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Why Bother

Atheist
Bass Tab

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Song

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Title : Why Bother

Artist : Atheist

Album : Piece Of Time

Transcribed by : J. Litvak, converted and corrected by : Coypu

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Some timings are not exact so listen to the song and you will have no trouble

figuring it out.

SECTION A:

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

SECTION B:

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3/-4--------------------------------|
A|*------------------------3/-4--------2--3--------|
E|-0--0--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3/-4--------3/-4--------2/-3-------*|
E|-0--0--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|

SECTION C:

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3/-4--------3/-4--------3-----|
E|--0--0--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3/-4--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3/-4--------2/-3--------|
E|---0----0---0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3/-4--------3/--4-----------{2}-----|
E|--0----0--0--------0--0---------0--0--0----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3/-4--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3/-4--------2/-3--------|
E|-----0----0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3/-4--------3/-4--------3--------|
E|--0----0--0--------0--0--------0--0-----------|
B|----------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE:

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

SECTION D:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|*---------------2---1---------------------2---1------|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1----------2----1-1-1-1-1-1----------2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------2---1---------------------2---1------*|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0----------2----0-0-0-0-0-0----------2---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|

SECTION E:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|*---------------------------------------------1/-2--*|
E|---1----1-1-1--1----1--1--1-1-1-1-2----0-0-0---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------3-----------1-----*|
E|--0-----0--0----0--0----0-------0-0-0---------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|*---------------------------------------1/-2--*|
|--1-----1--1----1--1-----0--2----0-0-0---------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|*-----------------------------3-----------1----*|
E|-----0-----0--0----0--0----0-------0-0-0--------|
B|------------------------------------------------|

SECTION F:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-1-|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---------1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-1--*|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--2----------------1--------1---------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

SECTION G:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------2-2-1-1-1-1----------------------2-2-1-1-1-1---------|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-------------2-2-2--2-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------2-2-2-2-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-1-1-1-1----------------------2-2-1-1-1-1----------*|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------2-2-2-2---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

SECTION H:

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|---2------------2--2--2--------------2--2-|
B|------------------------------------------|

6x

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|--2--------------2--2--2-------x/---\----|
B|-----------------------------------------|

SECTION I:

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9--|
A|*-----------------8-----------8-----------8--8-----|
E|---0----0--0--0------0--0--0-----0--0--0-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|

[1,3+] [2]

G|---------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
D|---------------------------------------------|-6---|-8---|
A|----------------8-----------8-----------8--8-|-----|-----|
E|--0----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------|-----|-----|
B|---------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9--|
A|----------------8-----------8-----------8--8-----|
E|--0----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------8-----------8--------------------*|
E|--0----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--6--6---|
B|--------------------------------------------------|

SECTION J:

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|*---------------------------------------------------2--1-----|
E|---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

END:

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

3x

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

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