As a preview of what's available in FATpick's song catalog, the following is a plain-text rendition of the tablature for track 2 of "I Was There" by Green Day from the album 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. This tab is written for a 4-string bass in the Standard (EADG) tuning. For help interpreting this notation, see How to Read Bass Tablature.
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