Banquet bass tab by Bloc Party

Bass tabs

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The bass rests for most of the first verse before coming in with:

G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-2-4-6--------2-4-6\------------2-4-6-----2-4-6\----------|

Then the Chorus: (where >> indicates play 4 times)

G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------9>>---------------------------------|
E-6>>6>>6>>8>>9>>9>>9>>---6>>6>>6>>8>>2>>2>>-2-2-2---4-4-4-|

This is then repeated and after the second time is followed by the main verse riff which is:

G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-6---6---6---6---6---6-8-4-6-4-8--------------------------|

Play this 8 times before playing the chorus riff as before once. And then play

G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------9>>---------------------------------|
E-6>>6>>6>>8>>9>>9>>9>>---6>>6>>6>>8>>2>>2>>-2-------4-----|

Then a 6 line rest follows which is followed by:

G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-1---2---2---2---4---6---6---6---1---2---2---2---4---6---6---6--|

Then return to the main verse riff for four bars. and then play the following three times:

G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A-11>>11>>11>>---------------------------------------------|
E-------------8-8-6-6--------------------------------------|

Followed by (note these are Ab and Bb played at 11 and 13 respectivly)

G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A-11>>11>>11>>11>>13-----------------------------------------|