Bass tabs
"Day of The Lord" by Joy Division (from the album "Unknown Pleasures"
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transcribed by Gilles Velay ([email protected]
Notations
w : whole e : 8th / : slide u
h : half s : 16th \ : slide dow
q : quarter +++ : tied note
Intr
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q+e q+e e e q+e q e e e q+e q+e e e q+e q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5---5-5-5-
q+e q e e e q+e q e e e q+e e q e e q e q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-
h h e e e e e e e e q+e q+e q e e e e e e e e
G-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
D-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
A-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
E-|-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Vers
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The following riff is repeated several times
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q+e q+e q e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Choru
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q e e q e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-\-
E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-\-
E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q+e q+e q e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------
E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Vers
Choru
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Don't play the last 2 bar
Interlud
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The following riff is played twice
q+e q+e e e+++e e e e e e e e q+e q+e e e+++e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
q+e q+e e e+++e e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-|-3-----3-----3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Vers
Choru
Vers
Choru
En
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repeat ad lib
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
and finish with
q e e q e e q e e e e e e w
G-|-----------------|-----------------|----
D-|-----------------|-----------------|----
A-|-----------------|-----------------|----
E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--
