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Life Sentence Bass Tab by Dead Kennedys

Life Sentence bass tab by Dead Kennedys

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

Part 1 (usually when Jello is quiet)
G |----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |---------3-----3--------------3-----3---|
E |5--5--5----5-3-------5--5--5----5-3-----|
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Part 2 (usually after part 1, when Jello sings)
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |5--5--5---5-3-0-3---5--5--5---5-3-0-3--|

Part 3
G |9-9-9---------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |------------7-7-7---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------0-0-0-----------0-0-0--|

Part 4
G |----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------1---------------------1--------1---|   2x
E |3--3--3-------3--1-1---1--1--1------3--1------|


Part 1 (usually when Jello is quiet)
G |----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |---------3-----3--------------3-----3---|
E |5--5--5----5-3-------5--5--5----5-3-----|

Part 2 (usually after part 1, when Jello sings)
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |5--5--5---5-3-0-3---5--5--5---5-3-0-3--|

Part 3
G |9-9-9---------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |------------7-7-7---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------0-0-0-----------0-0-0--|

Part 4
G |----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------1---------------------1--------1---|   2x
E |3--3--3-------3--1-1---1--1--1------3--1------|

"Solo" thing
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |5--5--5---3-----3-----8--8--8------7--8----10--10--10---12--10-10---8--8--8-|
A |-------------5------------------8-------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then part 1 and Solo again

G |----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |---------3-----3--------------3-----3---|
E |5--5--5----5-3-------5--5--5----5-3-----|

G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |5--5--5---3-----3-----8--8--8------7--8----10--10--10---12--10-10---8--8--8-|
A |-------------5------------------8-------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 5
G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3------|
E |5--5--5-----3---3---5--5--5-----3---3---5--5--5-----3---3----|

Then many times part 2

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

Solo 2
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------3--3--3-----2--3---5--5--5---7--5-5----------------|
E |5--5--5---5-3-0-3------------3---------------------------8-8-8--8-8-7--|

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

Then parts 4,1,2,1,2,3,4 and Outro is part 4 moved +1 fret.

Part 4
G |----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------1---------------------1--------1---|   2x
E |3--3--3-------3--1-1---1--1--1------3--1------|

Part 1
G |----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |---------3-----3--------------3-----3---|
E |5--5--5----5-3-------5--5--5----5-3-----|

Part 2
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |5--5--5---5-3-0-3---5--5--5---5-3-0-3--|

Part 1
G |----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |---------3-----3--------------3-----3---|
E |5--5--5----5-3-------5--5--5----5-3-----|

Part 2
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |5--5--5---5-3-0-3---5--5--5---5-3-0-3--|

Part 3
G |9-9-9---------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |------------7-7-7---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------0-0-0-----------0-0-0--|

Part 4
G |----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------1---------------------1--------1---|   2x
E |3--3--3-------3--1-1---1--1--1------3--1------|

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

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