Cantonese Boy bass tab by Japan
Bass Tab
Cantonese Boy ARTIST: Japan ALBUM: Tin Drum BASSIST: Mick Karn TAB BY chris_70653223@hotmail.com A classic mick karn bassline and a nightmare to work out. There are some variations to each riff!!! And he swaps the order they are played in!! Verse Riff 1 (A) Variation to riff 1 G|----------------------------7-------7-------|---7-------7-------------| D|----------x--7---9--------------9-----------|-------9-----------------| A|--2---5-------------------------------------|---------------0---------| E|---------------------0----------------------|-------------------------|
Riff 2 (B) Variation to riff 2
G|----------------------------12--11----------|---12--11----------------|
D|----------x--7---9------------------9--12\--|-----------9--12\--------|
A|--2---5-------------------------------------|--------------------0--2-|
E|---------------------0----------------------|-------------------------|
Riff 3 (C) Variation to riff 3
G|----------------------------12h11-----------|----12h11----------------|
D|----------x--7---9--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--2---5-----------------------------0--5--5-|-----------0--5--5--0----|
E|---------------------0----------------------|-------------------------|
Riff 4 (D) Variation to riff 4
G|----------------------------9/-11-----------|----9/-11----------------|
D|----------x--7---9------------------12-12---|-----------12-12---------|
A|--2---5-------------------------------------|------------------0------|
E|---------------------0----------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus (E)
G|----------------------------h11-------------------------------9h11\---|
D|---------11---------------9-----11----------13----------9h11----------|
A|--------------------1-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--2-----------2-------------------2--4---------0--0----------------|
(F) End of the chorus he changes to this
G|----------------------------h11---------------------------------9--11-|
D|---------11---------------9-----11----------13-----------9--11--------|
A|--------------------1-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--2-----------2-------------------2--4---------0--0----------------|
Outro (G)
G|----------------------h11---------------------------------------------|
D|------7------------9-------9-h11----------7---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------0------------------------0---------0-------0--0--0--0------|
Variation to the outro played twice End
G|-----------------9---9------------------------------------|-----------|
D|-----7--------------------------7-------------------------|-----7-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|---------| Please rate for accuracy!