Memory Machine bass tab by The Dismemberment Plan
Bass Tab
Intro: “Red wire - right temple…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/3-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/5-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/3-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-|
G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/3-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3----------/5---1-| Bridge 1: G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----8-----/8------8------888-8-| E|5-5-----6-----10-----6---------| (Repeat x4) The timing on that bridge is hard to figure out without listening, since there’s a bit of syncopation. Verse 1: “There are times…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------/3-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------/3-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------/3-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------------/5---------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3-------------| Chorus 1: “Someday, i’m telling you…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|3-3-------0h3-3-------0h3-3-3-0h1---1----| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| E|-1---1-1---1---0---0---------------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2\--| E|----------------| (Repeat x2) Verse 2: “There are folks…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------/3-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------/5-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------/3-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------------/5---------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1-3-------------| Chorus 2: “Someday, i’m telling you…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|3-3-------0h3-3-------0h3-3-3-0h1---1----| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| E|-1---1-1---1---0---0---------------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2\--| E|----------------| (Repeat x2) Bridge 2: “Poetry, Aldous Huxley…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-------5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------7-----7---7| E|--5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----5h7------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----7-7---------------------------------| E|-5h7-----5h7-5---5---5---5-7---7-7-7-7-7-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|----7-----7---7-----7-7------------------| E|7-----5h7-------5h7-----5h7-5---5---5---5| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------7-----7---7-----7-7---| E|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----5h7-------5h7-----5h| G|----------------------------------| D|--5\------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|7---------------------------------| Outro: “Red wire - right temple…” G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/3------------------/5-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/3-------------------------| A|---------------------------------1/8\1---| E|1h3----------------1-1h3-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/3------------------/5-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3---------------1-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------/5------------------/5-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|1h3----------------1-1h3--------------0h3| For the verses, intro, bridge 1 and outro, the slides are only just very quickly going from 4 to 5, 2 to 3 or 7 to 8 for a bit of extra effect. | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer on - lyrics - Red wire - right temple Black wire - left temple (x4) There are times I think eternal life ain’t such a bad gig Smoke all you want, and see the planets If and only if they find a way to cure the longing The distant panic Someday, i’m telling you They’ll make a memory machine To wax our hearts to a blinding sheen To wash away the grief (x2) There are folks that think to have a soul you gotta suffer Well lately i’ve had my RDA of that And call it fascist but I know that someday happy Will be all that matters Someday, i’m telling you They’ll make a memory machine To wax our hearts to a blinding sheen To wash away the grief (x2) Poetry, Aldous Huxley, yeah, yeah, yeah, it’ll be a relief If they can make machines to save us labor Someday they’ll do our hearts the very same favor The wails of ruined lives brought to a halt by The serene hum of computers in air-conditioned vaults, yeah Red wire - right temple Black wire - left temple (x4) ************************************ | / Slide up | h Hammer-on | \ Slide down ************************************
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