I don't wanna go down to the basement bass

I don't wanna go down to the basement

Artist: The Ramones
Title: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Bassment
Transcribed by: Me
Tuning: Standard Tuning

This is actually a really fun Ramones song for bass players. It starts on the top 
string and slowly makes it's way down to the bottom string as you get to the chorus. 
It's not a "melodic" bass line, but you get to move around the neck and play a lot 
of different notes at various octaves. "INSTRUMENTAL 2" is also very fun to play.
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INSTRUMENTAL 1:

    E           B              E        B
G|--9-----9-----------------|--9--9--9-----------------|
D|--------------9--9--9--9--|-----------9-----9--9--9--|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    D           A              D        A
G|--7-----7-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
D|--------------7--7--7--7--|-----------7-----7--7--7--|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    C           G              C        G
G|--5-----5-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
D|--------------5--5--5--5--|-----------5-----5--5--5--|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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INSTRUMENTAL 2:

    Ab A        Ab A           Ab A        E     D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--6--7--7--7--6--7--7--7--|--6--7--7--7--------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------7-----5-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    Ab A        Ab A           Ab A        E     D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--6--7--7--7--6--7--7--7--|--6--7--7--7--------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------7-----5-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    Ab A        Ab A           Ab A        E     D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--6--7--7--7--6--7--7--7--|--6--7--7--7--------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------7-----5-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    Ab A        Ab A           Ab A        E     D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--6--7--7--7--6--7--7--7--|--6--7--7--7--------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------7-----5-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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CHORUS:

    E                          B        E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-----------7-----7--7--7--|
E|--------------------------|--7-----7-----------------|
  Hey daddy-o                                 I don't

    D                          A        D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-----------5-----5--5--5--|
E|--------------------------|--5-----5-----------------|
  wanna go                   dooooooooooown to the base

    E                          B        E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-----------7-----7--7--7--|
E|--------------------------|--7-----7-----------------|
                                       There's somethin

    D                          A        D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-----------5-----5--5--5--|
E|--------------------------|--5-----5-----------------|
  down there                                  I don't

    E                          B        E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-----------7-----7--7--7--|
E|--------------------------|--7-----7-----------------|
  wanna go                                 Hey,

    D                          A        D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-----------5-----5--5--5--|
E|--------------------------|--5-----5-----------------|
  Romeo                                There's somethin

    E                          B        E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-----------7-----7--7--7--|
E|--------------------------|--7-----7-----------------|
  down there                                  I don't

    D                          A        D
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-----------5-----5--5--5--|
E|--------------------------|--5-----5-----------------|
  wanna go                   dooooooooooown to the base
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INSTRUMENTAL 3:

    A                                      F     G
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--3-----5-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    A                                      F     G
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--3-----5-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    A                                      F     G
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--3-----5-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    A                                      F     G
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--3-----5-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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After that, you play the entire thing two more times, and the then you go into the
extremely brief OUTRO, which goes likes this:

    E          B               E        B
G|--9-----9-----------------|--9--9--9-----------------|
D|--------------9--9--9--9--|-----------9--------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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