Motorcycle Drive By Bass Tab

Third Eye Blind Tabs:

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Song: Motorcycle Drive By
Artist: Third Eye Blind
Album: Third Eye Blind on Elektra records
Lyrics and Music: Stephen Jenkins
Tabbed by: PeonObserver


I've never seen a bass tab for this song, and as 
simple as the chord progression seems to be, the
bass part is pretty extensive and incredibly fun
to play with all the little runs and things. 

I primarily play guitar and this is my first tab
for bass so feel free to e-mail me with comments
or questions at CorganFanatic@hotmail.com



/# means slide up to that fret #
# means slide down to that fret #



Intro: (acoustic guitar only)

(guitar chords:) 
   C                               |  Fmaj7               
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


Until the distortion, the bass part is very bouncy and
almost swung, so play around with timing.


   C                               |  C/G                      
                                   |  summertime...                   | 
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|--------------3---2---0-------2---|
A--3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|


  A7sus                               (3/8 bar!!!)
  Chelsea...                          The sun...
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   2   3   |
G----------------------------------|--------------|
D--------------2---3---2-----------|-(2)----------|
A--0-------------------------------|--------------|
E----------------------------------|--------------|


   G6                              |  Fmaj7 
   My eyes...                      |  Windows...
   1   +   2 e + a 3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------5-----------------|--------------3-------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--3---------------3---------------|--1---------------1---------------|


   C                               |  Amin7 
   You...                          |  Have you...
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4 e + a |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------2-------------------|----------------------2---------0-|
A--3---------------5---3-----------|--0-----------3---5---------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   G6                              |  Fmaj7 
   You did...                      |  Stupid...
   1   +   2 e + a 3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------5-----------------|--------------3---3---------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--3---------------3---------------|--1-------------------------------|


   C                               |  Amin7 
   Burning...                      |  Always been...
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G--5---4---2-----------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------5---3---2-----------|----------------------------------|
A--------------------------5---3---|--0-----------3--/5--3-----------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   G6sus                           |  Fmaj7 
   I've never been... so alone and |  I've...     never been so alive |
   1   +   2 e + a 3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------5-3-----------------|--------------3---3---------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--3---------------3---------------|--1-------------------------------|


   C                               |  Fmaj7 
                                   |                                  |
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |  1 e + a 2 e + a 3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------------------3-5-3---|--3---3-3---3-3-------------------|
A--3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-------3-|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   C                               |  A7sus 
   Visions of you...               |  Cigarette...                    |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4 e + a |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4 e + a |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------3---2-----------|----------------------2---------2-|
A--3-----------3-------------------|--------------3---5---------------|
E--------------------------------3-|-/5-------------------------------|



   G6              Fmaj7           |  C 
   Smile...        And say...      |  Fit with you...                 |
   1   +   2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|------------------2---------------|
D--------------------------3-------|----------2---5-------5---3---2---|
A------------------------3---3-----|--3-------------------------------|
E--3---------3-5-3-1-----------1---|----------------------------------|



   Amin7                           |  G6              Fmaj7
         Careening...              |  Tilt...         Free...         |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1 e + a 2 e + a 3   + e 4 e + a |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|--------------------------3-------|
A--5---3---0-----------3-0-5---3---|--------0-2-5-0---------3----3----|
E----------------------------------|--3---------------1-----------1---|


(From here the pattern is swung a little bit
 listen to the song for the actual pattern.)

   C                               |  C 
   Me with you...                  |  Things...                       |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|------------------5---------------|
A--3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---|--3---3-3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3---|
E---------------------------------3|------------3---3---------------3-|



   Amin7                           |  G6sus 
   Believe in...                   |  Build something...              |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------0---2-----------|----------------------------------|
A--0---0-0-0-0-3-0---------0---0-0-|--0-----0-------------------------|
E----------------------------------|----3-0---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-0-|



   Fmaj7                           |  C 
   Happen...                       |  Burning...                      |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|--5---4---2-----------------------|
D------------------3-3-3-3-3-------|--------------5---3---2-----------|
A----------------3-----------3-----|--------------------------5---3---|
E--1---1-1-1-1-1---------------1---|----------------------------------|





   A7sus                           |  G6 
   Always been...          and I've|  Never been so alone and I've... |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------5-----------------|
A--0-----------3-0-5---3---0-3-3-0-|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


                                      (Distortion enters)
   Fmaj7                           |  C/G 
          I've never been so alive!|                                  |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------------------------|



   C/G                             |  Amin7 
                                   |                                  |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   G6sus                           |  F 
                                   |                  And there's this|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|



   Amin7                           |  F 
   Burning, uh huh... there is this|  Burrrrrrrning! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


   C/G                             |  C/G 
                                   |                                  |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   C/G                             |  C/G 
   Where's the soul...             |  Evil...                         |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   Amin7                           |  G6sus
   Do that...                      |  Through that...                 |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


   C/G                             |  Amin7 
   Last time...                    |  Friends again...                |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   G6sus                           |  F 
   I'll get over you...            |  Who I am...                     |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|



   C                               |  Amin7 
   Burning!                        |  Always been...              I've|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G--5---4---2-----------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------5---3---2-----------|----------------------------------|
A--------------------------5---3---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   G6sus                           |  F 
 Never been so alone alone and I've and I've, I've never been so alive!      
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1---1---|



   C                               |  F 
                               So  |  Alive!                          |
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------3-|



   C                               |  A7sus                      
   I go home...                    |  Out On the water...             | 
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------5-|-/7-----------5-------------------|
A--3-------------5/7---------------|----------------7-----------------|
E----------------------------------|------------------8--5---------3-|


   A7sus            G6sus          |  C                   
   Salt...          Thinking...    |      Summer dies...
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------0-2-----------------2-|----------------------------------|
A--0-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
E------------------3---------------|--------------------------------3-|



   A7sus                           |  G6sus 
   My eyes...        Darkly comming|                  To take me...
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|


   F                               | 
   Home...                         | *silence*                And I've
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |                                  |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--1-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   C                               |  Fmaj7 
   Never been so alone...      And |  I've...      Never been so alive|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--------------3-------------------|--------------3---3---------------|
E--3---------------3---------------|--1-------------------------------|

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/t/third_eye_blind/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ZENacheived Average	#1 by ZENacheived at May 14, 1974 at 9:26 PM EST
	This is by far and away the best song by 3EB, even if it is just for the lyrics. By the way, anybody interested or a fan of their work should make an effort to find their b - sides, particularly Tattoo Of The Sun and Wake For Young Souls.

No Picture ryan Average	#2 by ryan mahony at Dec 19, 1980 at 7:16 PM EST
	I luvvvv 3eb so much, theyre my fave band ever. Stephan said on a live version "This is a song about a girl who dumped me... on my skinny ass.... and i wrote a song for her... a song called motorcycle driveby (people laugh) I never thought of it that way... You all did!! Smart bastards"

No Picture Jin Jin Average	#3 by Jin Jin Rockz at Jul 1, 1984 at 10:16 AM EST
	ahh, I love this song. It's so wonderful to just be chillin' or driving and listening to this song. So much emotion in so little time!! I'd have to say their best song yet...and probably will always be.

No Picture Tadej Average	#4 by Tadej Supukovic at Dec 27, 1987 at 1:41 PM EST
	why is "motorcycle driveby" funny? i'm slow...

No Picture jon Wanna Be	#5 by jon a at May 15, 1992 at 9:28 PM EST
	I think out of all third eye blind's stuff, this has got to be the best song. There are so many artists that have great lyrics and I think this band gets over-looked on that aspect. The lyrics are great. This song is beautiful.

No Picture Kash Average	#6 by Kash Jones at Sep 15, 1994 at 10:05 PM EST
	have you ever heard a song that just reminds you completely of a period in your life?....yeah this would remind me of the best part of the worst year of my life....crazy

No Picture blade Rhythm Player	#7 by blade rhoat at Nov 25, 2004 at 5:46 AM EST
	this song makes me cry!! it reminds me of me and my ex's relationship...