Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? Bass Tab Standard tuning: Intro Dm7 Eb Fsus4 Gtr I Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E |---------------|---------------|-----------5---| |-----------7---|-----------8---|-3----3------3-| |-5----5------5-|-6----6------6-|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| Bb F Ab Eb Q Q E E E E q. E q. E q. E E E E E |-/7--5------3---||--3----3------0-|-1----1----------|| |--------3-5---5-||o--------3------|--------1-1---3-o|| |----------------||o---------------|----------------o|| |----------------||----------------|-----------------|| Verse (0:17) Bb F Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb q. E q. E q. E E E E E 7x q. E q. E q. E E E E E |-3----3------0-|-1----1----------||-3----3------0-|-1----1---------| |--------3------|--------1-1---3-o||--------3------|--------1-1-1-1-| |---------------|----------------o||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------||---------------|----------------| Chorus (0:50) Eb F Bb Eb Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E |-------------|----------------|---------------| |-1----1-1----|-/8----8-8------|-----------8---| |-------------|------------8\--|-6----6-6----6-| |-------------|----------------|---------------| Dm Gm F Eb F Gm Eb F Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q W W |--------------|----------|------------|---|---| |--------5--3--|-1----1-1-|-5---5-5-/8-|---|---| |-5----5-------|----------|------------|-6-|-8-| |--------------|----------|------------|---|---| Bridge (2:13) Dm7 Eb F7sus4 G7sus4 Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E H H ||----------------|---------------|-----------5---|----------|| ||o-----------7---|-----------8---|-3----3------3-|-5--5----o|| ||o-5----5------5-|-6----6------6-|---------------|---------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------|| Dm7 Eb F7sus4 G7sus4 Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q |---------------|---------------|-----------5---|--------------| |-----------7---|-----------8---|-3----3------3-|-5-----5--5---| |-5----5------5-|-6----6------6-|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| F7sus4 G7sus4 F7sus4 Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|-/7--5------3---| |-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|--------3-5---5-| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| Chorus and Outro (2:54) Eb F Bb Eb Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E |-------------|------------------|---------------| |-1----1-1----|-/8----8-8--/10\--|-----------8---| |-------------|------------------|-6----6-6----6-| |-------------|------------------|---------------| Dm Gm F Eb F Gm Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q |--------------|-------------|----------------| |--------5--3--|-1----1-1----|-5----5-5--/8---| |-5----5-------|-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------|----------------| Eb F Bb F Ab Eb W W q. E q. E q. E E E E E |-----------|----------|-3----3------0-|-1----1----------| |-----------|----------|--------3------|--------1-1---3--| |-6---------|-8--------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------|----------|---------------|-----------------| Bb F Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb Bb |-3-| |-3-| q. E q. E q q q E E E E 3x q. E q. E q q q E E E E H E ||--3----3------0-|-1-1-1----------||-3----3------0-|-1-1-1---------|---3----| ||o--------3------|-------1-----3-o||--------3------|-------1-------|--------| ||o---------------|---------------o||---------------|---------------|--------| ||----------------|----------------||---------------|---------------|--------| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths