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Sowing The Seeds Of Love Bass Tab by Tears For Fears

Sowing The Seeds Of Love bass tab by Tears For Fears

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop Eb



NOTE: At several points it's quite difficult to tell the bass from
the synth (as is typical of '80s synth pop) so I doubt this is 100%
accurate but I sure gave it the ol' college try.

LEGEND:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
vf= volume fades
vo= volume out

Follow along with the song:



INTRO:

       Rest x3
G  |-----------------|
D  |-----------------|
A  |-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------------7---|-----8-----------|---------------7-|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6-0-5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5---|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------------7---|-------------7---|-----8---7---7---|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-5-5---5-|-6-6-6-0-5-5---5-|-6-6---5---5---5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-4\2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                        2/4
G  |-----------------|---------|
D  |-------8-7-7-7-7-|---------|
A  |-6-6-6-----------|-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &


CHORUS (x2):

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:
                                                                       s
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-----8-----------|-------8------7--|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6---5-5-5---|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-----------------|-----8---7-------|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6---5---5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                        2/4
G  |-----------------|---------|
D  |-----8-8-7-7-7-7-|---------|
A  |-6-6-------------|-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &


CHORUS 2 (x2):                          _________________ _________________
                          s s          /1                /2
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 1:
                                          2/4
G  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
Eb |-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4--|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &


INTERLUDE 1:
            s     s           sss               s     s           sss
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-----|-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-----|
Eb |--------9-----9--|--------7-7------|--------9-----9--|--------7-7------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

            s     s           sss                                 sssss   s
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-6---|-8-------8-8---8-|-6-------6-6-6---|
Eb |--------9-----9--|--------7-7------|--------9-----9--|--------7-7-7---0|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

            s       s         s       s         s       s
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-2------20------0|-2------20------0|-2------20------0|-2-----2-0-------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

        Rest x3
G  |-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------------15\-|
A  |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 2:
              (    x4    )                       (    x2    )
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-----------------|-----------------|-8---8---8---8---|-6---6---6---6---|
Eb |-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G  |-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-6---6---5---5---|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                           s s   s s
G  |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----0-----------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----2h4---4p2-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 &  2  &  3  & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE 2:
               (    x4    )
            s                   s                                              2/4
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D  |---------------7-|-------------7---|---------------2/|-12----\---------|---------|
A  |---------7-5-3---|-5--------05---5-|-5---5---5---5---|---------5-------|(5)------|
Eb |-6------6--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-----8---------7-|-----------------|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5---|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------------7---|-------8-----7---|-----------------|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-5-5---5-|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------8-----7---|-------8-----7---|-----8-----------|
A  |-----------------|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6-6---5-5---5-|-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                   ss
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------8-7-7-----|
A  |-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6----5--5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
             ss
G  |-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-------8-7-7-----|-----------------|
A  |-6-6-6----5--5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 4:

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-----2-5---4---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-------5---4---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                           s s
G  |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----2h4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 &  2  & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 3:
                                          2/4
G  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
Eb |-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4--|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &


CHORUS 5 (x3):

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Yet another BRIDGE:

G  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A  |-----------------|-----------------|--------|
Eb |-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4---5-5-4---|-4---4--|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &


And -- finally! -- an OUT-CHORUS:

     v.f.
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |----/10\----/9\--|------/7\--------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-----2-2-----|-0-0-------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                               v.o
G  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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About this song

"Sowing the Seeds of Love" by Tears for Fears is a meticulously crafted pop gem, featuring a lush arrangement with layers of horns, strings, and a gospel choir. The song showcases Roland Orzabal's intricate guitar work and Curt Smith's melodic bass lines. The band drew inspiration from The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album, evident in the song's psychedelic production and eclectic instrumentation. Co-produced by Tears for Fears and Dave Bascombe, the track became a hit in 1989, reaching the top of the charts in multiple countries.