Band: Jimmy Eat World
Song: The Middle
Album: Jimmy Eat World
Bassist: Rick Burch
Tuning: Drop D
Okay, the existing bass tabs for The Middle suck so I thought I'd post this. I can't
how anyone can tab this wrongly but many people have managed to! It's not difficult but
good when played well. I've played it through a million times and then some and this is 100% correct. Enjoy!
INTRO (0:00)
No bass
1st VERSE (0:11)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
CHORUS (0:35)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
2nd VERSE (0:47)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
CHORUS (1:11)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
SOLO (1:34)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3rd VERSE (1:58)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
CHORUS (2:22)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|
