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51st State Bass Tab by New Model Army

51st State bass tab by New Model Army

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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
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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

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