The Zoo by Scorpions

The Zoo bass tab by Scorpions

Bass tabs

Standard tuning (EADG), triplet 8th feel

🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()^ = 1/4 bend
(3) = triplet (appears above bar)


INTRO, Part 1:
           (Rest x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-r-----------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

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(Part 2):
            (x4)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


(Part 3):
            (x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


PRE-VERSE:
            (x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


VERSE 1:
                         (x3)
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-------r---3-------r---3-------r---3-------r---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


PRE-VERSE:
            (x8)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


VERSE 2:
                         (x3)
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-------r---3-------r---3-------r---3-------r---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 1:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r-------------------|
E |-4---r---4---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r---7-\-|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 2:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r-------------------|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5-----/-----|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


BRIDGE 1 (x4):
  ( 3 )  ( 3 )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------3------(3)^-----|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


PRE-VERSE:
            (x9)
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


VERSE 3:
                         (x3)
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-------r---3-------r---3-------r---3-------r---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-0-------r---0-------r---0-------0---0-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 3:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---r-------------------|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7-------7---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-------r---2-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 4:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---3---3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7---7---\-------------------|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|---------------------------------0---0-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7---r---7---7---r---7-\-3---r---3---3---r---3---|
E |-3---r---3---3---r---3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---2---r---2-/-5---r---5---5---r---5-/-|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


BRIDGE 2 (x4):
  ( 3 )  ( 3 )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------3------(3)^-----|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


JAM & OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out):

G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---0-------r---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

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The Zoo bass tab

Scorpions bass tabs for The zoo

What Is This?

The Zoo by Scorpions guitar bass tabs playing instructions. PERFORMANCE NOTE: You'll notice the first two notes in the third bar of Chorus 1 are sharp. This wasn't a mistake on my part, but on that of bassist Francis Buchholz's. He simply misplayed those two notes and they weren't corrected for the final mix. And since I prefer to tab original album versions, and those missed notes are in the original album version, that's what I tabbed.

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