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Desire Bass Tab by Talk Talk

Desire bass tab by Talk Talk

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Desire
                                    Talk Talk

Bass                                                          Mark Hollis
                                                        Tim Friese-Greene

As played by Paul Webb

Intro

42 Bars Rest

Verse 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|(0)------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q     H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3---------------|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
B|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
   H     E E S S E   H       H         H     E E S S E   H       H

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|(0)------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q     H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3---------------|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3-------------0-|
B|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
   H     E E S S E   H       H         H     E E S S E   H       Q.    E

Chorus 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-0-------0-2-----|---------2---4---|-0---------------|
A|---------2-------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0---0-------|
E|(0)----------2---|---------------0-|(0)--------------|-----------3-0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E E Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------2---4---|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----0---0-2-4---|(4)--------------|-2---------------|
E|(0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E E Q     W                 H       H

Interlude

17 Bars Rest

Verse 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|(0)------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q     H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3---------------|(0)------0-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
B|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
   H     E E S S E   H       H         H     E E S S E   H       H

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|(0)------0-3-3-3-|-3-----5-----0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q     H     E E S S E   Q.    Q.    Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-3-3-|-3---------------|(0)------0-3-3-3-|-3-------------0-|
B|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
   H     E E S S E   H       H         H     E E S S E   H       Q.    E

Chorus 2

G|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------4---|-0-------0-2-----|---------2---4---|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0---0-------|
E|(0)--------------|---------------0-|(0)--------------|-----------3-0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E E Q

G|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------4---|-0---------0---2-|(2)--------2---2-|-2-2---2---------|
A|-----------------|-----0---0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|(0)--------------|-----------------|---0-----0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E   H       E Q   E   E Q   Q   Q.

Breakdown

G|-------------|-----------------|
D|-- 20 Bars --|-----------------|
A|--  Rest   --|-----------------|
E|-------------|---------------0-|
B|-------------|-----------------|

Chorus 3
                                                                         x3
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o---------2---4---|-0---------------|---------2---2---|-2---2---2-------o||
A||o-----------------|-----0---0-------|-----------------|-----------------o||
E||-(0)--------------|-----------3---0-|(0)--------------|---------------0--||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
     H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|---------2---4---|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----0---0-2---4-|(4)--------------|-2---------------||
E|(0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
   H       Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E   W                 H.          Q


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet       Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver           E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver  S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

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