Bass tabs
Song Title: "Party At Ground Zero" Artist: Fishbone Album: Fishbone [Columbia/CBS 40032] Written by: K. Jones, A. Moore, J. Fisher Bassist: John Norwood Fisher Bass tablature transcribed by: Me! (Bill Montbleau) "sl\" denotes sliding the note DOWN the bass neck. "sl/" denotes sliding UP to the next note -------------9-|---------------9-|---------------|---------------- ----9-7--------|------9-7--------|----9-7--------|---------------- -7-------10----|---7-------10----|-7-------10--9-|-7--5----------- ---------------|-----------------|---------------|------0--[rest]- repeat these 4 bars a few times
---------------------|------------------------- ---------------------|------------------------- ---------3-2-----3-2-|------------------------- -(1)--5-------5------|-5--3--3---(1)----------- sl/ sl/ repeat a few times, then repeat both the first part and this part, and now... ------------------------------------------------ ---3---3---3---3---3---3---2-0-2---------------- ------------------------------------------------ -0---3---0---3---0---3-------------------------- [Note: bass is played in quarter noes, while band is playing triplets.] ------------------------------------------------ ---3---3---3---3---3---3---2-0------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -0---3---0---3---0---3-------------------------- [Band goes back to slower groove, bass line stays same except for last note before everybody but the guitar cuts out.] ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------4-------------------------------------- sl\ [guitar riff] "Party at ground zero, a..."
---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------6--------- ----------------------4-----6--(6)-----6------ ----------4--2--1--4-----4-------------------- [scream] [walking bass line] [This line is repeated through most of the song] Then the bass line follows the vocal melody: ----------------------------------------------------- -6--3*----------------------6----3*---------------3--- --------6-----------6----------------6--------6------ --------------4-------------------------4------------ "People don't fear, 'cause fishbone is here..." [* - I'm still not sure if he plays an F or F# here. It sounds like some of the band might be playing one note, some the other.] ---------------------------------------------- -3--5----3--------------5--3--------0--2------ -----------5--------5---------5--------------- ----------------3-----------------3----------- "...have a good time..." -------------------------------------------------------- ----6--3------------------6---3------------6-3--------3- -6---------6-----------6----------6-----6-------6---6--- ----------------4--------------------4------------4----- the toilet has... ---------------------------------------------------| -3--4-4-4-3-1----1-1-1-1---------------------------| -------------------------4-2---1-1--------------1--| -----------------------------------4-2----2-2-2---2| [Then back to verse/walking line] ------|-----------------------------------|---------- ------|---3-6-3---------------------------|---------- ------|-4----------3-6-3--4-4-6-6---------|---------- ------|----------4----------------4-2-1-4-|---------- "Well I wonder" -------------------------------------|---------------------- ---3-6-3-----------------------------|---[back to ---------- -4----------3-6-3--4-4-6-6--6-4-3-6--|---- walking riff] --- ----------4--------------------------|---------------------- "Johnny, go to Jordan..." Repeat these last two sections for "Johnny goes to..." Go back to walking riff for rest of song Bill Montbleau geezerbill (...at yahoo, dot com)
