American Pie bass

American Pie

 
Band: 
Album: Washed Up and through the Ringer
Bassist: Mingus
Tabbed By: BassD 

>=play a couple of time 
/=slide down \=slide up 
ring or r=let the note sound 
p=pull-off *=a pause 

Intro (00:02) /Verse 1 (00:04-00:05) 
G|----------------------|-------------------9p7------------| 
D|----------------------|-----------4-5-6-7-----9p7--------| 
A|-12\------(Horns)-----|---4-5-7-5-----------------9p7----| 
E|----5ring---------5-5-|-5-----------------------------9--| 

G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7ring----| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------0-| 

G|(x3)---------------9p7------------| 
D|-----------4-5-6-7-----9p7--------| 
A|---4-5-7-5-----------------9p7----| 
E|-5-----------------------------9--| 

G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7ring--| 
E|----------------------0r-0---0------------------------| 

Punk part (00:30-00:31) 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|----5>----7>----5>-----------5>----7>--| 
E|-5>----5>----5>----5>-12>\5>----5>-----| 

When doing the slide, start from 12 
and strum quickly while sliding to 5. 

G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-5>-6-7>-6-5>-6-7-7-5-4----| 
E|------------------------7--| 
   /\   /\   /\ 
   x7   x7   x7 

Verse 2 (00:41-00:42) 
G|(x3)---------------9p7------------| 
D|-----------4-5-6-7-----9p7--------| 
A|---4-5-7-5-----------------9p7----| 
E|-5-----------------------------9--| 

G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-------| 
E|----------------------0r-0---0----------------0ring--| 

Slow punk part (00:57-00:58) (Find your own rythm for this part) 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|----5>----7>----5>-----------5>----7>--| 
E|-5>----5>----5>----5>-12>\5>----5>-----| 

When doing the slide, start from 12 
and strum quickly while sliding to 5. 

G|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-5-4---| 
E|-----------------------0-0-0---0-------------------------7-| 

(Verse 2) (01:11-01:12) 

Punk part 2 (01:26) 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|----5>----7>----5>-----------5>----7>--| 
E|-5>----5>----5>----5>-12>\5>----5>-----| 

When doing the slide, start from 12 
and strum quickly while sliding to 5. 

G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-5>-6-7>-6-5>-6-7-7-5-4--------------| 
E|------------------------7-5ring------| 
   /\   /\   /\ 
   x7   x7   x7 

(01:41-01:42)/(01:46) "One, Two, One two, One two three foor" 
G|-----------|-------------------------------| 
D|-----------|-------------------------------| 
A|-----------|-------------------------------| 
E|-5>--------|-5>---------------------5/12\--| 

(Outro) Punk part 2 (01:51-01:52) 
(02:06-02:07) End on E|-5*-| 

Bye bye Miss American Pie. 
Madonna would be proud. 
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