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This Is The Day  Bass Tab by Captain Beefheart

This Is The Day bass tab by Captain Beefheart (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Beginner
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                                          Artist - Captain Beefheart
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                                            Song - This Is The Day
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                                    Album - Unconditionally Guaranteed (1974)
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                                             Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


No Bass At INTRO

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00:27
G|-------|------------s------|
D|-5-----|-----------4\5-4---|
A|-----5-|-5-7--5-7--------7-|
E|-------|-------------------|


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VERSE 1
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  This is the day that love chose to play
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------------------------------5-4---|
A|---------------------5------------------5-7--7------7-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

  The day love came to stay                   This kiss is for the first time, And this kiss is for that time
G|----------------------------9-|-9-7--------|-------------------------------------9-|-9-7--------|
D|----5--------4------------9---|-----9------|-5--------------------4------------9---|-----9------|
A|----------------------7-7-----|-------7--9-|-------------------------------7-7-----|-------7--7-|
E|------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------|------------|

   Love to ride
G|---------------------9-|-9-----9-----|
D|-5-------4---------9---|---9-----7-7-|
A|---------------7-7-----|-----7-------|
E|-----------------------|-------------|


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01:03
BREAK
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G|-----s---|--------------s------|
D|-5--5\---|-------------4\5-5---|
A|-------5-|-5-7--5-7--7-------7-|
E|---------|---------------------|


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01:11
VERSE 2
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  This is the day love chose to play
G|------------------------------------9-|-9----------|
D|-5-------------------4------------9---|---9----7-7-|
A|------------------------------7-7-----|-----7------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------|

   One minute here, one minute there,  Love spent time everywhere
G|--------------------------------------------|---------|
D|-5------------------------------------------|---5-5---|
A|------------------5------------------5-7--7-|-7-----7-|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------|

  This day that love chose to stay
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----5--------4----------------9------|
A|----------------------------7-----7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|


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01:33
BREAK
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G|-----------|
D|-5---------|
A|-----5---7-|
E|-----------|


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01:40
SOLO 1
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G|------|--------|--------|------|--------9-|-9-7-----------|
D|-5----|--------|-5-5----|-5--4-|------9---|------9--------|
A|----5-|-5-7--7-|------7-|------|-7--7-----|--------7--7-9-|
E|------|--------|--------|------|----------|---------------|


G|------|--------9-|-9----------|------|--------9-|-9-7------------|
D|-5--4-|------9---|---9----7-7-|-5--4-|------9---|------9---------|
A|------|-7--7-----|-----7------|------|-7--7-----|---------7--7-9-|
E|------|----------|------------|------|----------|----------------|

02:09
G|------|--------9-|-9-----------|------|--------9-|-9------------|
D|-5--4-|------9---|---9---------|-5--4-|------9---|----9---------|
A|------|-7--7-----|-----7--7--9-|------|-7--7-----|-------7--7-9-|
E|------|----------|-------------|------|----------|--------------|


G|------|----------|---------|------|--------9-|-9----------|
D|-5----|----------|---5-5---|-5--4-|------9---|---9--------|
A|----5-|-5-7--5-7-|-7-----7-|------|-7--7-----|-----7-9-10-|
E|------|----------|---------|------|----------|------------|


G|------|----------|-----------|------|--------9-|-9--------|
D|-5----|----------|---5-5---4-|-5--4-|------9---|---9------|
A|----5-|-5-7--5-7-|-7-----7---|------|-7--7-----|-----7--7-|
E|------|----------|-----------|------|----------|----------|

02:53
G|------|--------9-|-9-----------|------|--------9-|-9-----------|
D|-5----|------9---|---9---------|-5--4-|------9---|---9---------|
A|----5-|-7--7-----|-----7--7--9-|------|-7--7-----|-----7--7--9-|
E|------|----------|-------------|------|----------|-------------|


G|------|----------|-------|------|
D|-5----|----------|-5-5---|-5--4-|
A|----5-|-5-7--5-7-|-----7-|------|
E|------|----------|-------|------|

03:18
G|---9---9-----9-----9-|-------7----7-----|-----9---9-------9-|---7---7-----7-----|---------|
D|-----------9---9-----|----7---------7---|---9-------9---9---|---------7-----7---|-------5-|
A|-7---7---7-------7---|-5--------5-----5-|-7-----7-----7-----|-5---5-----5-----5-|-7--5----|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------|


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03:36
BREAK
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G|-----9---|-----------|
D|---9-----|---5-5---4-|
A|-7-----7-|-7-----7---|
E|---------|-----------|


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03:39
VERSE 3
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   This is the day that love chose to play
G|-------------------------------------------|---------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------|---5-5---|
A|---------------------------5--------5-7--7-|-7-----7-|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------|

   The day love came to stay                  This kiss is for the first time, And this kiss is for that time
G|----------------------------9-|-9-7----------|-------------------------------------------9-|-9----------|
D|-----5--------4-----------9---|-----9--------|-5-------------------4-------------------9---|---9----7-7-|
A|----------------------7-7-----|-------7--7-9-|-------------------------------------7-7-----|-----7------|
E|------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------|------------|

   Love to ride
G|---------------------9-|-9----------|
D|-5-------4---------9---|---9----7-7-|
A|---------------7-7-----|-----7------|
E|-----------------------|------------|


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04:08
OUTRO
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G|----------------|------------------|---------|---------------|--------|-----------|
D|-5--5-5---------|------------------|---------|-5--5-5--------|--------|---5-5---4-|
A|---------5-5--5-|-7--7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|--------5--5-5-|-7-7--7-|-7-----7---|
E|----------------|------------------|---------|---------------|--------|-----------|

                              Fade Out........................
G|------|----------|---------|------|--------9-|-9-----------|
D|-5----|----------|---5-5---|-5--4-|------9---|---9---------|
A|----5-|-5-7--5-7-|-7-----7-|------|-7--7-----|-----7--7--9-|
E|------|----------|---------|------|----------|-------------|

.................................
G|------|--------9-|-9-----------|
D|-5--4-|------9---|---9---------|
A|------|-7--7-----|-----7--7--9-|
E|------|----------|-------------|



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