Fat Lip bass tabs
Song: Fat Lip
Artist: Sum 41
Album: All Killer No Filler
Tabbed by: John McElyea
I know this tab has been done several times, but this is the absolutely correct version.
All the rhythms, the breakdown, and the variations of the main riff in verse 3 are included.
All the notes are correct. Contrary to previous tabs, the bass does not simply follow
guitar power—chords the whole song. Also, in the Post—Chorus Interlude #2 (located
after the 3rd Chorus), there are extra dashes. These are used to fit the hammer—on from
the 11 to the 13 on the low D string and to fit the 11s, 12s, and 13s in general without
confusion. The beat has been added in those places so that the rhythm is still clear.
Enjoy.
Notes:
r = dont play until the next note (rest)
/ = slide
p = pull—off
h = hammer—on
~ = let ring
(N.C.) = No Chord
tuned drop D (DADG)
Rhythm Pattern:
|————————————————| (each dash is a sixteenth note)
|————————————————|
|————————————————|
|————————————————|
1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a
INTRO:
(Guitar Intro: Wait 8 measures)
Then:
E5 A5 E5 A5
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|
play twice.
VERSE 1:
E5 B5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|2—2—r———————————|————9———9~——————|7—7—r———————————|————7———6———4———|
play twice. Then:
E5 C#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————4—7—|
|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—|7—7—7—7—7—9—————|
E5 C#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|9———7———————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————11——7———|
|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—|————————————————|
CHORUS:
E5 A5 C#m G#5 A5 G#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|6—————7—7—————6—|6—————7—7———————|
|7————/2—2—————4—|4———4———6—6—7—7—|————————————————|——————————————6—|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
play twice.
INTERLUDE:
E5 A5 E5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|
play twice
VERSE 2:
(Wait two measures for the Be—cause you dont. . . part)
E5 B5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|2—2—r———————————|————9———9~——————|7—7—r———————————|————7———6———4———|
play twice, then:
E5 C#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————4—7—|
|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—|7—7—7—7—7—9—————|
E5 C#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—|9———7———6———————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————7———|
|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|————————————————|————————————————|
CHORUS:
E5 A5 C#m G#5 A5 G#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|6—————7—7—————6—|6—————7—7———————|
|7————/2—2—————4—|4———4———6—6—7—7—|————————————————|——————————————6—|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
play twice.
POST—CHORUS INTERLUDE:
E5 E5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|2—2—r———————2—2—|————————2—r—————|2—2—r———————2—2—|r—2—2—r—7——————/|
E5 E5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|2—2—r———————2—2—|————————2—r—————|2—2—r———————2—2—|
BREAKDOWN: wait for 8 measures after finishing the Post—Chorus Interlude.
Come in when Deryck sings, it a—gain:
A5
|————————————————|
|————————————————|
|————————————————|
|————————9———11——|
E5 E5(on D#) C#m A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|2~——————————————|9~——————————————|11~—————————————|r———7———9———11——|
E5 E5(on D#) C#m A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|———————/12/—12/—|
|2~——————————————|9~——————————————|11~—————————————|——r—x———————————|
VERSE 3:
E5 A5 E5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|
(N.C.) E5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|
E5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|0———2———2—————2—|0———2———r———————|0———2———r———————|0———2——/7——————/|
E5 A5 (N.C.)
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|————————————————|————————————————|
(N.C.) D
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————12/—|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—|0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—|
D
|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|
|5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|
|————————————————|————————————————|
CHORUS:
E5 A5 C#m G#5 A5 G#5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|6—————7—7—————6—|6—————7—7———————|
|7————/2—2—————4—|4———4———6—6—7—7—|————————————————|——————————————6—|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
play twice.
POST—CHORUS INTERLUDE #2:
E5 E(on D#) C#m G#5 A5 G#5
|————————————————|————————————————|—————————————————|———————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|—————————————————|———————————————————|
|7—————7—6—————6—|4———4—4—6———7———|11————11—12————12|11——11—12—12———————|
|————————————————|————————————————|—————————————————|——————————————11h13|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E5 C#m G#5 A5 G#5 A5
|————————————————|——————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|——————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|7———7—9—11——9p7—|——————————————7———|————————————————|—————————————6——|
|————————————————|11——11—11—13——————|6———6—7—7———7—6—|6———6—7—7———————|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E5 A5 E5 A5
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|0———2———2—————2—|0———2——/7——————/|
play twice.
OUTRO:
|————————————————||
|————————————————||
|————————————————||
|2—2—r———————2—2—||
Thats it. Note: the last E is not held out; it has only the duration of an eighth note,
and then the song is over. All of this is completely correct, and it is easy to hear it if
you play it along with the song.
Lyrics:
Storming through the party like my name is El Nio
When I'm hanging out drinking in the back of El camino,
As a kid, I was a skid and no one knew me by my name.
I trashed my own house party because nobody came.
I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school,
Never going, never showing up when we had to.
Is it attention that we crave don't tell us to behave,
I'm sick of always hearing act your age.
I don't want to waste my time,
Become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line,
Become another victim of your conformity,
And back down.
Because you don't know us at all
We laugh when old people fall.
But what would you expect with a conscience so small,
Heavy metal and mullets it's how we were raised.
Maiden and priest were the gods that we praised.
Cause we like having fun at other peoples expenses and,
Cutting people down is just a minor offense then,
It's none of your concern, I guess I'll never learn.
I'm sick of being told to wait my turn.
I don't want to waste my time,
Become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line,
Become another victim of your conformity,
And back down.
Don't count on me, to let you know when.
Don't count on me, I'll do it again.
Don't count on me, it's the point you're missing.
Don't count on me, cause I'm not listening.
Well I'm a no goodnick lower middle class brat,
Back packed and I don't give a shit about nothing.
You be standing on the corner talking all that kufuffin.
But you don't make sense from all the gas you be huffing.
Then if the egg don't stain you'll be ringing off the hook,
You're on the hit list wanted in the telephone book.
I like songs with distortion, to drink in proportion.
The doctor said my mom should have had an abortion.
I don't want to waste my time,
Become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line,
Become another victim of your conformity,
And back down.
Waste my time with them,
(Casualty of society.)
Waste my time with them,
(Victim of your conformity,)
And back down.
+
This is hard to say, but I have to say this is my favorite song of all time.
Fat Lip Bass Tabs: A Comprehensive Guide
Introduction
Fat Lip by Sum 41 is a popular rock song that was released in 2001. The bassline, played by Cone McCaslin, is iconic and has become a favorite among bass players. In this article, we will provide you with a comprehensive guide to playing Fat Lip on the bass guitar.
Techniques
The bassline for Fat Lip uses a few different techniques that you should be familiar with. The first technique is fingerstyle picking. This means using your fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick. The bassline also uses slides, which involve moving your fretting hand up and down the neck of the bass while the notes continue to ring out. Another technique that is used is palm muting. This is when you use the side of your picking hand to lightly touch the strings near the bridge to create a muted sound.
Here is a breakdown of the main riff of Fat Lip:
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--0-0-0-3|--0-0-5-3|--0-0-3-0|--0-0----|The main riff is based on the A minor pentatonic scale. You can also slide up to the fifth fret on the A string for an extra punch.
Tips
To really nail the bassline for Fat Lip, there are a few tips that you can follow:
- Practice slowly at first and focus on the correct hand positioning.
- Pay attention to the timing and rhythm of the bassline.
- Experiment with different fingerstyle techniques to find what works best for you.
- Try incorporating fills and variations to make the bassline your own.
Conclusion
Fat Lip by Sum 41 has a bassline that is both fun to play and challenging to master. By following the techniques and tips outlined in this article, you’ll be well on your way to playing the bassline confidently and accurately. Be sure to practice regularly and have fun with it!
Transition words:
– Firstly
– In addition
– Moreover
– Furthermore
– Similarly
– Likewise
– Consequently
– Therefore
– Nonetheless
– Nevertheless
– In conclusion
– To sum up
– Finally