Song: Surprise! You're Dead!
Artist: Faith No More
Album: The Real Thing (1989)
Bassist: Bill Gould
Tabbed by LoudLon for BigBassTabs.com

Standard tuning (EADG)


INTRO (Triplet 8th feel):

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-r---0-r---0-r---0-r---|-2-2-2-2---r-3-3-3-3---r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

(All triplets)

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-1---1---1-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-------0---0---|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-------3-5-5-------5-6-6-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-3-5-5-------5-7-7-------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


VERSE 1:

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-7-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-1---1---1-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-------0---0---|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-------3-5-5-------5-6-6-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-3-5-5-------5-7-7-------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


CHORUS 1 (Half-time, normal 8ths; x2):

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-----7---7-----8-----8---5---7-|-----------------8-----8---8-7-8-|
E |---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7---------------8-----8---5---7-|-----------------8-----8---8-7-8-|
E |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2 (Double-time, triplet 8th feel):

    ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-1---1---1-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-------0---0---|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

    ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-------3-5-5-------5-6-6-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-3-5-5-------5-7-7-------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


CHORUS 2 (Half-time, normal 8ths; x2):

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-----7---7-----8-----8---5---7-|-----------------8-----8---8-7-8-|
E |---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7---------------8-----8---5---7-|-----------------8-----8---8-7-8-|
E |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

RIFFING (Double-time):
   7/4
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------3---2---5---4-------|
A |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------0-0-|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &   7   &

   6/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------3---2---5---4---7---6-------|
A |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------------------------0-0-|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

   5/4                                       6/4
G |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------3---2---5---4-------|---------------------3---2---5---4---7---6-------|
A |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------------------------0-0-|
E |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

   5/4                                       6/4
G |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------3---2---5---4-------|---------------------3---2---5---4---7---6-------|
A |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------------------------0-0-|
E |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

   5/4                                       6/4
G |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------3---2---5---4-------|---------------------3---2---5---4---7---6---\---|
A |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

(Part 2):

   7/4
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------2-------3---------------2-------3---/---6---5---|
E |-0---0-------0-----------0---0-------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &   7   &

   4/4
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------2-------3---------------|-2------3----/---6---r---5-------|
E |-0---0-------0-----------0---0---|----0----------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   7/4
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------5-------6---------------5-------6---/---9---8---|
E |-3---3-------3-----------3---3-------3-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &   7   &

   4/4
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------2-------3---------------|-2-------3---/---6---r---5---0---|
A |-0---0-------0-----------0---0---|-----0---------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   7/4
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5---0---7-----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------5---6---\---2---1---0-------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------4---3---2---1---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &   7   &


OUTRO (Half-time, triplet 8th feel):

    ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-1---1---1-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-------0---0---|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &
                                               
    ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-2-----1---3-2-----------|-------3-5-5-------5-6-6-|
E |---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-3-5-5-------5-7-7-------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

    ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )   ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------3-5-5-------5-6-6-|-------3-5-5-------5-6-6-|-7--\--r-----------------|
E |-3-5-5-------5-7-7-------|-3-5-5-------5-7-7-------|-------------------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
(3) = triplet 8th (appears above bar)

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