Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Intro:
(Drums)
(Synth bass line)
(4x) (3x)
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|---5----------|--------------|
A|---5----------|-8------------|---5----------|
E|-8------------|--------------|-8------------|
(Synth riff 1 played at third measure of the synth bass line)
G|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-4-5-7-|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-4-5-7-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-5-10-9-|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-4-5-7-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Verse 1:
(Synth bass line: continue to play the two notes on E and A strings at the end of each line. The notes on A
and D strings are played once during interludes)
Caressing the marble and stone
Love that was special for one
The waste in the fever and heat
How I wish you were here with me now
Interlude:
(Synth and melodica riff 2)
G|-14–-14-14-12-10–7--|--7--5-5--7--| x2
D|--------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------|
E|--------------------|-------------|
Verse 2:
Body that curls in and hides
Hardships that often belie
Warm like a dog round your feet
How I wish you were here with me now
Interlude:
(Synth and melodica riff 2)
G|-14–-14-14-12-10–7--|--7--5-5--7--| x2
D|--------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------|
E|--------------------|-------------|
Verse 3:
Hangman looks round as he waits
Cord stretches tight then breaks
Someday we will die in your dreams
How I wish we were here with you now
Interlude:
(Synth riff 1)
G|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-4-5-7-|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-4-5-7-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-5-10-9-|-------4-5-7-4-5-7-4-5-7-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Instrumental part:
(Synth and melodica riff 3, first measure before Peter Hook)
G|-14–-14-14-12-10–7--|--7--7-7-5-5--7--| ...
D|--------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
(Peter Hook's bass line)
G|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--9-|------------7--7-7-5--5------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7----------------------5--5-|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5------|-----------------------------|
D|-7----------------------5--5-|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|
E|-----------------------------|------------8--8-8------5--5-|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5------|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--9-|
D|-7----------------------5--5-|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--7-|------------7--7-7-5--5------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7----------------------5--5-|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--7-|
D|-7---------------------------|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|------------8--8-8------5--5-|-----------------------------|
G|-7----------7--7-7-5--5------|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--7\-|
D|------------------------5--5-|-7----------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------5--5-|-7---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|
E|-----------------------------|------------8--8-8------5--5-|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--9-|------------7--7-7-5--5------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7----------------------5--5-|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5------|-----------------------------|
D|-7----------------------5--5-|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|
E|-----------------------------|------------8--8-8------5--5-|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--9-|------------7--7-7-5--5------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7----------------------5--5-|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|
E|------------8--8-8------5--5-|------------8--8-8------5--5-|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--9-|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--7-|
D|-7---------------------------|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------7--7-7-5--5------|------------7--7-7-5--5------|
D|-7----------------------5--5-|-7----------------------5--5-|
A|---7-5--5-5------------------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------7--7-7-5--5/9--7-|
D|-7---------------------------|-7---------------------------|
A|---7-5--5-5--------8--8------|---7-5--5-5------------------|
E|------------8--8-8------5--5-|-----------------------------|
G|-5-5--------7--7-7-5--5/9--5-|-5-5-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----5-----------------------|-----5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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