Sex - The 1975 (Bass Tab)
Where notes have "/" between them, slide up the neck and back down again before playing
the latter note.
- For example "17/17" not "17-/-17"
Strumming pattern can be easily picked up by listening to the song.
Tuning: Standard
Bass starts at 0:13
"And this is how it starts..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-17-17-17-17/17-17-17-17(x2)-/-17-17/10-10-10-10/10-10-10-10(x2)-/-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-17-17-17-17/17-17-17-17(x2)-/-17-17/10-10-10-10/10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-/-12-12-|
E|---------------------------------|
"She said use your hands in my spare time..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5/5-5-5-5-/-5-5-5-/--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-/-7-7/3-3-3-3/3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-/-5-5-|
"There's only minutes before I drop you off..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5/5-5-5-5-(x2)/-5-5-/------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-3-3-3/3-3-3-3-/-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-/-5-5-5-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_1975/sex_btab.html ]
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5/5-5-5-5-/-5-5-5-/--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-/-7-7/3-3-3-3/3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-/-5-5-|
"Now we're on the bed in my room..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (x2)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------5/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(Where "5/5" is shown, instead of sliding up the neck and back down, slide down the neck
and back up)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| (x2)
"Now we're just outside of town..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5/5-5-5-5-/-5-5-5-/--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-/-7-7/3-3-3-3/3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-|
(x4)
Outro
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-|
E|-5-5-5-/-7-/-5-/-3-/-5-/---|