I Need A Lover by John Cougar Mellencamp

I Need A Lover bass tab by John Cougar Mellencamp

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Intermediate

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                  Artist - John Cougar Mellencamp
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                    Song - I Need A Lover
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                   Album - John Cougar (1979)
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                    Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
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  s   h   h   h   h   h  s
G|-4\11--9-11-|-9-11--9-11--9-11--9-11-\-|---------------------------|
D|------------|--------------------------|------------------h--------|
A|------------|--------------------------|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-2-0-|
E|------------|--------------------------|-2-----2-------------------|

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G|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|-----|---------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|------------|-4-3-|-----s-s-|
A|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-|-----|-6-4-\9/-|
E|-2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2----|-----|---------|


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


G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------h--------|-------------------------|
A|--h-s-----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-3-2--4-4-----|
E|-0-1\--2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2-------------0-1-|


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VERSE 1
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G|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
A|----4-4--2-2--4-4-|------4-4--2-2--4-4------|----4-4--2-2--4-4-|------4-4--2-2--4-4-|
E|-2----------------|-2-2-----------------0-1-|-2----------------|-2-2----------------|


G|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------h---------|------------------h---------|
A|---------4-----4-3-2--2-4-4------|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4------|
E|-0-1--2-----2----------------0-1-|-2-----2----------------0-1-|


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BRIDGE
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G|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|----4-4--2-2--4-4-|------4-4--2-2--4-4------|----4-4--2-2--4-4-|------4-4--2-2-2-2-|
E|-2----------------|-2-2-----------------0-1-|-2----------------|-2-2---------------|


G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|


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CHORUS
*******
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|
E|-2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2---------------0-1-|


G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|
E|-2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2---------------0-1-|


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SOLO 1
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G|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|----4-----4-3-2--2-4-4-----|
E|-2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2---------------0-1-|-2-----2---------------0-1-|


G|------------|-----|---------|
D|------------|-4-3-|-----s-s-|
A|----4-----4-|-----|-6-4-\9/-|
E|-2-----2----|-----|---------|


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BRIDGE
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G|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|----4-4--2-2--4-4-|------4-4--2-2--4-4------|----4-4--2-2--4-4-|------4-4--2-2-2-2-|
E|-2----------------|-2-2-----------------0-1-|-2----------------|-2-2---------------|


G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|


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CHORUS - No Bass

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SOLO 2 - Key Change
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   s
G|-12\-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----------7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|
E|-------5-----5---------------3-4-|-5-----5---------------3-4-|


G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|
E|-5-----5---------------3-4-|-5-----5---------------3-4-|


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CHORUS
*******
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|
E|-5-----5---------------3-4-|-5-----5---------------3-4-|


G|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------h--------|
A|----7-----7--5-5-5-5-7-|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|
E|-5-----5---------------|-5-----5---------------3-4-|


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SOLO 3
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G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------h--------|------------------h--------|
A|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|
E|-5-----5---------------3-4-|-5-----5---------------3-4-|


G|---------------------------|----------------|-----|-----|-----|
D|------------------h--------|----------------|-7-6-|-----|-----|
A|----7-----7-6-5--5-7-7-----|----7-----7-6-5-|-----|-9-7-|-----|
E|-5-----5---------------3-4-|-5-----5--------|-----|-----|-6-5-|


ENJOY.........

I Need A Lover bass tab

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