Moon Over Marin Bass Tab by Dead Kennedys

Moon Over Marin bass tab by Dead Kennedys

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Moon Over Marin by Dead Kennedys: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Moon Over Marin" by Dead Kennedys features Jello Biafra's biting vocals over East Bay Ray's surf-influenced guitar riffs. The song's lyrics address environmental concerns, a departure from the band's usual political satire. Klaus Flouride's driving bassline and D.H. Peligro's energetic drumming create a sense of urgency throughout the track. The use of reverb and tremolo effects on the guitar adds to the song's atmospheric quality.

Bass tab for "Moon over Marin" by the Dead Kennedys
from "Plastic Surgery Disasters"

 (Thanks to Juha Kivijarvi for tabbing out the guitar for this.
 I worked the Bass part out from that, so most of the credit
 must go to him (oh yeah, I stole his layout as well).
 Any suggestions? email me. Thanks, Nick)

riff 1 (intro)
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------	 x2
E-------------3h5p4h5p4h5p4h5-
(Guitar -> DDDD-A-------------)

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riff 2
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------22222222222222225555555544444444-
E--55555555555555553333333333333333---------------------------------

riff 3
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------222222222222222255554444-
E--55555555555555553333333333333333-------------------------

           G-------------------
 (not part D-------------------
  of riff) A-------------------
	   E-55555555555555555-
  (Guitar ->-AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD- where D is high)

    riff 3
The crowded....

riff 4
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------222222222222222255554444--------
E--55555555555555553333333333333333------------------------55555555
 Unlock....

	 -------------------------
	 -------------------------
	 5555444477777777-7-7-7-7-
	 ----------------0-0-0-0--
	...bathe...

riff 2

  riff 3
 Another..

  riff 4
O shimmering..

riff 2

riff 1 x2

riff 5 (pre-solo)
G------------------
D------------------  x2 then x2 with double hits
A------2---5-4-----
E--0-5---2-----5-2-

riff 6 (solo)
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A--------447744----------227744------------447744----
E--555555------7755333333------775555555555------7755

riff 7
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-55554444--------5555444477777777-7-7-7-7-
E---------55555555----------------0-0-0-0--

  riff 3
I squish...

  riff 4
I slip...

  riff 2 x2

  riff 1 x3
  riff 1 x3 but faster and last note is G# and slides up to A
		(see the guitar tab if you're not sure)

  I'm not sure about the bits at the end of riffs 4 and 7 but
  something different happens. I've tried to tab the rhythm out
  correctly but it might be wrong in some parts.If two notes are
  together (-55-) they're 16ths if they're one space apart (-5-5-)
  they're 8ths etc. Nick

Last updated: July 2, 2025

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