Barracuda


This is how I play Barracuda (by Heart) on the bass. Sounds pretty decent to me. Here it goes... *=let note ring Intro 1: guitar only. Intro 2: Riff A: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5(s)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3----------------------- Riff B: 2xs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------- Verse: 2xs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------10*------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10-9-7------------------------------------------------------------------- --------10---------------------------------------------------------------- -----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------- Chorus 1: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10-9-7----------2-------------------------------------------------------- -------------3-5---5-3---------------------------------------------------- -------0-0-0-----------5-3-0-0-0------------------------------------------ ----------12---------------12--------------------------------------------- ----12-14----14-----14-14-----14------------------------------------------ -5*-------------12*--------------12--------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Riff B 2xs) (Verse) Chorus 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10-9-7-----------2------------------------------------------------------- --------------3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------- --------0-0-0-----------5-3-0-0-0----------------------------------------- -----14-12---------------------------------------------------------------- -----------14-12---------------------------------------------------------- -5*--------------12------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff C: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------3(h)5----------------------------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3(h)5----------------------------------- Bridge: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10-9-7------------------------------------------------------------------- --------10-7-10-9-7-------9-10-9-10-9-7----------------------------------- --------------------5-7-9------------------------------------------------- (Riff C) (Bridge) Riff D: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-3-5------------------------------------- (Bridge) (Riff D) (Bridge) (Riff D) Chorus 3: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10-9-7-----------2------------------------------------------------------- --------------3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------- --------0-0-0------------5-3-0-0-0---------------------------------------- ----14-12----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------14-12----------------------------------------------------------- -5*-------------15-14-12-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff E: (Basically an open E string repeatedly) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- etc. Riff F: (8xs) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------5(h)7(p)5------------------------------------------------------ -0-0-0-0-0-----------8---------------------------------------------------- Riff G: (2 or 3xs) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------2(h)3(p)2(h)3-------------------------------------------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------ Riff H: (a few times) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------2------------------------------------------------------------------ ---2-5---5---2-3-2-3------------------------------------------------------ -0---------0-------------------------------------------------------------- (Just do variations of the same themes) Riff I: (a few times) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------2-----2------------------------------------------------------------ ---2-5-----5---5-3-------------------------------------------------------- -0-------0---------------------------------------------------------------- Then use this to wrap that part up, do it very fast: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------2----------------------------------------------------------------- ---2-5---5-3-2----------------------------------------------------------- -0-------------5-3-5-3-0------------------------------------------------- Ending: (Riff D 5xs)