"Beautiful Disaster" by 311


311 has some cool basslines, especally this one. I think he's using a 5-string, but you can do it on a 4-string as well, so just listen to the rhythm real carefully, pluck away & enjoy!!

Tabbed by=Raquel (me!); created December 1997; updated April 1999 (finally)
last visited April 23, 1999
Note: #'s in {} are alternate fingerings, so use whichever one you want

opening lick

A-2-0-2-----------0--2-0-2-----------0-|-2-0-2-----------0-2-0------2-|
E--------3--2-3-2-----------3--2-3-2---|---------3-2-3-2---------2-3---|

figure 1--intro & verse (repeat several times)

G---------------------------|---------------------------|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|
A-2--2-2-2-2--------------|---------------------------|
E---------------3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|

figure 2--middle part of verses

G---------------------------|----------------------------|
D---------------------------|----------------------------|
A-2--2-2-0-0-------------|--------------------------|
E-{7}----{5}-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|

figure 3--middle parts in between verses & chorus (cool 16th note lick)

G------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-2-0-2-----------0--2-0-2-----------0-|-2-0-2-----------0-2-0------2-|
E--------3--2-3-2-----------3--2-3-2---|---------3-2-3-2---------2-3---|

Chorus--"Beautiful disaster...."
Repeat this figure once

G--------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|
A----------4--4--4-|----------2--2--2-|
E-0--0--0----------|-2--2--2----------|

followed by same notes with different rhythm, & repeat this figure once

G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-------------------------|-------------------------|
A------------4-4--4--4-|-------------2-2--2--2-|
E-0-0--0--0-------------|-2-2--2--2-------------|

3rd part of chorus with straight 16th notes & repeat also

G-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|

followed by last figure, repeated

E--0-0--0-3^-0-0--3^-0-3^-0-0--|

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