Bass tabs
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THE OLYMPIAN - The Skids
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Tuning: EADG
Intro/verse
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-3-2-----|----------------|
A|--3---------3---|----3-----------|
E|3---3---------3-|3-3-------------|
Pre-chorus
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
Chorus
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----3-----3---|----------------|
E|----3-----3-----|3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
Chorus ending
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3---------------|
The last bar is sometimes replaced with
1 2 3 4
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--3-3-2-2-------|
E|3---------5-5-3-|
Riff
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3---------|
E|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|
The riff is sometimes played by only the guitar, then the bass and drums join in.
For these sections, follow the drum hits by playing A|3, then play the same C for
a crotchet (quarter note) before joining in.
Riff ending
1 2 3 4
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|
End on a A|3
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
