Bass tab
Transcribed by G. Crisan ( [email protected] )
All notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions, or errors
refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention, e-mail me.
Fortunes of War ( Harris )
( From the album " The X-Factor" )
g——9—9—9———12—12–12———-7—7—7——-4—4—4—–
d—-9—9—9—9—–12–12—12–12——7—7—7—7—4—4—4—4—
a-7—————–10——————–5—————-2—————-
e—————————————————————————
play slowly
—–5—5—5———-7—7—7——–9—9—9——–9—9—9——– |
—5—5—5—5——7—7—7—7—-9—9—9—9—-9—9—9—(9)—-.|
-3——————5—————-7—————-7——————–.|
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Ritardando on last repetition
Play this riff eight times. THE LAST NOTE IS NOT PLAYED THE LAST TIME.
Second intro
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|.-9—9———9—9—9—5—5—-9—9———9—9—9–7—7—-9—9
|.—7——7——7—7—————-7——7——7—7—————7–
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This is played on an acoustic bass guitar, but it sounds good on an electric.
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—9—9—9–5—5–9—9——–9—————-7——-
-7—-7—7————-7——7—–7—-3–3—5—–5—
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/7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10–7–7-7–7-7-7-7——–7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10-
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(/ = slide up)
This section uses an electric bass. An acoustic may be used, but it will
not sound as heavy as it should.
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-7–7-7–7-7—3–3-5.|
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( = slide down)
Play three times
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–/7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10–7–7-7–7-7-7-7———7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-
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-10—7–7-7–7-7—3–3–5—/7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10–7–7-7–7-7-7-7—
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———-7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10—7–7-7–7-7–3–3–5—|
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–7–7-7-7-0-3–5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7-0-3-0–
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-7–7-7-7-0-3–5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7-0-3-0—
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-7–7-7-7-0-3–5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-0-0—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7-0-3-0—
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-7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-0-0–7–7-7-7–0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7–0-3-0-
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5—–
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Chorus
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—–
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|.-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7–3–3-3-3-3-3-
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fast
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————————5–5-5-5-5-5–3–3-3-3-3-3—–.|
—————-3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3———————————-|
Play this riff four
times.
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-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5———————–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
————————-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————————-
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—————7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4———————————————
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5——————-5——7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10
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-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—————
—————————————————————3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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——————————————————5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-0——
———3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5——————–0—-
-3-3-3-3———————————————————————
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-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5————————-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—–
—————————-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————————-
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-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4—————–|.—————————————-
——————–5————–|.-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7–10–10-10–
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-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10–3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–0–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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-0-0-0-0-0-0–3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5———
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-5-5-5-4-4-4—|.————————————————————
————-5-|.-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————-
—————|——————————————-3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
"oh,ooh"
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—5–5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-.|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-
-3———————–|—————————————————
Play 4 times
ritard. last time only
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-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3
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-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
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Ritard.
——9—9—9———12—12–12———-7—7—7——-4—4—4——-
—-9—9—9—9—–12–12—12–12——7—7—7—7—4—4—4—4—–
-7—————–10——————–5—————-2——————
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play slowly
—–5—5—5———-7—7—7——–9—9—9——–9—9—9———-
—5—5—5—5——7—7—7—7—-9—9—9—9—-9—9—9—(9)——
-3——————5—————-7—————-7—————–(7)–
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ritard.
—————————–7——————————————9—-
-9—9———9—9—9—5—5—-9—9———9——5—–7——9—9–
—7——7——7—7—————-7——7——7–3—3–5–5–7——–
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This is played on an acoustic bass guitar ritard.
-9————–||
—9————||
——7——7–||
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Transcribed by G. Crisan ( [email protected] )
All notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions, or errors
refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention, e-mail me.
Fortunes of War ( Harris )
( From the album " The X-Factor" )
g——9—9—9———12—12–12———-7—7—7——-4—4—4—–
d—-9—9—9—9—–12–12—12–12——7—7—7—7—4—4—4—4—
a-7—————–10——————–5—————-2—————-
e—————————————————————————
play slowly
—–5—5—5———-7—7—7——–9—9—9——–9—9—9——– |
—5—5—5—5——7—7—7—7—-9—9—9—9—-9—9—9—(9)—-.|
-3——————5—————-7—————-7——————–.|
————————————————————————— |
Ritardando on last repetition
Play this riff eight times. THE LAST NOTE IS NOT PLAYED THE LAST TIME.
Second intro
|—————————–7———————————9————
|.-9—9———9—9—9—5—5—-9—9———9—9—9–7—7—-9—9
|.—7——7——7—7—————-7——7——7—7—————7–
|—————————————————————————-
This is played on an acoustic bass guitar, but it sounds good on an electric.
—————–7—————————————–
—9—9—9–5—5–9—9——–9—————-7——-
-7—-7—7————-7——7—–7—-3–3—5—–5—
———————————————————–
—————————————————————————–
———————————————7-7-7—————————
/7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10–7–7-7–7-7-7-7——–7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10-
—————————————————————————–
(/ = slide up)
This section uses an electric bass. An acoustic may be used, but it will
not sound as heavy as it should.
———————–|
———————-.|
-7–7-7–7-7—3–3-5.|
———————–|
( = slide down)
Play three times
—————————————————————————–
———————————————–7-7-7————————-
–/7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10–7–7-7–7-7-7-7———7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-
—————————————————————————–
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-10—7–7-7–7-7—3–3–5—/7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10–7–7-7–7-7-7-7—
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–7-7-7——————————————————-|
———-7–7-7–7-7-7-7–10-10-10—7–7-7–7-7–3–3–5—|
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–7–7-7-7-0-3–5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7-0-3-0–
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-7–7-7-7-0-3–5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7-0-3-0—
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-7–7-7-7-0-3–5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-0-0—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7-0-3-0—
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-7–7-7-7-0-3-3-5—7–7-7-7-0-3-3-0-0–7–7-7-7–0-3-3-5-5–7–7-7-7–0-3-0-
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5—–
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Chorus
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—–
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|.-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7–3–3-3-3-3-3-
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fast
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————————5–5-5-5-5-5–3–3-3-3-3-3—–.|
—————-3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3———————————-|
Play this riff four
times.
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-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5———————–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
————————-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————————-
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—————7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4———————————————
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5——————-5——7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10
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-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—————
—————————————————————3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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——————————————————5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-0——
———3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5——————–0—-
-3-3-3-3———————————————————————
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-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5————————-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—–
—————————-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————————-
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-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4—————–|.—————————————-
——————–5————–|.-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7–10–10-10–
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-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10–3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–0–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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———————————————————————-7-7-7–
-0-0-0-0-0-0–3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5———
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-5-5-5-4-4-4—|.————————————————————
————-5-|.-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————-
—————|——————————————-3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
"oh,ooh"
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—5–5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-.|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-
-3———————–|—————————————————
Play 4 times
ritard. last time only
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-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3
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-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
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Ritard.
——9—9—9———12—12–12———-7—7—7——-4—4—4——-
—-9—9—9—9—–12–12—12–12——7—7—7—7—4—4—4—4—–
-7—————–10——————–5—————-2——————
—————————————————————————–
play slowly
—–5—5—5———-7—7—7——–9—9—9——–9—9—9———-
—5—5—5—5——7—7—7—7—-9—9—9—9—-9—9—9—(9)——
-3——————5—————-7—————-7—————–(7)–
—————————————————————————–
ritard.
—————————–7——————————————9—-
-9—9———9—9—9—5—5—-9—9———9——5—–7——9—9–
—7——7——7—7—————-7——7——7–3—3–5–5–7——–
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This is played on an acoustic bass guitar ritard.
-9————–||
—9————||
——7——7–||
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