The Smithereens

Cigarette Bass Tab

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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 & & F

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