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Cigarette Bass Tab by The Smithereens

Cigarette bass tab by The Smithereens

Bass Tab

Tuning: Half-step down

Song: Cigarette
Artist: The Smithereens
Album: Especially for You (1986)
Bassist: Mike Mesaros

Note on tuning:
  Eb tuning (1/2 step down), Triplet 8th feel

LEGEND:
\ = slide down
r = rest
() = sustained note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
(3) = triplet 8ths (appears above bar)
t = 32nd note (appears above bar)


INTRO:
                           ss      ss    ss    ss    ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-----------------------02|-3---32----------012---46|
Ab |-r-----------------------|-------3---345-----------|
Eb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

    ( 3)     ss(3)    sss      ss    ss    ss    ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-7-7-7\2-2-245-5-5\0--002|-3-3-32----------012-2-24|
Ab |-------------------------|-------3-3-345-5---------|
Eb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


CHORUS 1:
     (3)     ss  (3)   ss  (3)     ss  (3)   ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-5-4-2-0----------------4|-5-4-2-0----------------4|
Ab |-----------420-4-6-7---7-|-----------420-4-6-7---7-|
Eb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

     (3) ss  ss  (3)   ss  (3)     ss(3) ssssss
Gb |---------7---------------|-------------------------|
Db |-5-4----7---------------4|-5-4-------------------24|
Ab |-----7-5---420-4-6-7---7-|-----7-5---420-------24--|
Eb |-------------------------|---------------4-2-04----|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

     (3) (3) (3)     ss
Gb |-------------------------|
Db |-5-4-2-0-----2-0-2-4-4-46|
Ab |---------4-2-------------|
Eb |-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


VERSE 2:
     (3)     ss  ssss   ss       ss    ss    ss    ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-7-7-7\2---245-55550--002|-3-3-32----------012-2-46|
Ab |-------------------------|-------3-3-345-5---------|
Eb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

     (3)     ss(3)    ss       ss    ss    ss    ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-7-7-7\2-2-245-5-5\0--002|-3-3-32----------012-2-24|
Ab |-------------------------|-------3-3-345-5---------|
Eb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


CHORUS 2:
     (3)     ss(3)     ss  (3)     ss(3)     ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-5-4-2-0----------------4|-5-4-2-0----------------4|
Ab |-----------420-4-6-7---7-|-----------420-4-6-7---7-|
Eb |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

     (3) ss  ss(3)     ss  (3)     ss(3) ssssss
Gb |---------7---------------|-------------------------|
Db |-5-4----7---------------4|-5-4-2-0---------------24|
Ab |-----7-5---420-4-6-7-7-7-|-----------420-------24--|
Eb |-------------------------|---------------4-2-04----|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

     (3) (3) (3)     s
Gb |-------------------------|
Db |-5-4-2-0-----2-0-2-4-4-4*|
Ab |---------4-2-------------|
Eb |-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


BRIDGE:
     (3)     ss  a    ss   ss  (3)     ss     stt    ss
Gb |-4-6-4------46-6h7--64-----|-4-6-4---------4----hp-----|
Db |-------7---7----------6--67|-------7---467----7676---67|
Ab |---------------------------|-----------------------7---|
Eb |---------------------------|---------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3  &  & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4   & &

     (3)     ss  a    ss   ss
Gb |-4-6-4------46-6h7--64-----|-4-----------------------|
Db |-------7---7----------6--67|-------7-----7-----6-----|
Ab |---------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3  &  & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

     (3)(3) (3)
Gb |-------------------------|
Db |-5-4-2-0-----2-0-2-4-----|
Ab |---------4-2-------------|
Eb |-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


OUTRO:
                                 (tempo slows) ss
Gb |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------|-----------------567-----|(7)----------------------|
Eb |-r-----------------------|-r-----------------------|-------------------------|
     1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

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