American Society Bass Tab by L7

American Society bass tab by L7

Bass Tab

American Society (cover, original by Eddie and the Subtitles)
L7
Smell the Magic
Sub Pop Records SP79b
1991

Jennifer Finch on bass
4/4 timing
standard tuning, key E minor				pedals: OD

Intro                x2                  (guitar in)      x2
G:||--------|--------|--------|--------||--------|--------|--------|--------||
D:||--------|--------|--------|--------||--------|--------|--------|--------||
A:||--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------||--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------||
E:||0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-||0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-||
    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

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   (drums & vocals in)                x2
G:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A:||--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------||
E:||0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-||
    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Verse 1                                x3
G:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A:||--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------||
E:||0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-||
    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Chorus
G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Fill
G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|
E:|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Verse 2                                x2
G:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A:||--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------||
E:||0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-||
    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Chorus
G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Guitar Cadenza
G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|
E:|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|
E:|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-/\|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Verse 1 Repeat                         x3
G:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D:||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A:||--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-x---|--------||
E:||0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-x-x-|3-3-x-x-|------5>|--5-5-5-||
    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Outro Chorus
G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|--------|--------|5-5-5---|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|------5>|--5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:|0-0-0-0-|--------|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0>|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4


|| repeat between || as indicated	h hammer on		~ vibrato
/ slide up				p pull off		^ triplet
\ slide down				1. dotted note
> legato (let note ring)		11 fret one, twice
! full stop mute			11 fret eleven
R rest					x ghost note

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