Talking Heads bass tab by Black Midi

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

there are two ways i play this, play whichever you prefer

version 1
 P.M.- - - - - - - - - - -
G|----11---------11---------11---------11---------11--------11--------11--------11-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12---------12---------12---------12---------12--------12--------12--------12----------|
E|-------12---------12---------12---------12--------12--------12--------12---------------|

version 2
 P.M - - - - - - - - - - -
G|----11---------11---------11---------11---------11--------11--------11--------11-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----------7---------7----------7----------7---------7---------7---------7------7-----|
E|-------7----------7----------7----------7---------7---------7--------7-----------------|

'Intro' Chorus:

either:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7------------------7----------------7----------------7---------|
A|--5-7--7-----5-7-0---5-7--7---5-7-0---5-7--7---5-7-0---5-7--7-----5-7---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

or: but it's basically the same. i prefer this one but i just switch between them
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7------------------7----------------7----------------7---------|
A|--5-7--0-----5-7-0---5-7--0---5-7-0---5-7--0---5-7-0---5-7--0-----5-7---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

i also play this sometimes
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7-----------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|--5-7--------5-7---------5-7--0----5-7------5-7--0-----5-7--------------|
E|-------5----------5-----------------------------------------------------|


Verse - Geordie: (generally stays the same, changes slightly in cameron's)

G|---------------7----------------------7---------------7--------------------|
D|-----------------9----------------7h9-------------------9------------6/8\--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7h5-7/--7h5-7------7h5-7/----7-5-------7h5-7/--7h5-7------7h5-7/----------|

"I call this one the disappearing tongue"
G|---------------7------------------------7---------------7-------------|
D|-----------------9------------------7h9-------------------9\----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7h5-7/--7h5-7------7h5-7/----7h5h7-------7h5-7/--7h5-7---------------|

for the little section right before the chorus, you really just want to do fast
alternate picking whilst moving down to the bottom of the neck, then back up to
play the chorus on the 5th fret. i usually do something like this:

"Put it in a vase and pass it on"
G|--7-9-11----------------------------------|
D|---------9/-21\-----or just-9/21\---------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

this is repeated
G|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------7---------7---------7-----------|
A|--5-7--0----5-7--0----5-7--0----5-7-0----|
E|-----------------------------------------|

sometimes this is played, too. just the added slide
G|--------------------------------------7\-|
G|---------7---------7---------7-----------|
A|--5-7--0----5-7--0----5-7--0----5-7-0----|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Bridge - Cameron:

"Sitting vacant on plough lane"
G|---------------------------------7----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------9---------------------------------9----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7h5-7/--7h5-7/--7h5-7/--7h5-7/-------7h5-7/--7h5-7/--7h5-7/----7-7------|

G|-----------------7---------------------------------------7--------------|
D|-------------------9-------------------7\------------------9\-----------|
A|-----------------------------------5h7----------------------------------|
E|--7h5-7/--7h5-7/------7h5-7/--7/-5--------7h5-7/--7h5-7/----------------|

Instrumental Section:

right before the next verse, play this

G|----9-----|
D|--9-------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

just use all these general parts to play the whole song, mix it up

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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| PM Palm muting
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