Slippery People bass tab by Talking Heads

Bass tabs

Talking heads – Slippery people

This is a basic pattern with room to either play or leave out notes at each 4th bar

Intro (1,2,3,4); H=17th fret
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-------------H\-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------5-3-5-3---|------5-3-5-3---|------5-3-5-3---|----------------|
E|5-------------3/|5-------------3/|5-------------3/|5-----3-5-0-3-4-| 3x

Verse1 (What about the time?);
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------5-3-5-3---|------5-3-5-3---|------5-3-5-3---|----------------|
E|5-------------3/|5-------------3/|5-------------3/|5-----3-5-0-3-4-| 2x

Verse2 (What about the time?);
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------5-3-5-3---|------5-3-5-3---|------5-3-5-3---|----------------|
E|5-------------3/|5-------------3/|5-------------3/|5-----3-5-0-3-4-| 2x

Verse3 (what's the matter with him?)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|-----------5-7--|
A|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|
E|5---3/5---------|----3/5---------|----3/5---------|----3/5---------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|----------------|
A|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|----------------|
E|----3/5---------|----3/5---------|----3/5---------|----3/5---0-3-4-|

Verse4 (I remember when);
- play Verse1

Verse5 (Seven times five);
- play Verse2

Verse6 (what's the matter with him?);
- play Verse3

During break;
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2-------|2-------2-------|--------2-------|2-------2-------|
A|------5---5-3---|------5---5-3---|------5---5-3---|------5---5-3---|
E|5-------------3-|--------------3/|5-------------3-|--------------3/|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2-------|----------------|
A|------5---5-3---|----------------|
E|5-------------3/|5-------3/5-----|, followed by 20 bars rest, then;

Outro (what's the matter with him?);
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|------------5-7-|-----------5-7--|
A|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|--------5-7-----|
E|----3/5---------|----3/5---------|----3/5---------|----3/5---------| 4x
Followed by 8 bars rest