------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bye Bye Love - The Cars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : addio e-mail: add.owens@gmail.com This is a fun song that doesn't take long to learn. I have the isolated bass track and this is what I came up with. It can definitely be played differently and perhaps more efficiently, but this is what I thought sounded best listening to the raw bass track. I didn't bother putting in how many times you play each part and when. If you are learning this song just give it a few listens to figure that part out. Also, there is very slight variation in the chorus riff throughout...he mainly slides down and then hits the open A like he does in the first chorus, just at different times. Email for corrections or if I missed something. Tuning: EADG intro: G|--------------------------------9------------------------------------------| D|-----9-11-12--9-11-12---9-11-12--------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| first 2 measures of verse with fill: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-12---9-10---9-9-7/12-0----| G|----------------------------------------14-14-14-13------------------------| D|------------------------14-14-14h16p14-------------------------------------| A|--------------14h16p14-------------------------------0---14-12-11----------| E|---00-12-12----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12---9-10---9-9-7/12-0---------------------------------------------------| main verse riff: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-12---9-10---9-9-7/12-0----| prechorus: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7----------------7---------6-7----------| A|-----10~---------7-9-10~------9-10---10~-----999-10------9-10--------------| E|--10----------10-----------------------------------------------------------| chorus: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------99--77--77--------99--77--77--------99--77\-----------99--777777777--| A|--77----------------77----------------77----------00----77-----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| guitar solo: just alternate the end of the verse riff and chorus riff G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ending: G|-------------------------------------------------------9-------------------| D|------99--77--77--------99--9-11-12--9-11-12---9-11-12---------------------| A|--77----------------77-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------99--77--77--------99--9-11-12--9-11-12~----9-11-12--9-11-12~---------| A|--77----------------77-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------9-------------------------------------| D|--9-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================