Bass tabs
This is the studio version, he plays it differently live.
Intro:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2--------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
Verse:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2-----2--5--2--------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
(This part follows the vocals)
G|------------2--------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5-----5-----4--7-----7---5--7--5--4--2--4--2--0-------------------|
A|---3--------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2--------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5-----5-----4--7-----7--5-----------------------------------------|
A|---3--------------5-----------------7--5--2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Repeat verse again)
Verse:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2-----2--5--2--------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------------------------------------------|
Neville Staple's moment:
(Phrase one)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3----------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5--|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-------------------------------|
(keep hitting this note)
(Repeat phrase one)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2--5----------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-----------------------------3--5----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--5----------------------------------------|
Go back to the verse part and play the same, but when Terry Hall sings "Because the screen star was you"
Play this
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2--5--2---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------3-----------2--5-----------5--2---------------------------|
E|--5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3------------------------------------------------|
Listen out for it, you can hear it.
The rest of the song is just repeating the verse and chorus parts.
Verse:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5--2-----2--5--2--------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----------2--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----0--3--5-----0--3--3-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
(This part follows the vocals)
G|------------2--------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5-----5-----4--7-----7---5--7--5--4--2--4--2--0-------------------|
A|---3--------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2--------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5-----5-----4--7-----7--5-----------------------------------------|
A|---3--------------5-----------------7--5--2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on