Living On The Ceiling Bass Tab by Blancmange

Living On The Ceiling bass tab by Blancmange

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:  bass comes in 00:15:
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2----0-0-0---|--2--2-2-2-2---0-0-0---|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

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00:38; "I'm so small, I'm so small":
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2--------|------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|----------------------|-------------5-4-2-|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0|

G|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|----------------------|-----------------------|

{Instrumental break; 00:54 "here we go..."]
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----|----------------------|-----------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----|----------------------|-----------------------|

Variation;  play this riff:
G|--------------8-9-11-9-8-|------------------|--------------8-9-11-9-8-|------------------|
D|-9-10-12-10-9------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|-9-10-12-10-9------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|
A|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|

G|-11-9-11-9-11-16-|-11-9-11-9-11-16-|------------------|--11-9-11-9-11-16-|-11-9-11-9-11-16-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|

G|------------------|
D|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Verse 2; 01:29 "you keep me running round and round":
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

01:45 "I'm so small I'm so small"
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2--------|------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|----------------------|-------------5-4-2-|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0|

G|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|----------------------|-----------------------|

Instrumental 02:00 "here we go again":
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2----0-0-0---|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2----0-0-0-0---|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Variation again;  play this riff:
G|--------------8-9-11-9-8-|------------------|--------------8-9-11-9-8-|------------------|
D|-9-10-12-10-9------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|-9-10-12-10-9------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|
A|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|

G|-11-9-11-9-11-16-|-11-9-11-9-11-16-|------------------|--11-9-11-9-11-16-|-11-9-11-9-11-16-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|

G|------------------|
D|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Verse 3; 02:33 "you keep me running round and round":
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2---0-0-0---|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

02:51 "I'm so tall I'm so tall"
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2--------|------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|----------------------|-------------5-4-2-|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0|

G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2----0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|----------------------|----------------------|

Playout:
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2----0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2----0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2------0-0-0--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----|-----------------------|------------------------|

Variation again;  play this riff:
G|--------------8-9-11-9-8-|------------------|--------------8-9-11-9-8-|------------------|
D|-9-10-12-10-9------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|-9-10-12-10-9------------|-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-|
A|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|

Last updated: November 13, 2018

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