Singing Rule Britannia (while The Walls Close In) bass tab by The Chameleons

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

Tabbed by: bassm99
E-mail: alanmatthews1966@yahoo.co.uk

Tuning: E, A, D, G

"Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In)" from the album "What Does Anything
Mean? Basically" (1985)

Written by Burgess/Fielding/Lever/Smithies

Bass Starts 0:19

Intro: (Play 8 Times)

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



Verse: (Play 16 Times)

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



Chorus:

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

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



Repeat Intro: (Play 4 Times)



Repeat Verse:



Repeat Chorus:



Bridge:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(x5)|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-(x1)--------------|



Bass Stops: (2:47 - 2:51)



Verse/Refrain: (Play 40 Times)

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



End:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|