Somebody Told Me bass tabs
The Killers — Somebody Told Me
Tabbed by: Satyr
Tuning: Standard EADG
Order:
Intro — Verse — Chorus — (Keyboard) — Verse — Chorus — Bridge — Chorus
Intro
G|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—6———————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|———8—8———6—6———4———4—4———3—3—3———|———8—8/0—————————————————————————|
A|—————————————6—————————4———————4—|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—6—————6—————————————————————————|—6———————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————3—4———4—4—3—4—4—4—3—|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—6—6—6—6—4—4—————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|—6—6—6———————————————————————————|
Verse
Skip these two bars the first time through.
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————8—6—8———|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————3—3—4—4———|
E|—6———6———6———6———6———6———————————|—6———6———6———6———6—6—6———————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————3—4———4—4—3—4—4—4—3—|
A|—6—6—6—6—6—6—————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————8—6—8———|—————————————————————————8—6—8———|
A|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—6———6———6———6———6———6———————————|—6———6———6———6———6———6———————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————3—4———4—4—3—4—4—4—3—|
A|———————————————————————3—3—4—4———|—6—6—6—6—6—6—————————————————————|
E|—6———6———6———6———6—6—6———————————|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————8—6—8———|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————3—3—4—4———|
E|—6———6———6———6———6———6———————————|—6———6———6———6———6—6—6———————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————8—6—8—6—8—6—8—6—|
A|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—|—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4———4———————————|
Chorus (x2)
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|———8———————————————4———3—————————|———6———————————————3—————————————|
A|———————6———8———————————————4—————|———————4———6———————————4———3—————|
E|—6———6—————————4—2—————————————6—|—4———4—————————4—1———1—————————4—|
Keyboard Interlude
If you don't have a keyboardist in your band, you and your
guitarist can do this.
G|—————————————————|
D|———8—8———6—6—————|
A|—————————————6———|
E|—6—————6—————————|
Bridge
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—4———————————————6———————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————|—6———————————4———6———————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|———————————————6—————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————4—|—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—6—6—8—|
A|—4—4—4—4—4———4—4—6—6—6—6—6—6—6———|—————————————————————————————————|
E|———————————4—————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
G|———————5—5—6—6—6———————5—5—6—6—6—|———————6—6—5—5—5—————————————————|
D|—8—8—8———————————6—6—6———————————|—4—4—4———————————4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—|
A|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————|
D|—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—6—6—6—6—6—6—6———|—6———6———————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|—————————————————|
Somebody Told Me Bass Tabs – Learn to Play
Introduction
If you’re a fan of The Killers and want to learn how to play “Somebody Told Me” on bass, you’re in the right place. In this guide, we’ll provide you with easy-to-follow bass tabs and a tutorial that will help you master this alt-rock hit in no time.
Somebody Told Me Bass Tabs
Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a look at the bass tabs for “Somebody Told Me”. These tabs are designed for beginners, so don’t be intimidated if you’re new to playing bass.
Verse
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------7-7---------------|------------------------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-5-5-4-4-|--0-0-------7-7-5-5-4-4-|
Chorus
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5---------------|--7-7-7-7---------------|
E|----------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|----------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
Bridge
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------7-7---------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|--0-0-------7-7-5-5-4-4-|
As you can see, the bass tabs for “Somebody Told Me” are fairly simple, but they’ll still help you improve your playing skills. If you’re having trouble with any of the sections, make sure to go back and practice until you’re comfortable with the notes.
You can also listen to the song while playing along to get a better sense of the timing and rhythm.
Tutorial
Now that you have the tabs for “Somebody Told Me”, it’s time to put them into practice. In this section, we’ll walk you through the song step-by-step, with helpful tips and pointers along the way.
Verse
The verse is fairly straightforward and consists of four bars. To get started, play the open E string followed by the fifth fret on the A string, then slide up to the seventh fret. Keep repeating this pattern, and you’ll be playing the verse in no time.
Chorus
The chorus is where things start to get a bit more interesting. Start by playing the fifth fret on the A string, followed by the seventh fret on the D string. Next, play the fifth fret on the D string followed by the seventh fret on the G string.
Once you’ve gotten the hang of this pattern, move on to the next section, where you’ll play the fifth fret on the A string followed by the seventh fret on the D string twice, before playing the fifth fret on the D string followed by the seventh fret on the G string.
For the final part of the chorus, play the fifth fret on the A string followed by the seventh fret on the D string three times, before playing the fifth fret on the D string followed by the seventh fret on the G string to finish off the section.
Bridge
Finally, we come to the bridge, which is arguably the most challenging part of the song. To get started, play the open E string followed by the third fret on the E string, then the fifth fret on the E string.
Next, play the open E string followed by the third fret on the E string again, but this time, slide up to the seventh fret. Keep repeating this pattern, and you’ll have the bridge down in no time.
Remember to take your time with each section and practice until you’re comfortable with the notes. Before you know it, you’ll be able to play “Somebody Told Me” confidently on bass.