Artist: The Ramones Title: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Bassment Transcribed by: Me Tuning: Standard Tuning This is actually a really fun Ramones song for bass players. It starts on the top string and slowly makes it's way down to the bottom string as you get to the chorus. It's not a "melodic" bass line, but you get to move around the neck and play a lot of different notes at various octaves. "INSTRUMENTAL 2" is also very fun to play. ____________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUMENTAL 1: E B E B G|––9–––––9–––––––––––––––––|––9––9––9–––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––9––9––9––9––|–––––––––––9–––––9––9––9––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D A D A G|––7–––––7–––––––––––––––––|––7––7––7–––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––7––7––7––7––|–––––––––––7–––––7––7––7––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| C G C G G|––5–––––5–––––––––––––––––|––5––5––5–––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––5––5––5––5––|–––––––––––5–––––5––5––5––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| ____________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUMENTAL 2: Ab A Ab A Ab A E D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––6––7––7––7––6––7––7––7––|––6––7––7––7––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––7–––––5–––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Ab A Ab A Ab A E D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––6––7––7––7––6––7––7––7––|––6––7––7––7––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––7–––––5–––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Ab A Ab A Ab A E D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––6––7––7––7––6––7––7––7––|––6––7––7––7––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––7–––––5–––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Ab A Ab A Ab A E D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––6––7––7––7––6––7––7––7––|––6––7––7––7––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––7–––––5–––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| ____________________________________________________________________________________ CHORUS: E B E G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––7–––––7––7––7––7––7––7––|–––––––––––7–––––7––7––7––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––7–––––7–––––––––––––––––| Hey daddy–o I don't D A D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––5–––––5––5––5––5––5––5––|–––––––––––5–––––5––5––5––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––5–––––5–––––––––––––––––| wanna go dooooooooooown to the base E B E G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––7–––––7––7––7––7––7––7––|–––––––––––7–––––7––7––7––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––7–––––7–––––––––––––––––| There's somethin D A D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––5–––––5––5––5––5––5––5––|–––––––––––5–––––5––5––5––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––5–––––5–––––––––––––––––| down there I don't E B E G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––7–––––7––7––7––7––7––7––|–––––––––––7–––––7––7––7––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––7–––––7–––––––––––––––––| wanna go Hey, D A D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––5–––––5––5––5––5––5––5––|–––––––––––5–––––5––5––5––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––5–––––5–––––––––––––––––| Romeo There's somethin E B E G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––7–––––7––7––7––7––7––7––|–––––––––––7–––––7––7––7––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––7–––––7–––––––––––––––––| down there I don't D A D G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––5–––––5––5––5––5––5––5––|–––––––––––5–––––5––5––5––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––5–––––5–––––––––––––––––| wanna go dooooooooooown to the base ____________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUMENTAL 3: A F G G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––|––7––7––7––7––3–––––5–––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A F G G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––|––7––7––7––7––3–––––5–––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A F G G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––|––7––7––7––7––3–––––5–––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A F G G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––7––|––7––7––7––7––3–––––5–––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| ____________________________________________________________________________________ After that, you play the entire thing two more times, and the then you go into the extremely brief OUTRO, which goes likes this: E B E B G|––9–––––9–––––––––––––––––|––9––9––9–––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––9––9––9––9––|–––––––––––9––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––| ____________________________________________________________________________________