Groundhog's Day Bass Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 
	

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This song is played on a four-string fretted bass.
s: slap
p: pop
^: flamenco strum
h: hammer on
p: pull
x: muted note
/: slide up
\: slide down

Intro:
    ^     ^ ^  ^ ^  ^     ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^     ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ 
G:-15----15-x-15-x-15h17-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-------15-15----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-15-x--
D:-14----14-x-14-x-14----14-14-x-14-x-14-x-12-12-13-13-13/14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-14-x--
A:-15----15-x-15-x-15----15-15-x-15-x-15-x-13-13-14-14-14/15-15---15-15----15-15-x-15-x--
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^     ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^
G:-15-x-15-15-15-15----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-------15-15----15-15-x-15-15h17
D:-14-x-12-12-13-13-13/14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-14-x-14-x-12-12-13-13-13/14-14-x-14-14---
A:-15-x-13-13-14-14-14/15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x-15-x-15-x-13-13-14-14-14/15-15-x-15-15---E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^     ^ ^  ^
G:-15-15-x-15-x-------15-x-15------------------------------------------------------------
D:-14-14-x-14-x-13\12-12-x-13/14---------------------------------------------------------
A:-15-15-x-15-x-------13-x-14/15---------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse:
    ^ ^  ^ ^  ^     ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^     ^  ^ ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
G:-15-x-15-x-15h17-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-------15-15----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-15
D:-14-x-14-x-14----14-14-x-14-x-14-x-12-12-13-13-13/14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-14-x-14-x-12
A:-15-x-15-x-15----15-15-x-15-x-15-x-13-13-14-14-14/15-15---15-15----15-15-x-15-x-15-x-13
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^     ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
G:-15-15-15----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-------15-15----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x
D:-12-13-13-13/14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-14-x-14-x-12-12-13-13-13/14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x
A:-13-14-14-14/15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x-15-x-15-x-13-13-14-14-14/15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ^ ^  ^     ^ ^  ^
G:-15-x-------15-x-15--------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-14-x-13\12-12-x-13/14-----------------------------------------------------------------
A:-15-x-------13-x-14/15-----------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1:
    ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
G:-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-x-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--
D:-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-10--
A:-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-x-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat once.

Chorus 2:
    ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
G:-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-x-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--
D:-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-10--
A:-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-x-12-x-12-x-12-12-12-x-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat once, then do this:
    ^ ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ 
G:-12-x-12-x-11-11-11--------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-11-x-11-x-10-10-10--------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-12-x-12-x-11-11-11--------------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge:
  ^  p s   s s  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   s p s
G:6\------------x-x-x-x-6\------------x-x-x-x-6\------------x-x-x-x-6\---------------0---
D:6\-0----------x-x-x-x-6\-0----------x-x-x-x-6\-0----------x-x-x-x-6\-0-----------------
A:-----6h7-7-6h7-------------6h7-7-6h7-------------6h7-7-6h7-------------6h7-7-6h7-x-----
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-
  ^  p s   s s  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   s p s ^  p s   s s  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   s p s
G:6\------------x-x-x-x-6\---------------0---6\------------x-x-x-x-6\---------------0----
D:6\-0----------x-x-x-x-6\-0-----------------6\-0----------x-x-x-x-6\-0------------------
A:-----6h7-7-6h7-------------6h7-7-6h7-x------------6h7-7-6h7-------------6h7-7-6h7-x----
E:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------------------------7-
   ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^ 
G:-6\-------------x-x-x-x-6\-------------x-x-x-x-6\-------------x-x-x-x------------------
D:-6\-0-----------x-x-x-x-6\-0-----------x-x-x-x-6\-0-----------x-x-x-x------------------
A:------6h7-7-6h7--------------6h7-7-6h7--------------6h7-7-6h7--------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   s p s ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^
G:----------12-11-14-6\-------------x-x-x-x-6\---------------0---6\-------------x-x-x-x--
D:-11-14-13-12-11-14-6\-0-----------x-x-x-x-6\-0-----------------6\-0-----------x-x-x-x--
A:-11-14-13-10--9-12------6h7-7-6h7--------------6h7-7-6h7-x----------6h7-7-6h7----------
E:--9-12-11----------------------------------------------------7-------------------------
    ^  ^  ^  ^ 
G:----------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-11-14-13-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-11-14-13-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\------------------------------------------------
E:--9-12-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar Solo:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------
A:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---x-2-2-2-
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------2-----------------------------------------2---------------------------
A:-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-2-3-4---------2-/4-4--
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-2-2-3---------

G:-6-4-----------------------6-4-------------------6-6-4h6-4-----------------------------
D:-----6-4\2-2---2---2-----------6-4\2-2---2---2/4-----------6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2/------------
A:-------------4---4---2-4-4-------------4---4-------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    ^
G:-----------------14\-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------14\-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Outro:
    ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  p s   s s   s p s ^  p s   s s   ^ ^ ^ ^
G:----------12-11-14-6\-------------x-x-x-x-6\---------------0---6\-------------x-x-x-x--
D:-11-14-13-12-11-14-6\-0-----------x-x-x-x-6\-0-----------------6\-0-----------x-x-x-x--
A:-11-14-13-10--9-12------6h7-7-6h7--------------6h7-7-6h7-x----------6h7-7-6h7----------
E:--9-12-11----------------------------------------------------7-------------------------
    ^  ^  ^                                               ^  ^  ^ 
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-11-14-13----------------------------------------------11-14-13------------------------
A:-11-14-13----------------------------------------------11-14-13------------------------
E:--9-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9-12-11------------------------
                                                 ^  ^  ^
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------11-14-13---------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------11-14-13---------------------------------
E:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11
                ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^                                   ^ 
G:----------------------------12\---------------------------------11---------------------
D:-------------11-14-11-14-13-12\---------------------------------11---------------------
A:-------------11-14-11-14-13-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----
E:-11-11-11-11--9-12--9-12-11------------------------------------------------------------
            ^                  ^ 
G:---------11----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------11-----------------11\--------------------------------------------------------
A:-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11\--------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------9\--------------------------------------------------------

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Cam Wanna Be	#1 by Cam Reck at Nov 3, 2006 at 4:10 PM EST
	This entire song is just one big metaphor. When he talks about a pang and looking for apple pie but can only corn chex he's saying -- "i want to make it big but i cant quite make it." and the part about corn chex being satisfying means that even though i'm not in the limelight and only small time -- I'm still happy. "Had my mind set to hit them streets/Drizzle from the night left the cold puddles out/Had my black stomp boots on my feet" = i wanna go out and make it big(hit the streets), but I'm running into complications(Drizzle from the night left the cold puddles out). But, luckily I'm strong (black stomp boots). Then he goes on to explain how he feels about what he just metaphored. Trashing king bass strumming!

No Picture black&red Wanna Be	#2 by black&red at Dec 21, 2006 at 3:20 AM EST
	I think TheHeckler had the best description for it. It's a simple day at first, but it is such a great metaphor. Like TheHeckler said, the only being able to find the corn chex when he really wants some apple pie, it's saying you can't always get what you wanted, but what you get is just as satisfying. He has his mind set to go outside, and the puddles are his obstacles. While some people might see it and go "Well, I'll go outside when it dries up" he has determination. He throws on his black stomp boots and he goes outside anyway, unhindered by his obstacles. The second part of the song is him saying that when he was yound, like all of us, he was told he could be anything he wanted. So as an average Joe, with his "Big blue collar" on, he gets out into the real world to "find the easy way", and finds that it's never that easy. "What an Ice Cold Bath it was when I found you have to pay to play" It gave him a real wake up call, you have to put as much into life as you want to get out of it. But "the taste" the thought of hitting it big and getting what he wants out of life, it's constantly hanging there and he really wants it. "The Taste is strong, but soured in my learned eyes" So far it seems people have been ignoring this line, but it's a very important one. This is where he gets through life and he gets an eye for how the world really works. The golden ideal of the fame and his goals from his childhood of fame and fortune is tarnished. He sees now that this isn't what life is about. "Well, if a woodchuck could chuck wood He'd get down on his knees to pray This little snappy boy might see The light this ground hog's day" The light that he is to see is the real thing, and not just the common idea of what it is to make it in life. Which brings us back to the begining of the song, the corn chex. It's not about getting what everyone wants, it's about being happy with what you have.

No Picture vincent Average	#3 by vincent sayre at Feb 16, 2007 at 12:14 AM EST
	Best description of te song I've ever heard. Perfect. I personally thing the second, more agressive, part shows when he finds out that he can't make it big and sees the way of the world (the light that is groundhog's day).