Tabs
Song: The Public Image
Artist: Public Image, Ltd.
Album: Public Image (a.k.a. First Issue)
Transcribed by: Nik Fournier
Bass Riff
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|--0-0-0-0-0-0-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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|----------------5----5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
The guitar comes in on the 
A augmentedA and 
D MajorD chords at the end of the bass
phrase,
like so...
|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
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The main guitar phrase used throughout the song goes something
like this...
|-----------------------------------------------4-4-4-2--|
|--5-5-5-4----5-5-5-4----4-5-5-4----5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
|--4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
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Occassionally, this high keening bit comes in, oddly enough
sounding like it's in 6/8 time...
|--9-9-9-7-----9-9-9-7-----9-9-9-7-----9-9-9-7--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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And basically the whole song is comprised of those three phrases
alernating around each other. Listen to the record for the timing.
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