Cousins Bass

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                             COUSINS - Vampire Weekend
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Tabbed by: Matthew K
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Tuning: EADG
 
Baio uses a capo, but you can play it without one this way.
The tab is not perfect, especially the verse part, but it sounds pretty good.
 
Intro, And instrumental riff
(16, not 1-6)
(19, not 1-9)
(14, not 1-4)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-9-9/-16-16-16\-7-7-9-9/-19-19-19\-7-7-9-9/-16-16-16\-7-7-9-9/-14-14-14|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
VERSE (Some of the notes are anticipated, listen for the right timing)
11, not 1-1
G|------------------| x3   G|------------------| x1
D|-8----------------|      D|-8----------------|
A|---9-----9---11-9-|      A|---9---9---9/-11--|
E|-----9------------|      E|-----7---7--------|
   1...2...3...4...           
 
Chorus ("Me and my cousins...")
G|---------------------|
D|-----4-4-------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-2-2-----------------|
 
Pre-Chorus ("You can turn your back on the bitter world")
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h1h2-2-0h1h2-2-0h1h2-2-0h1h2-2-------------------------------------------|
 
Second Chorus (play this part after the normal chorus. Listen for when it starts)
G|-------------------------|
D|---4---4---4---4---------| x A bunch of times
A|-------------------------|
E|-2---2---2---2-----------|
 
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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