Bass tabs
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)
There are live videos where he plays in standard tuning and changes things up a bit but this tab is based
on the recording on Orme Dugas.
This rhythm on the verse switches from a standard 1-2 to sort of a gallop (there's probably a better term):
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0----1-|
D|-5---0---5--5-0---5--5-0---5-----------|
(1e+a2e+a3e+a 4e+a1e+a 2e+a3e+a 4e+a 1e+a
Intro: no bass:
Verse 1: no bass:
Chorus 1: start at 0:53 leading into Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------8--7--5------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/8----6----8-------------8--6----8------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------8--7--5--3---1----3--------------------|
^"when we run free"
Verse 2: 1:23:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------1----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--1-----1--1----1--1----1---------1-----6-7-8------8--------------------------|
D|-5--0--5--5-0--5--5-0--5--------3-------3-------3-----3-2-1---------------10-----10\5--0--5--5-0--5--5-0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------1------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0-0-1-----1--1----1--1----1---------1-----6-7-8------8----------------|
D|-5--5-0--5--0--5--5-0--5--5-0--5-5--------3-------3-------3-----3-2-1---------------10----10\5--0--5-5-0-|
Chorus 2: 1:56:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
A|----------3-/-6-----6--6-7-8------8--8--------------6-----6--6-7-8------8--8--------------6----6--6-7|8(x4)|
D|-5--7--8---------8------------10--------8--7--5--3-----8------------10--------8--7--5--3-----8-------|-----|
^ delayed slide
Bridge: 2:20:
G|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|------------------|
D|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|------------------|
A|-----|-1--1------1--1-1-0------------------0-1--1------1--1---5-6--6------6--6-6-7|8(x4)|6----8----6----8--|
D|-5-5-|------3--3----------5--5-0--0-5--5-5--------3--3------3--------8--8---------|-----|------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|------------------------| |
D|-------------5----8---8\(3)--------------|------------------------| |
A|---6----8---------------------6----8---8-|-6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8-|(x3)|
D|-----------------------------------------|------------------------| |
^"when I'm strung out and far gone"
Verse 3: 3:10:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------1------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-0-1-----1--1----1--1----1---------1-----6-7-8------8----------------|
D|-5--0--5--5-0--5--5-0--5-5--------3-------3-------3-----3-2-1---------------10----10\5--0--5-5-0-|
Chorus 3: 3:26:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3-/-6-----6--6-7-8------8--8--------------6-----6--6-7-8------8--8--------------6----6--6-7-8----|
D|-5--7--8---------8------------10--------8--7--5--3-----8------------10--------8--7--5--3-----8-----------10|
^ delayed slide
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--10--10--10--10--12--12-12-12-12-12-12/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: 3:59:
G|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|----------| |
D|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|----------| |
A|-----|-1--1------1--1-1-0------------------0-1--1------1--1---5-6--6------6--6-6-7|8(x4)|6----8----|(x4|
D|-5-5-|------3--3----------5--5-0--0-5--5-5--------3--3------3--------8--8---------|-----|----------| |
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