Beat The Clock bass tab by Sparks

Beat The Clock
Released in 1979 this song by Sparks (Russel & Ron Mael) reaching
Number 14 in UK charts. Tab by bass50611. No original Bass Player
Just Synth Bass.  Intro is how I see it and what I would play on stage.
Comments at bass254@btinternet.com

PLAY QUAVERS THROUGHOUT THE SONG

Intro:          [                   Play This x2                       ]
G|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------
D|-16 BARS DRUM-|-------------------------------------------------------
A|-----START----|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-
E|--------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--

Verse:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-----------------

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-----------------

Instrumental 1:
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|---------------------------------------------------

Repeat Verse:

Instrumental 2:
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-----------------

Middle 8:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

Instrumental 3:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                    (Break)
G|-9-9--7-7-------------------------------------------9-9--7-7-----------
D|---------9-9--7-7-------------------------------------------9-9--7-7---
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Drum Interlude x20 Bars:

Instrumental 4:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat Verse:

Repeat Instrumental 1:

Repeat Verse:

Repeat Instrumental 2:

Repeat Middle 8:

Repeat Instrumental 3: (Song Ends At The Break)