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Trapdoor bass tab by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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Intro:- bass enters at about 0:09

"Trapdoor, trapdoor, the trapdoor's a trap!"
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8--|

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

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

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

 (Flute part)
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|

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

Verse:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--4-4~-1~--4-4~-1~--1-1~-----1-1~--|

(a note on this palm muted part of the verse: on the album,
 the bass is played on a double bass i believe and is almost
 silent. when played live though, the bassist plays a slightly
 different fill. i will show you both versions.)

(Studio)      PM------------------|   (Live- no palm mute)
G|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------5~----5/6--8/9~-6--| A|--------------------0~-3~-0~-9~--|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~---8----8---------------| E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~---------------|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------8~-8~-9-10-10~-10~--|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-----------------------|

Chorus:
"Trapdoor, trapdoor, the trapdoor's a trap!"
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8--|

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

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

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

 (Flute part)
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|

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

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

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

G|------|
D|------| (Hold note. Bass
A|------| comes back after
E|--8~--| small pause.)

Verse:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--4-4~-1~--3----3--|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------8-8~-6~--8-8~-6~--|
E|--4-4~-1~--4-4~-1~--------------------|

          PM------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------5~----5/6--8/9~-6--|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~---8----8---------------|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------8~-8~-9-10-10~-10~--|
E|--8-8~-6~--8-8~-----------------------|

Outro:
"Trapdoor, trapdoor, the trapdoor's a trap!"
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8--|

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

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

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

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

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


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| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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