Only for the Weak (Bass)
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Bass TAB in the keys of Cm and Dm like the original song, in 4/4 time, tabbed for a 4-string bass in standard 
EADG tuning. This is my personal interpretation of the bassline.

|--|--|--|--| = 8th note measures (i.e. for 8th notes, half notes, and whole notes, including triplets).
|-----|-----| = 16th note measures (i.e. 8th note measures zoomed in to allow for spacing 16th notes, 
including 16th note triplets).

* = The previous note is silenced.      
x = A muted string is played without pressing any note.
m = The marked note is played muted.


[Intro]

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8-|-------------------------|--3--3--3--3-------------|--6--6--6--6-------------|
E|-------------------------|--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-|--------------1--1--1--1-|--------------6--6--6--6-| x2

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--4-----------------*----| x1



[Verse 1]

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| x1

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|--6--x--6--x--6--x--6--x-|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-| x2

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---3-----3-----3-----3-----4--4--4-----6--6--6-----| x2
                                                                                 m  m        m  m


[Pre-Chorus 1] Pay attention to the leading notes.

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------3--3--3--6-|-----6--6--6-------------|--------------3--3--3--6-|-----6--6----------------|
E|--4-----4--4-------------|--------------6--6--6--6-|--4-----4--4-------------|-----------3-----3--3--3-| x2



[Chorus 1]

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8-|-------------------------|--3--3--3--3-------------|--6--6--6--6-------------|
E|-------------------------|--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-|--------------1--1--1--1-|--------------6--6--6--6-| x2

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--4-----------------*----| x1



[Verse 2]

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|--6--x--6--x--6--x--6--x-|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x-| x2

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---3-----3-----3-----3-----4--4--4-----6--6--6-----| x2
                                                                                 m  m        m  m


[Pre-Chorus 2]

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------3--3--3--6-|-----6--6--6-------------|--------------3--3--3--6-|-----6--6----------------|
E|--4-----4--4-------------|--------------6--6--6--6-|--4-----4--4-------------|-----------3-----3--3--3-| x2



[Chorus 1]

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8-|-------------------------|--3--3--3--3-------------|--6--6--6--6-------------|
E|-------------------------|--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-|--------------1--1--1--1-|--------------6--6--6--6-| x4



[Guitar Solo] The bassline for the guitar solo. Note the subtle change in measures 11 and 12 where the B♭m 
(6 on the E string) is played instead of the E♭m (6 on the A string).

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----x-----3-----x-----3-----x-----3-----x-----|---6-----x-----6-----x-----6-----x-----6-----x-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---3-----3-----3-----3-----4--4--4-----6--6--6-----| x2

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------3--3--3--6-|--6--6--6--6-------------|--------------3--3--3----|-------------------------|
E|--4--4--4--4-------------|--------------6--6--6--6-|--4--4--4--4-----------6-|-----6--6--3-----3--3--3-|



G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------3--3--3--6-|--6--6--6--6-------------|--------------3--3--3--6-|-----6--6----------------|
E|--4--4--4--4-------------|--------------6--6--6--6-|--4--4--4--4-------------|-----------3-----3--3--3-|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--*----------------------|-------------------------| x1




[Final Chorus] It switches a full step up to the key of Dm. It repeats many times as the song fades away.

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5-------------|--8--8--8--8-------------|
E|-------------------------|--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8-|--------------3--3--3--3-|--------------8--8--8--8-| x6+