You Never Know bass tab

[street fish]

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YOU NEVER KNOW
5-string BEADG

Sources: 4.7.02, various other live versions, various videos including VH1/Letterman rooftop show.  The tab corresponds to the live version, although the times noted for each part correspond to album version. Hopefully this doesn't confuse anyone. 

Intro 0:00
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E-0----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------

Intro from 4.7.02
G-----------------------------------------------
D-------14------16----------16--14--------------
A--/16------16----------------------14--16-p14--
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------

Part 1. (Verse Riff) 0:14
G----------------------------------9-----------------------------------9------
D----------------9--9/11-----9--------7--------------9--9/11-----9--------7---
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------(repeat)

Verse to chorus transition 0:49
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------9--9/11-----9\----------------7--------------------------
A-------------------------------------5-----------------4-----------5--4--(-> Part 2)
E-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------

During the verse riff, try using your thumb to mute the open E string.  I usually mute the E string after I play the first 9 on the D string, right as I hit the 9/11 slide.  

Part 2. 0:56
G--------------------------------------------------
D----------------7--------5-\4---------------------
A-2-----2--4--5-----------------5-----5---5-4--5--7 (-> Funky breakdown or Lead-in to Part 3)
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------

Funky breakdown option 1- most often used.  
G-------------------
D--9-9---------7-7-0
A------7---5--------
E---------------------
B---------------------

Funky breakdown option 2- usually used the second time through Part 2.
G--9--\7-------7--\5
D-------------------
A----------5--------
E-------------------
B-------------------

Lead-in to Part 3.
G-----------
D-----------
A-7---7-7\--
E-----------
B-----------

Part 3. 1:21                        
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A----------2h3p2--3--5--------5------- (-> choose Part 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, or 3.4)
E-3-----------------------------------
B-------------------------------------

Part 3.1.
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A-/12------12----14------------------- 
E-------------------12-------12----12\ (-> repeat Part 3)
B-------------------------------------

Part 3.2. 1:38
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A-/12-------12-------12\---------2------ (-> back to Part 1)
E--------------------------3------------
B---------------------------------------

Part 3.3. 2:50
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-/12-------12-------12-------12-----------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------12\---5\----3-\2\-0-----------5--4 (-> back to Part 2)

Part 3.4 3:38
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------/14--12-\11--11h12p11--- (-> Part 4)
A-/12-------12-------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------

Part 4. 3:41
G----------------------------7-----------------7------------------------
D------------------------/7-----7\---------/7-----7\--------------------
A-------------------4-----------------3---------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------3----3-3-3------
B-0-----------------------------------------------------------------5\-- (repeat)

Alternate to Part 4.  Album version 4:32, 4:39.
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------4---------------/15---------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------15---15-15-15\---
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------

Alternate to Part 4.  Album version 4:46.
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------4---------------/17--------------\------------------
E------------------------------------------------------3---3-3-/15---\--
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------

Lead-in to Part 5. 3:54. Drop the 5\0 from the end of Part 4 and then:
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------14----14----------------------------
E--/12---12-12------12--12--------------15----15----
B---------------------------13---13-13------13--13--

Part 5.  3:55
G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A--------15-15---14-14---12-12---10-
E-----------------------------------
B---15------------------------------

*see alternate option to this part below
G---------12----------12--------------------------
D-----12----------12--------------14----------14--
A-10----------10--------------14----------14------
E-------------------------12----------12----------
B------------------------------------------------- (-> choose Part 5.1 or 5.2)

Part 5.1 4:03
G------------------------------
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E---------15-----15----15------
B----13-----13-----13----13--13 (repeat Part 5)

Part 5.2 4:10
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
B-0-------------------------- (-> Part 5.2.1 or Part 6)

Part 5.2.1 4:13
G-------
D-------
A-------
E-5--4-- (-> Part 2)
B-------

*Alternate 1 to Part 5.
G----------------------------------------------
D-------------17----------------------17-------
A-10--12/17-------17\---------14/17-------17\--
E-------------------------12-------------------
B----------------------------------------------

*Alternate 2 to Part 5.
G-------------------------------------------------
D-----12-/17------12-/17--------------------------
A-10----------10--------------14-/19------14-/19--
E-------------------------12----------12----------
B-------------------------------------------------

Part 6. 5:38
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------5---------3\2--------------------7\-----------
B-3--2--0-----0--2--3-----------------3-----3--2--3--5--------5--7\--

G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------5---------3\2----------------------------------
B-0-----0--2--3-----------------3-----3--2--3--5--5-5--7\--2-2-2

[i like tictacs]

NICE!!!

[Parker]

this is my first post basically because i only got a bass 2 months ago. i use that sticky bass tab list all the time for reference and would like to think i am progressing nicely.

on the subject of this song, it is so rough and i am extremely impressed at the tab. i have ben using the dmbtabs version from the song catalog tabbed for 4 string. i cant really get a grasp on it but great work.

[street fish]

this is my first post basically because i only got a bass 2 months ago. i use that sticky bass tab list all the time for reference and would like to think i am progressing nicely.

on the subject of this song, it is so rough and i am extremely impressed at the tab. i have ben using the dmbtabs version from the song catalog tabbed for 4 string. i cant really get a grasp on it but great work.

There really isn't much on this song/tab that "requires" a 5-string. The very last time for the verse, its pretty much the exact same pattern as the other verses, just an octave lower. On a 4, just play the standard pattern instead of the lower one. On the times he hits the open B string, just fret a B an octave higher on the 2nd fret of the A or the 7th fret of the C.

I know this tab is confusing in how it references times from the studio version but the tab itself is actually from a live version. The Central Park bonus came out since I did this tab, I might go back and modify the tab to reference it, since it is widely available.

To get a grasp on it, just break it down and learn one section at a time. I think the bigger challenge is actually learning what part goes where, following all the changes. Learning the actual notes isn't so hard once you get the changes down.

[Parker]

this is my first post basically because i only got a bass 2 months ago. i use that sticky bass tab list all the time for reference and would like to think i am progressing nicely.

on the subject of this song, it is so rough and i am extremely impressed at the tab. i have ben using the dmbtabs version from the song catalog tabbed for 4 string. i cant really get a grasp on it but great work.

There really isn't much on this song/tab that "requires" a 5-string. The very last time for the verse, its pretty much the exact same pattern as the other verses, just an octave lower. On a 4, just play the standard pattern instead of the lower one. On the times he hits the open B string, just fret a B an octave higher on the 2nd fret of the A or the 7th fret of the C.

I know this tab is confusing in how it references times from the studio version but the tab itself is actually from a live version. The Central Park bonus came out since I did this tab, I might go back and modify the tab to reference it, since it is widely available.

To get a grasp on it, just break it down and learn one section at a time. I think the bigger challenge is actually learning what part goes where, following all the changes. Learning the actual notes isn't so hard once you get the changes down.

appreciate it. i can play most of the sections, but the timing is pretty rough for me. its not the end of the world though, almost every stefan tab i have learned so far is fun anyways.

[i like tictacs]

The song is easy, IMO, the only difficult thing about it is memorization and being able to play it smoothly, and sometimes the timing throws you off a cliff.