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In The Army Now bass tab by Status Quo

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IN THE ARMY NOW (Bassline)

As recorded by Status Quo
(From the 1986 Album IN THE ARMY NOW)

Words and Music by Rob Bolland & Ferdi Bolland
Arranged by Status Quo

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Edwards - Bass'


 Intro
 Q=104
 4/4
 Gtr I
 W     W     H.   Q  +W      H.   Q  +W
|----------|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|----------|-5-------0--|-(0)--------|-5-------3--|-(3)----||
|----------|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
  1st & 2nd Verses
  W     W     W     W
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||-----------|----------|----------|------|


                 1.      2.
 W     W     W     W      H  E S S E E
|----------|----------|----------|-----------||------------------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------o||--------2h3p2-----||
|----------|----------|----------|----------o||--------------3---||
|----------|----------|----------|-----------||------------------||


  3rd & 4th Verses
  Q E E H   Q E E Q E E  Q.  E H   Q Q Q Q
||--------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
||o-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
||o-5----5------|-5----5----3-0-|-5----5------|-5--3--1------|
||---------5----|--------5------|--------5----|--------------|


 Q E E H   Q E E Q Q  Q.  E H   Q E E Q E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------o||
|--------5----|--------7-----|-5----5------|-5----5----3-0-o||
|-3----3------|-5----5----5--|--------5----|--------5-------||
 Interlude
 Q E E Q Q  E E E E H   Q.  E Q Q  E E E E Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|--------------|-------5------|--------------|----------------||
|-5----5-5-----|-----7--------|-5----5-5-----|-3-3---0------0-||
|-----------5--|---5----------|--------------|-----3----------||


 Pre-Verse                  5th Verse
 Q E E H   Q E E Q E E  e E Q H    Q E E H
|-------------|---------------|-------------||-------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------||-------------|
|-5----5------|-5----5----3-0-|-5-----------||-7----7------|
|--------5----|--------5------|-------------||--------7----|


 Q E E Q E E  Q E E Q E E  E E E E Q E E  Q E E H
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|-7---6---5------|-0----0------|
|--------7----7-|--------7----0-|---0---0----0-3-|--------0----|


                         6th Verse
 Q E E Q E E  Q E E H   Q E E E E E E  Q E E H
|---------------|-------------|----------------||-------------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------0-||-2----2------|
|-2----2--------|--------2----|--------2-0-2---||--------2----|
|--------2--3-2-|-0----0------|-0----0---------||-------------|


 Q E E Q E E  E E E E E E e E  W     Q +E E H
|---------------|-----------------|----------|---------------|
|-2----2--------|-------------2---|----------|---------------|
|--------2----2-|-----------------|----------|-0--(0)-0------|
|---------------|-0-----0-0-------|----------|----------0----|


                        7th Verse
 Q E E Q E E  Q E E Q Q  Q E E Q Q   e e E e e E Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------||----------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------||-------------2--|
|-2----2--------|--------2--2--|--------2--2--||----------------|
|--------2--3-2-|-0----0-------|-0----0-------||-0-0---0-0------|


 e e E e e E Q  e e E e e E Q  E S S E S S E S S Q
|----------------|----------------|---9-----8-----7------|
|-------------2--|-------------2--|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----7-6---6-----5----|
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0------|----------------------|


 Q E E Q.  E  Q E E Q E E  Q E E H   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------2----|---------2-----2-|
|-5----5-0------|-7----7-2--3-2-|-0----0------|-0-0---0---2-3---|


 Q E E H   Q E E Q E E  Q E E H   E E E E E E E E
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------0-||
|-0----0------|-2----2--------|--------2----|---------2-0-2---||
|--------0----|--------2--3-2-|-0----0------|-0-0---0---------||


 Interlude
 E E E E E E Q  +Q  E E Q.  E  E E E E E E Q  E E E E E E E E
|----------------|--------2-4------|----------------|-----------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2------|---0-----0-------||
|-------------2--|-(2)-------------|----------------|-----0-2-------2-||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------0-3---||


 8th Verse
 Q E E H   Q E E Q E E  Q E E Q +E E  S S E E E Q E E
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------2------|------2--------|------2----------|-2-2---1---0------|
|--------2----|--------2----2-|--------2--(2)---|------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------0-|-----0---0----0-3-|


 E E E E H   E E E E H   E E E E H   E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------0-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------2-------|
|-0-0---0------|-2-2---2------|---------2----|-----------------|
|---------0----|---------2----|-0-0---0------|-0-0---0---0-----|


 E E E E H   E E E E H   E E E E H   S E. E E E E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------2---4---5--||
|-0-0---0------|-2-2---2------|---------2----|-----------------||
|---------0----|---------2----|-0-0---0------|-0-0----0--------||


  Outro
  E E E E H   E E E E H   E E E E Q.  E  E E E E E E Q  4x
||---------------|--------------|----------------|------------------||
||o--------------|--------------|----------------|-------------2---o||
||o-0-0---0------|-2-2---2------|---------2------|-----------2-----o||
||----------0----|---------2----|-0-0---0--------|-0-0---0-3--------||


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~  - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T  - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o  - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths



A vacation in a foreign land
Uncle Sam does the best he can
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

Now you remember what the draftman said
Nothing to do all day but stay in bed
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

You'll be the hero of the neighbourhood
Nobody knows that you left for good
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

Smiling faces as you wait to land
But once you get there no one gives a damn
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

Handgrenades flying over your head
Missiles flying over your head
If you want to survive get out of bed
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

Shots ring out in the dead of night
The sergant calls [stand up and fight!]
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

You've got your orders better shoot on sight
Your finger's on the trigger
But it don't seem right
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

Night is falling and you just can't see
Is this illusion or reality
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now
You're in the army now
Oh, oh, you're in the army now

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