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Ballet For A Rainy Day Bass Tab by XTC

Ballet For A Rainy Day bass tab by XTC

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Verse 1: bass starts at 0:06

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

G|-------7-----.---|-------7-----.---|-------4-----.---|-------2-----.---|
D|-5-----------5---|-4-----------4---|-2-----------2---|-0-----------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|---------2-------|---------4-------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|-----------------|-6---------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|---------3-------|-3-----/-/-/-/-/-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|

Verse 2: notes close together are fast slides (i.e. -57- is played like --5/7--)

G|-------7-----.---|-------57----7-\-|-------4-----.---|-------2-----.---|
D|-5-----------5---|-4---------------|-2-----------2---|-0-----------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

G|-------7-----.---|-------57--5-4-2-|-------4-----.---|-----2---0-------|
D|-5-----------5---|-4---------------|-2-----------2---|-0---------4-2-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|---------2-------|---------4-------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|-----------------|-6---------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-5-----\-2-------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|-----------0-2---|-----------------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|---------3-------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-.---.---|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------------3---|-1-------1---3---|-5---------------|
E|---------5-\-1---|-----3---5-------|-----------------|---------5-----\-|

G|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Bridge:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-----4---------|-.---------------|-2---m-2---------|-.---------------|
E|---------4---m-4-|-6---6---2-------|---------2---m-2-|-4---4---0-------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---m-4---------|-.---------------|-2---m-2---------|-----------------|
E|---------4---m-4-|-6---6---2-------|---------2---m-2-|-4-m-0-2-4-2-0---|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-----4---------|-.---------------|-2---m-2---------|-.---------------|
E|---------4---m-4-|-6---6---2-------|---------2---m-2-|-4---4---0---4---|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|-11--11----------|-----------------|
A|-0-------/-/-12--|-----------------|---------12------|/14----------14--|---------12--12--|-14----------\---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 3:

G|-------7-----.---|-------7/9---7---|-------4/5---4---|-------2---0-----|
D|-5-----------5---|-4---------------|-2---------------|-0-----------4-2-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|------------0----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------0-|-1-------------3-|-----------------|-----------------| *watch out for the timing on the
A|-3-----------3---|-----------------|-1-------------m-|-----------------|  high open G note in the second bar
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|---------2-------|---------4-------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|-----------------|-6---------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-5-----\-2-------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|-----------0-2---|-----------------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|---------3-------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-----.---|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------------3---|-1-------1---3---|-5-------3-------|
E|---------5-\-1---|-----3---5-------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------5---------|-------3-.-------|---------2-------|---------4-------|
E|-7-----------6---|-5---m---5---3---|-----------------|-6---------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-3-------2-------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------3-.-------|-----------0-2---|-----------------|
E|---------7---6---|-5---m---5---3---|---------3-------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-----.---|-----------------|
A|-5---m-5---------|-------------3---|-1-------1---3---|-5-------3-----\-|
E|---------5-\-1---|-----3---5-------|-----------------|-----------------|



/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = dead note
 = staccato
m = mute string (i.e. stop previous note from ringing)

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