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Spiraling Shape Bass Tab by They Might Be Giants

Spiraling Shape bass tab by They Might Be Giants

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Tempo: 123 BPM

Verse 1: (0:00)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1-------2-------|3-------4-------|1-------2-------|3-------4-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|1---------------|3-------2-------|1---------------|
A|--------1-------|--------3-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------1-------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1-------2-------|3-------4-------|1-------2-------|3-------4-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|1---------------|3-------2-------|1---------------|
A|--------1-------|--------3-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------1-------|

Prechorus: (0:31)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3---------------|1-----3---------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1-----3---------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus: (0:47)

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3-----1---|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Postchorus: (1:03)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1-----0-------3-|--3-------------|1-----0---0-----|------3-3-------|
A|----------------|------1-1-------|--------------3-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|------10-10-------|-----------------10---|--12-----12h13-------|
A|10-----12-------13-|------------------|-------11h12----------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|13--------------------|---------------------|

Verse 2: (1:19)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1-------2-------|3-----4---------|1-------2-----3-|--3---4---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|1---------------|3-------2-----1-|----------------|
A|--------1-------|------3---------|----------------|--------------0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--1---1---1-3---|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1-------2-------|3-----4---------|1-------2-----3-|--3---4---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|1---------------|3-------2-----1-|--1-------------|
A|--------1-------|------3---------|----------------|--------------0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------1---1-3---|

Prechorus: (1:50)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1-----3---------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1-----3---------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus: (2:06)

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3-----1---|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---x-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1-----1---|--3---------1---|--------------x-|1---------------|
A|1-------------x-|3---x-3-------x-|1---------------|------3---x-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Alternative Chorus: (2:22)

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1-----1-0-|--0-1-3---------|----------------|----------------|
A|1---------------|3-------------x-|1-------------x-|3-3-3-3---x-3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|--0-1-3-----1---|----------------|----------------|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1-------------x-|3---3-3---x-3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus: (2:37)

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|--0-1-3-----1---|--------------x-|1---------------|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---x-3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1---------------|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---x-3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Postchorus: (2:53)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1-----0-------3-|--3-------------|1-----0---0-----|------3-3-------|
A|----------------|------1-1-------|--------------3-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|------10---------|--------------10---|--12-----13---15\---|
A|10-----12-------13-|-----------------|-------12----------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|13-----------------|--------------------|

Alternative Chorus: (3:09)

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3-----1---|--------------x-|1-----------3---|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus: (3:26)

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3---------|--------------x-|1---------------|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3-----3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
D|------1---------|------3-----1---|--------------x-|1---------------|
A|1-------------x-|3-------------x-|1---------------|------3---x-3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Outro: (3:41)

Bass rests for 4 measures.  Then let loose from here to the end and drop the dead notes and make
the sound more full

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-1-----1-0-|------3---------|------1-----1-0-|------3---3-3---|
A|1-3-------------|3---------------|1---------------|3---3-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Bass rests for 4 more measures

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-1-----1-0-|------3---------|------1-----1-0-|------3---3-3---|
A|1-3-------------|3-----------3---|1---------------|3---3-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-1-----1-0-|------3---------|------1-----1-0-|------3---3-3---|
A|1-3-------------|3-----------3---|1---------------|3---3-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|1---------------|
E|----------------|


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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| \   Slide down

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