Tab Bass The National – Sea of love Versi 1

The National Trouble Will Find Me “Sea of Love” Tuning: Standard EADG Bassist: Scott Devendorf Scott plays this whole song with a pick because of the chords in the chorus and outro. Slight distortion recommended Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:41) Play 4 times (Pattern A) G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3(x8)--7(x8)--5(x8)--3(x12)--7-7-9-9------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Pattern B) On 5th repeat, it changes slightly, sliding the last note up into the chorus G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-3(x8)--7(x8)--5(x8)--3(x16)--------| E|------------------------------------| Chorus 1 (0:41 - 1:01) “I see people on the floor…” G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---12--12--12--12--9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5 -------| -Repeat the last chord x16 each time A|--/10--10--10--10--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Bridge (1:02 - 1:26) “If I stay here, trouble will find me…” G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10-10/-12-12/-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------| (play x2) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10-10--8-7-7-7-7-----------3(x12)--7--9------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 (1:26 - 1:59) Same as the first verse, except play pattern A 3 times instead of 4, and then play Pattern B 1 time. (Pattern A) (Play x3) G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3(x8)--7(x8)--5(x8)--3(x12)--7-7-9-9------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Pattern B) (Play x1) G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-3(x8)--7(x8)--5(x8)--3(x16)--------| E|------------------------------------| Pattern C (1:59 - 2:32) Same strumming pattern as in the other verses, but played as chords with a different ending to each phrase (lower octave than before). G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-55555555/-99999999-77777777--555555555555--------------------| A|-33333333/-77777777-55555555--333333333333--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------0-0-2-2------------| Outro (2:32 - End) Repeat this chord progression as necessary, then slide up to the 10th fret for the final note. G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12--12--12--12--9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------| A|-10--10--10--10--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---/10-~----------------------------| E|------------------------------------| And that’s it! Pretty easy - great song. | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================