Bass tabs
THE PASSENGER (Bassline)
As recorded by Iggy Pop
(From the 1977 Album LUST FOR LIFE)
Words and Music by Iggy Pop & Ricky Gardiner
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Sales - Bass'
Intro
Q=134(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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|--------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------o||
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--o||
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------|
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
To Coda
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------------||
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-------o||
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2---o||
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------------||
Chorus
$$
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------o||
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--o||
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
Interlude
D.S. al Coda &
D.S. al Coda
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|------------------||-------------|------------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2------||-------3--3--|-----------2------|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--||-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--|
|-------------|------------------||-------------|------------------|
4th & 5th Verses
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|
|-------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------|
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7. 8.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E 8x Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|------------------||-------------|-------------------||
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----o||-------3--3--|-----------2-------||
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-o||-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2---||
|-------------|------------------||-------------|-------------------||
6th Verse
&&
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E 6x
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------o||
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--o||
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
Out-Chorus
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----||o-------3--3---|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-||o-0--0---------|
|-------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|------------------||
|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-----o||
|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-o||
|-----------------|-------------|------------------||
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
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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
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths