Bug Powder Dust bass tab by Bomb The Bass

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Distorted tone and essentially the same bassline repeated throughout.

Intro:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x4

Verse 1:

"I always hit the tape with a rough road style..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x5

The last bar of each verse is silent:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Break:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x2

Verse 2:

"I always hit the apple when I'm going to shoot..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x7

The last bar cuts half way:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

Chorus 1:

"Bug powder dust an' mugwump jism..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x4

Verse 3:

"Never been a fake and I'm never phony..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x7

The last bar cuts half way:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

Chorus 2:

"Bug powder dust an' mugwump jism..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x4

Verse 4:

"Who's that man in the windowpane..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x8

The last bar cuts half way:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

(Extra bar in verse 4)

Chorus 2:

"Bug powder dust an' mugwump jism..."

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|5-7-----------------------------|-------------------------5-7-----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-|-6-7-------------0-0---0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|---- 0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| x4


Sampled and edited from Alphonso Johnnson's bass intro to 'Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly' by Flora Purim.

Bomb The Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trbvx1U6Ry8
Flora Purim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWTMmN9VS_w