Bass tabs
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I'M EATING IN BED - Cardiacs
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Tabbed by: SPLAM!
Bassist: Jim Smith
Tuning: EADG
Main Riff:
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-|------4-----|------.-----| G|-
D|6|.-----.-----|.-----5-----| D|-
A|8|2---0-------|2---0-------| end on A|2(let ring)
E|-|--23-----3--|--23-----3--| E|-
In the second verse repeat the "end on" B every two bars.
The last one sounds good with a slide up the neck.
Verse Riff:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----.------44---|
D|4|.---4---.-------|
A|4|2-------2-------|
E|-|----------------|
Keep repeating until
Prechorus:
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|------------|------------|------------|-|----------------|
D|6|------------|------------|------------|4|--------3---6---|
A|8|0-0---2-2---|3-3---5-5---|------0-0---|4|2---5-----------|
E|-|------------|------------|0-0---------|-|----------------|
Chorus 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|------------7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|4|----4-----------|2-----------4---|-------------2--|4---------------|----------------|
A|4|--------5-------|----2---4-------|5-4-2---4-------|----.---.---.---|.---------------|
E|-|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----2---2---2---|2---------------|
Choruses 2 and 3:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|4|4---------------|2-------4-------|--------2-------|4---------------|----------------|
A|4|----4---5---0---|----2-------4---|5---0--------2--|----.---.---.---|.---------------|
E|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----2---2---2---|2---------------|
Only play the last two bars on the final repeat.
Bridge:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----------------|
D|4|----------------|
A|4|----------------| Then rest for two bars.
E|-|3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----------------| G|-|--------.---.---|
D|4|--------6-------| D|4|--------6---6---|
A|4|----------------|x3 A|4|----------------|
E|-|4---------------| E|-|4---------------|
repeat the above pattern until "...standard man, who"
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------8-------|
D|4|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|.---6-8-.-------|
A|4|----------------|----------------|----------------|4---------------|6---------------|
E|-|2---------------|0---------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
play the last bar twice
Instrumental:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|4-------4-------| G|-|4---------------|
D|4|-------4----5---| D|4|--------5---7---|
A|4|----------------|x2 then A|4|----------------|
E|-|----------------| E|-|----------------|
repeat this pattern twice (WITH THE FIRST BAR x3), then play the first bar once.
There are then four bars of piano and guitar only.
Then:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----------------|
D|4|----------------|
A|4|3-------3-------|x8
E|-|-------3----4---|
Play the verse bassline thrice and end on A|2----
Then after a bar's rest switch back to the main riff.
After that, play the prechorus with no repeated notes (one of each note, not two).
Outro (a variation on the bridge):
Play the octave section from the bridge.
Then play this:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|4|----------------|----------------|2---------------|
A|4|----------------|5---------------|----------------|x2
E|-|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
Then play another E|2---
End on:
E|2(let ring)
| . (above / below a note) staccato.
