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----4-2--------2-1--2-4-|
Ab|---------6-4------------|
Eb|2------------2----------|

Chorus 1 (1:52)
    . .               . .                . .               . . . . . . . . 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----4----2--1---------4------------------4-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2-2------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------2-2------2--4--2---5-5------5--4--1--0---------------|                                                             

Chorus 2 (2:02)
    . .               . .                . .               . . . . . 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-------|
Db|-----4----2--1---------4------------------4-------------2-2-2-2-2--2h4-4-|
Ab|-2-2------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------2-2------2--4--2---5-5------5--4--1--0----------------|

Bridge (2:12)
Gb|--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------4---------------------- ---------------4--------7--------7--------|
Eb|-4-----------------4--------2--/11--9--4-----------------------------------|

Interlude (2:32) (During Guitar Solo) play all of these notes staccatto
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--1---------------------------------2-2-----2--2-------|  x 2
Ab|-2-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------2-2------2--4--5-5-------5--4---------------------|

Chorus 1 (2:53)
    . .               . .                . .               . . . . . . . . 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----4----2--1---------4------------------4-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2-2------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------2-2------2--4--2---5-5------5--4--1--0---------------|                                                             

Chorus 2 (3:03)
    . .               . .                . .               . . . . . 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-------|
Db|-----4----2--1---------4------------------4-------------2-2-2-2-2--2h4-4-|
Ab|-2-2------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------2-2------2--4--2---5-5------5--4--1--0----------------|

REPEAT CHORUS 1 AND 2. 

Outro (3:33)
Gb|-----------------|
Db|------------96---|  x 4
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-4p7-7-7-7----9-7|

Cut off last note quickly.

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