Open Letter (to A Landlord) Bass Tab by Living Colour

Open Letter (to A Landlord) bass tab by Living Colour

Bass Tab

Song: Open Letter (To a Landlord)
Artist: Living Colour


Standard tuning EADG

🏷Legend:
* = staccato
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)
r = rest
X = dead note
()= held/continued note

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GUITAR AND VOCALS:

    (rest)       (rest x14)
G |---------|-----------------|
D |---------|-----------------|
A |---------|-----------------|
E |---------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTRO (Repeast 1st staff x2):

          sssss             sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss
G |-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|
A |-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE (repeat 1st staff x3):

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss        sssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|----------1-1*---|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----3-----------|-----2-----------|-----8-----------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-----r---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:

          sssss             sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss
G |-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|
A |-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss        sssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|----------1-1*---|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss    s        sssss             sssss  sss        sssss    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*--X|----------1-1*---|----------1-1*31-|----------1-1*--X|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss        sssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|----------1-1*---|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----3-----------|-----2-----------|-----8-----------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----4-----r---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

       (rest)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE/INTERLUDE
           s       s           s               s       s           s  ssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------13-3|
E |-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

           s       s           s               s       s           sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------6-86-6---|
E |-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1/-----8-860|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

           s       s           s               s       s        s  ss  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------31--31----|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3---313|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

           s       s           s               s       s  sssssssssss ssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-345431-010------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---3*----|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1231|
E |-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|-1*-----11*-----1|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

           s       s           s               s       s           s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|-1*-----11*-----1|-1*--1--1-11*----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:
                            sssss             sssss             sssss   s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|----------1-1*---|----------1-1*---|----------1-1*-1-|
A |-----------------|-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|
E |--------------4--|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss  sss        sssss    s  ss    sssss  sss        sssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*31-|----------1-1*--1|-3--------1-1*31-|----------1-1*--1|
A |-------123-3----3|-------123-3-----|--3----123-3----3|-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|---1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss        sssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|----------1-1*---|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|-------123-3-----|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          sssss             sssss    s        sssss  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------1-1*---|----------1-1*--1|----------1-1*31-|
A |-------123-3-----|-------123-3-----|-------123-3----3|
E |-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----3-----------|-----2-----------|-----8-----------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-----1-|-0-0---0-0-----0-|-6-6---6-6-----6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-r-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|(4)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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