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You're So Vain Bass Tab by Carly Simon

You're So Vain bass tab by Carly Simon

Bass Tab

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                     You're So Vain - Carly Simon
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Tabbed by: RagnaarMN
Tuning: Standard
No sharps or flats

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

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

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

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-------0-|0-------0---0---|----------------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1-------1-|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|0-----0---------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1---------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------0---------|----------------|3---------------|
E|1---1---3-------|0---------------|1---------------|----------------|
                                    watched          votte       the

G|--------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------|----------------|------------0---|
E|------1-|----1---1---1---|1---3---3-------|
      that     be  part         your    and

  Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  You're

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1-----1-----1---|3-----3-----3---|3---------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-------0-|0-------0---0---|----------------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1-------1-|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|0-----0---------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1---------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------0---------|----------------|3---------------|
E|1---1---3-------|0---------------|1---------------|----------------|
                                    one              me          some

G|--------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------|----------------|------------0---|
E|------1-|----1---1---1---|1---3---3-------|
      were     in  cof          my      and

  Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  You're

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1-----1-----1---|3-----3-----3---|3---------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-------0-|0-------0---0---|----------------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1-------1-|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|0-----0---------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1---------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------0---------|----------------|3---------------|
E|1---1---3-------|0---------------|1---------------|----------------|
                                                                 some

G|--------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------|----------------|------------0---|
E|------1-|----1---1---1---|1---3---3-------|
      were     in  cof          my      and

  Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  You're

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1-----1-----1---|3-----3-----3---|3---------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-------0-|0-------0---0---|----------------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1-------1-|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|0-----0---------|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1---------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------0---------|----------------|3---------------|
E|1---1---3-------|0---------------|1---------------|----------------|
                                    when             with        world

G|--------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------|----------------|------------0---|
E|------1-|----1---1---1---|1---3---3-------|
      the      of  close        a       and

  Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  You're

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1-----1-----1---|3-----3-----3---|3---------------|

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

  Keep repeating above 4 bars

The shorter bars are 2 beats. An easier way of playing the first 8 bars
is: 0-3-0-3-0

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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