Mark Ronson
Uptown Funk Bass Tab
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Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
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Tabbed by: Spunde
Tuning: It's played on a 5 string. If you only have a 4, I'd suggest tuning to drop D
and figure out how to play it that way.
I put the counting in under each line (1e&a2e&a etc). This is a pretty nifty
song. You don't really need to learn the variations throughout it. But some of them are
really cool and fun to play. I'm pretty sure it's all 100% correct. Use slapping and
popping at your discretion.
Intro: 7 bar rest, then in the 8th bar do this-
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------/10-10-----|
B|----------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
8 bar rest.
Do a little slide up, and then down on the & of 3 before starting the main riff
X3
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
play once
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
E|---------------------------------|--3-----1------------------------|-----|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---1-------2-------|-3---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 |
rest for 4 bars
then the build up into the chorus:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3---4---5---6-|---7---8---9---10|---11--12--13--14|-15------/15---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Chorus (1:08)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3---------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------x-------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3h5-----|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------3/5-x---x-x---------|-3-----1---------3---------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
E|---------------------------------|------------/10-----/10---------|-----|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 |
Second verse (1:33)
Rest for 8 bars
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------3---5---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------5h7---------|---------------------------------|-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
E|---------------------------------|--3-----1------------------------|-----|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---1-------2-------|-3---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 |
Rest for 4 bars
Then it's the pre chorus and chorus again (2:15)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3---4---5---6-|---7---8---9---10|---11--12--13--14|-15------/15---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3---------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------x-------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3h5-----|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------3/5-x---x-x---------|-3-----1---------3---------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------/10-----/10---------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Play quietly (2:50)
X4
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
a variation (3:05):
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------10------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------x---3h5-----|---------------------------------|
E|-------------5--/8-----x---------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3-----1------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---1-------2-------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
(3:14)
X2
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|-------------5---7---------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----12-10------6-7---------------|
A|-------------------------3---5---|---------8---------8-----5-5-----|
E|---------1-----3-----5-----------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Now it's just the plain ole chorus (3:30)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3---------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------x-------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3h5-----|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------3/5-x---x-x---------|-3-----1---------3---------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|
B|---------------------------------|-----3/------3/------3/----------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
From here on there's a bunch of variations of the main riff, and some other licks.
(3:55)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------x-------------------|-----------------------3---------|
A|-----------------3--3h5----------|-----------------0-3-5-------5---|
E|---------x-----------------------|-3-----1-------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3-------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3---5-3-|-5---3---2-----------------------|
E|---------1---1---3---5-----------|-------------5---1---3---5-------|
B|-3---3---------------------------|---------------------------6-----|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|--------/7-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------0---5p3p0---|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3-------------------------------|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------x---------------3/--|-12--12--12--12----------15--------|
A|-----------------3---3h5---------|-----------------12/15h17------17--|
E|---------x-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------x-----|---------------------------------|
D|-------------x-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---3h5-x---5---|---------------------------------|
E|---------x-----------------------|-3-----1---------3-----1---------|
B|-3-------------------------------|-------------3---------------1---|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
G|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7------------||
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
A|-------------------------3---5---|---------------------------------||
E|---------1-----3-----5-----------|---------------------------------||
B|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------3-------||
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a ||
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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