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High Hopes Bass Tab by David Gilmour

High Hopes bass tab by David Gilmour

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner
[Intro 14 Bars of Division Bell and Piano – No Bass.

Verse 1:

(0.43secs)
    Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/8---------------------------------------------------------------|

     In a world of magnets and miracles   Our thoughts strayed
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3/8---------------------------------------3/8---------------------|
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  Constantly without boundary    The ringing of the division bell
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3/8---------------------------------|

  Had begun  Bridge:                      ‘.’
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3---3-----------------1-3---3-------------------------|
E|--------------------4---4-3---3--3----------4---4-3---3--3------3/8-|

Verse 2:
There was a ragged band who followed in our footsteps   Running before
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3/8---------------|

 Time took our dreams away   Leaving the myriad small creatures
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3/8-----------------------------------|

 Trying to tie us to the ground   In a life consumed by sow decay
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3/8---------------------------------|

Chorus:

 The grass was greener
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------1------------|
A|-----------------3----3-------------1----3----3--------------|
E|------------------------3----4----4-----------------1----1-4-|

                          ‘.’
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------1-------------------|
A|-3----3-------------1----3----3---------------------|
E|--------3----4----4-----------------1----1-3----3/8-|

Verse 3:
  Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3/8-|

  To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side   Steps taken
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3/8------------|

  Forwards but sleepwalking back again   Dragged by the force of some
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3/8---------------------------|

  inner tide  Bridge:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3---3-----------------1-3---3----------------|
E|----------------------4---4-3---3--3----------4---4-3---3--3-|

Acoustic Guitar Solo inc. Bass Fill:
 ‘.’       ‘.’
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3/7----7-7----7----7-7----7--8----8-8-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8--8----8--7----7-7----7----7-7---7--8---8-8----8----8-8---8--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                       ‘.’    ‘.’    ‘.’
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7----7----7-7---7--8----8-8----8----8-8---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3/8--------3/8--------3/8-|

Verse 4:
  Encumbered forever by desire and ambition   There’s a hunger still
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------8-8---------8-----------8--8-----3/8-----------8--8-------8-|

 Unsatisfied   Our weary eyes still stray in the horizon
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5/10------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----8----------------8----------8--8--------8--------8--8------3/8---|

  Go down this road I’ve been so many times
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--8-------------8------------------8--8--------|

Chorus:
 The grass was greener
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------1------------|
A|-----------------3----3-------------1----3----3--------------|
E|------------------------3----4----4-----------------1----1-4-|

               Repeat This Bit x3:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------1------------|
A|-3----3---------------1----3----3--------------|
E|--------3----3-4----4----------------1----1-4--|

Outro Solo:            Repeat To Fade:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------1-------------|
A|-3----3---------------1--2--3----3-------------0-|
E|--------3----3-4----4-----------------1----1-4---|

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About High Hopes

High Hopes as Recorded in 2006 at the AOL Sessions by David Gilmour and friends including Richard Wright on Hammond Keyboards and Guy Pratt on bass.

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