Black Star bass tab
Adam Lutz

/=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off

Refrain/Intro

G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A----3h5---5---5----2-3-3-3-2-0-----3---2----0------
E----------------------------------------------------------

This intro repeats a few times, I think 3…you’ll have to listen to the timing and the actual song to fully understand my transcriptions here since they are mostly rough estimates.

Verse (first time)
* these notes are played on off beats
G---------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------2*----2*----------
A-----------3-----2-----5--------------------------------
E-----3------------------------0--------------------------

Then, the verse is a little different when it’s played later in the song I believe (see below under “Later Verse pattern”)

Pre-Chorus
“What are we coming to…….”
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-----(5)p3----3-3----3----3-3-----2-----2-2/---5-5-
E----------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
Faster switching now….
“Blame it on a Black Star…………”
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---5---3--2--0-----0-0-----------0-2-3---------------   
E----------------------------------------------------------
Repeat the above twice then…

“Blame it on satellite…….”
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-----5--------------3-3--------------3-2-5*-----------
E-------------3----------------3-------------------------

*Note, everytime the chorus is played, (except for the first), when the “D” on the 5th fret is played at the end of the chorus, go directly into the refrain.  You’ll be able to hear this in the song.

Later Verse pattern
				+This part is just a riff in Emaj that the bassist plays.
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-----------3-----2-----5-----7--7--9--7--7---7--9--7--
E-----3--------------------------7---------7---7-----------