Garlands bass tab by Cocteau Twins
Bass Tab
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Difficulty: Intermediate Verse 1: (bass comes in at 0:54) G|-------4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-9/2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-------------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----10---10---9---7-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2/8----8----7---5---| E|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4--------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---8-8-8--8-8-8-| (play this entire verse section through x2) E|----------------------------------------| Chorus: (1:30) This entire section is strummed on the D and G G|-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-| D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| A|-------------------------------| (x2) E|-------------------------------| G|-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-10-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-| A|--------------------| (play this entire chorus section through x2) E|--------------------| Verse 2: (1:58) G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----10---10---9---7-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2/8----8----7---5---| E|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----4-----4---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4--------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---8-8-8--8-8-8-| E|----------------------------------------| Chorus: (2:25) G|-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-| D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| A|-------------------------------| (x2) E|-------------------------------| G|-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-10-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-| A|--------------------| (play this entire chorus section through x3) E|--------------------| Bridge: (2:52) G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----10---10---9---7-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2/8----8----7---5---| E|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4--------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---8-8-8--8-8-8-| (play the entire bridge section through x2) E|----------------------------------------| Verse 3: (3:29) G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----4-----4---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| E|-----------------------------------------| Outro: (3:47) G|-----4-----3-----3---| D|---------------------| A|-2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| (x4) E|---------------------| G|---3---3---3-| D|-------------| A|-1---2---2---| (x12) E|-------------| Note that the bass in the original recording in tuned a bit sharper than standard tuning, so if your bass is in standard it may sound a tiny bit off when playing along with the track. ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************
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