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A Means To An End by Warsaw

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"A Means To An End" by Joy Division (from the album "Closer"
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr

Notation
	w : whole         h : hamer o
	h : half	      R : res
	q : quarter	      / : slide u
	e : 8th	    +++ : tied note

Riff
=====
    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e     e e e e e e e
G-|---12--12--12--12-|---10--10--10--10-|---9---9---9---9--|----9---9---9---9--
D-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A-|-10--10--10--10---|-8---8---8---8----|-7---7---7---7----|--7---7---7---7----
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------

Riff I
======
    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e     e e e e e e e
G-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A-|------------------|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------

Riff I
======
     e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e     e e e e e e e
G-|-------------------|------------------|------------------|----9---9---9---9--
D-|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A-|5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--7---7---7---7----
E-|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------


Intro
	Riff I  (x4)  - guitar enters on 3rd ba

Verse 1
	Riff Ib (x3
	Riff I  (x2

Verse 2
	Riff I
	Riff Ib (x3
	Riff I  (x3

Bridge
	Riff II (x4
	Riff I
	Riff

Verse 3
	Riff Ib (x3
	Riff I  (x2

Outtro
	Riff I  (x3
	Riff II (x2

A Means To An End Bass Tab Info

Last Updated: September 10, 2025