Paper Gods Bass Tab by Duran Duran

Paper Gods bass tab by Duran Duran

Bass Tab

Intro (bass rests)                  x?
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||---------------R----------------|---------------R----------------||
E:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

2nd Intro (1:24)                    x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----10------10------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6-8-----8-------8\----------6-6-|8-------8-------8\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----7-------7-------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|3-5-----5-------5\----------3-3-|5-------5-------5\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Verse                               x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                    x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----10------10------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||6-8-----8-------8\----------6-6-|8-------8-------8\--------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                    x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----10------10------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6-8-----8-------8\----------6-6-|8-------8-------8\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----7-------7-------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|3-5-----5-------5\----------3-3-|5-------5-------5\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Prechorus                           x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----10------10------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6-8-----8-------8\----------6-6-|8-------8-------8\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----7-------7-------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|3-5-----5-------5\----------3-3-|5-------5-------5\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Intro Reprise (bass rests)                           x7
G:|--------------------------------||--------------------------------||
D:|--------------------------------||--------------------------------||
A:|---------------R----------------||-------------R------------------||
E:|6\------------------------------||--------------------------------||
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Chorus (bass in 2:48)
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6---6---6---6---6>----------5-5-|6---6---6---6---6>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|3---3---3---3---3>----------1-1-|3---3---3---3---3>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|----7-------7-------------------|------------7-------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|5-------5-------5\----------3-3-|5---5---5-------5>--------------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|----10--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8-------8\------------------6-6-|8-------8-------8h10----8-------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Fill                                x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Verse                               x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                    x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----10------10------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||6-8-----8-------8\----------6-6-|8-------8-------8\--------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                    x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||----12------12------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E:||8-10----10------10\---------8-8-|10------10------10\-------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----10------10------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6-8-----8-------8\----------6-6-|8-------8-------8\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|----7-------7-------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|3-5-----5-------5\----------3-3-|5-------5-------5\--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Chorus Reprise
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6---6---6---6---6>----------5-5-|6---6---6---6---6>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-|
E:|3---3---3---3---3>----------1-1-|3---3---3---3---3>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                    x2
G:||----7-------7-------------------|------------7-------------------||
D:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||5-------5-------5\----------3-3-|5---5---5-------5\--------------||
E:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Chorus
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6---6---6---6---6>----------5-5-|6---6---6---6---6>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-|
E:|3---3---3---3---3>----------1-1-|3---3---3---3---3>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|----7-------7-------------------|------------7-------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|5-------5-------5\----------3-3-|5---5---5-------5>--------------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|----10--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8-------8\------------------6-6-|8-------8-------8h10----8-------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Interlude                           x2
G:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A:||8>-------------->---------------|>--------------->---------------||
E:||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|9>------------------------------|4>--------------3>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8>-------------->---------------|>--------------->---------------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8>--------------8>--------------|8>--------------8>--------------|
E:|------------6---------------6---|------------6---------------6---|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|9---9>------9---9>----------5---|4---4-------4---3-------3-------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8>------------------------------|8>------------------------------|
E:|----------------------------6---|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8>------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|--------------------------------|1---1-------1---1---------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

"Paper walls..."
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
A:|8>-------------->---------------|>--------------->---------------| |
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     |
                                                                      | repeat
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | these
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | six
A:|8>-------------->---------------|8>-------------->---------------| | bars
E:|----------------------------6---|--------------------------------| | three
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     | times
                                                                      |
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
E:|9>--------------------------9---|4>--------------3>--------------| |
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     |

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8>-------------->---------------|8>-------------->---------------|
E:|----------------------------6---|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|----------------R---------------|---------------R----------------|
E:|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Outro Chorus (repeat entire 8 bar chorus to fade)
G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|6---6---6---6---6>----------5-5-|6---6---6---6---6>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-|
E:|3---3---3---3---3>----------1-1-|3---3---3---3---3>--------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G:|----7-------7-------------------|------------7-------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|5-------5-------5\----------3-3-|5---5---5-------5>--------------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G:|----10--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|8-------8\------------------6-6-|8-------8-------8h10----8-------|
E:|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


|| repeat between || as indicated	h hammer on
/ slide up				p pull off
\ slide down				1. dotted note
> legato (let note ring)		~ vibrato
! staccato (full stop mute)		x ghost note
R rest

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