Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
*The Base by Paul Banks*
Intro:
Guitar 1 (neck pickup, low tone, high gain, high bass, wah/filter)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7p5h7---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7p5h7-5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7p5h7-5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7p5h7--|
G+G|-6----------------------6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7---5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7-5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7--|
G+G|-6--------------------6--------------------6p4------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Acoustic- This is very quiet and the rhythm is quite odd, so listen to the song carefully.)
e|-----| |-----|
BB|---5-| |---5-|
G+G|-6---| |-4---|
D MajorD|-----| x6 |-----| x6
A augmentedA|-----| |-----|
E MajorE|-----| |-----|
Verse 1:
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7---5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7-5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7--|
G+G|-6--------------------6--------------------6p4------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 4+5 (Layered acoustic and overdriven guitar.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-x----x--x----x--x----x--x-------x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
D MajorD|-x----x--x----x--x----x--x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x-x--| x4
A augmentedA|-2//4-4--2//4-4--2//4-4--2/4-x-x-6/7-7-x-6/7-7-x-6/7-7-x-7-6--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------4-7-------7-------7-------7------|
Keys (Transcribed for guitar, starts at 0:41)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-5-7-9-7-5-7-5-7-9-7-5-7-5-4-5-7-5-7-5-4-5-9-5--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
Guitar 6 (Clean Electric, neck pickup.)
e|-----9-----------11------12--|
BB|-------10-----10------10-----|
G+G|-9--9-----9-9-------9--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
{x2}
e|------12-----------11---11---|
BB|---------10-----10-----------|
G+G|-9--9-------9-9--------------|
D MajorD|-11---------9---------9------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Strings (sounds like they are either sampled or synthesized)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17-16-14-12--9-7-9/12\9-7-5~~~-9~~~-5~~~-9~~~--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| x1
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Keys (Comes in at 1:11)
e|-17--16------|
BB|---------17--|
G+G|-------------|
D MajorD|-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 4+5 (Layered acoustic and overdriven guitar.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-x----x--x----x--x----x--x-------x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
D MajorD|-x----x--x----x--x----x--x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x-x--| x4
A augmentedA|-2//4-4--2//4-4--2//4-4--2/4-x-x-6/7-7-x-6/7-7-x-6/7-7-x-7-6--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------4-7-------7-------7-------7------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic, starts at 1:32)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7---7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7---5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7-5-7-7p5h7-/9-9-5h7-7--|
G+G|-6--------------------6--------------------6p4------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keys (Transcribed for guitar, starts at 1:43)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-5-7-9-7-5-7-5-7-9-7-5-7-5-4-5-7-5-7-5-4-5-9-5--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
Other Keys/Bell Part (At 1:49 and 1:59)
e|--19------19------|
BB|-----17~-----17~--|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------| x2
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|
Chorus 2:
Synth
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17-16-14-12--9-7-9/12\9-7-5----9----5----9--7--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| x1
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Strings (sounds like they are either sampled or synthesized, played after synth plays a similar line once.)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17-16-14-12--9-7-9/12\9-7-5~~~-9~~~-5~~~-9~~~--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6 (Comes in at 2:08)
e|------12-----------11---11---|
BB|---------10-----10-----------|
G+G|-9--9-------9-9--------------|
D MajorD|-11---------9---------9------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|-----9-----------11------12--|
BB|-------10-----10------10-----|
G+G|-9--9-----9-9-------9--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|------12-----------11---11---|
BB|---------10-----10-----------|
G+G|-9--9-------9-9--------------|
D MajorD|-11---------9---------9------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|-----9-----------11------12--|
BB|-------10-----10------10-----|
G+G|-9--9-----9-9-------9--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|------12-----------11---11---|
BB|---------10-----10-----------|
G+G|-9--9-------9-9--------------|
D MajorD|-11---------9---------9------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Guitar 7 (I know, there's a lot of guitars. It comes in at 2:13)
e|--17---16------------|
BB|-------------17--21--|
G+G|-------------21--21--|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
Backing Vocals at 2:23
e|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|-9--9--11--11-|
D MajorD|--------------| x2
A augmentedA|-7--7--7---9--|
E MajorE|--------------|
More Strings (Starts at 2:23)
e|--------------------|
BB|-12~~~~16~~~~17~~~~-|
G+G|-13~~~~13~~~~16~~~~-|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|-14~~~~14~~~~14~~~~-|
E MajorE|--------------------|
Key(s)-End the chorus on this note.
e|----|
BB|-17-|
G+G|----|
D MajorD|----|
A augmentedA|----|
E MajorE|----|
Bridge:
Guitar 5 (The overdriven one, if you're keeping track.)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--8/9--x-x-13-x-11-x-9-x-11-x--x-x-x-x--8/9--x-x-13-x-11-x-9-x-11-x-9--x-x-x--|
D MajorD|--x----x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x--x----x---x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|--6/7--x-x-11-x-9--x-7-x-9--x--x-x-x-x--6/7--x-x-11-x-9--x-7-x-9--x-7--x-x-x--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
{x2}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9/13--x-13-14-16-x-14-x-x-13-x-14-x-x-13-x-x-9/13--14-14-16-x-14-x-x-13-x-x-14-13-x-x--|
D MajorD|-x-----x-x--x--x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----x--x--x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x-x--|
A augmentedA|-7/11--x-11-12-14-x-12-x-x-11-x-12-x-x-11-x-x-7/11--12-12-14-x-12-x-x-11-x-x-12-11-x-x--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then...
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-8/9-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D MajorD|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A augmentedA|-6/7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
Guitar 8: (Can't tab this out, sorry.)
-Use a bottleneck/slide/pick and move all the way up(right on the pickups) and all the way down the guitar.
-Make sure *most* of the sounds played are dead notes. There is a point wher you can play a high b note.
-Use delay/modulation/pitch-shifting effects, throw everything you've got onto it.
-This lasts the whole of the bridge.
Pre-Chorus/Outro:
Guitar 6
e|-----9-----------11------12--|
BB|-------10-----10------10-----|
G+G|-9--9-----9-9-------9--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|------12-----------11---11---|
BB|---------10-----10-----------|
G+G|-9--9-------9-9--------------|
D MajorD|-11---------9---------9------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Strings (sounds like they are either sampled or synthesized)
e|-----------------------------|
BB|--17-16-14-12--9-7-9/12\9~~--|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------| x1
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Chorus/Outro:
Guitar 6
e|-----9-----------11------12--|
BB|-------10-----10------10-----|
G+G|-9--9-----9-9-------9--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
{x2}
e|------12-----------11---11---|
BB|---------10-----10-----------|
G+G|-9--9-------9-9--------------|
D MajorD|-11---------9---------9------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Strings (sounds like they are either sampled or synthesized)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17-16-14-12--9-7-9/12\9-7-5~~~-9~~~-5~~~-9~~~--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
More Strings (Hold Last Note to end the song.)
e|--17~~~--16~~~--19~~~--|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|--16~~~--16~~~--16~~~--|
D MajorD|-----------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
That should be everything. Fantastic Song- enjoy!
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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