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The Suburbs Bass Tab by Arcade Fire

The Suburbs bass tab by Arcade Fire

Bass Tab

Tuning: EADG

THE SUBURBS (BASS)

Intro:

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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"In the suburbs I  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

BREAK
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G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"You always seemed so sure  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"Sometimes I can’t believe it  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|--------------4-|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|------------4--4|
E|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-5-5---|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-----5-|

BREAK
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G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"The kids want to be so hard  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"Sometimes I can’t believe it  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|--------------4-|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|------------4--4|
E|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-5-5---|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-----5-|

"And into the night  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"So can you understand  ."
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G|--------4---4-64|----------------|--------4---4-64|----------------|
D|------4---------|4--44-6-7--77-6-|------4---------|4--44-6-7--77-6-|
A|5--57-----------|---------------7|5--57-----------|---------------7|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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G|--------4---4-64|----------------|--------4---4-64|----------------|
D|------4---------|4--44-6-7--77-6-|------4---------|4--44-6-7--77-6-|
A|5--57-----------|---------------7|5--57-----------|---------------7|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

"Under the overpass  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

"Sometimes I can’t believe it  ."
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|--------------4-|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|--------------4-|
E|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-5-5---|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-5-5---|

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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|--------------4-|5-5-5-4-2-2-2-4-|------------4--4|
E|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-5-5---|----------------|2-2-2-4-5-----5-|

CODA
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|5--55-4-2---2-42|----------4-4-7-|
E|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|----------------|2--22-4-5--5----|

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G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|5---4---2---0---|----------------|
E|----------------|2---------------|

Published: October 1, 2025

Last updated: October 1, 2025

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