51st State Bass Tab by New Model Army

51st State bass tab by New Model Army

Bass Tab

51ST STATE (Bassline)

As recorded by New Model Army
(From the 1986 Album THE GHOST OF CAIN)

Words and Music by Ashley Cartwright, Jason Harris, Robert Heaton & Justin Sullivan

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jason 'Moose' Harris - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=180
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||

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 1st Verse
  Wx16
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||


   Chorus
    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 E   3x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||


                                      2nd Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Wx16
|-----------------|-----------------||---------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||---------||
|-----------------|-----------------||---------||
|-----------------|-----------------||---------||


   Chorus
    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 E   3x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||


 Bridge
  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 E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  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 E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


 3rd Verse
  Wx16
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||


   Chorus
    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 E   4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||


 Outro
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          +W           +W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda

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