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Silent Tears

Bad Brains
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Artist: Bad Brains

Song: Silent Tears

Album: Quickness (1989)

Notes:

~ - Let Ring

x - Muted Note

Verse 1:

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| (x4)

Chorus:

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~---3~----0-3-5~---3~--xx3xx3-5~---3~-----0-3-5~---3~--|

Verse 2:

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| (x4)

Chorus:

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~---3~----0-3-5~---3~--xx3xx3-5~---3~-----0-3-5~---3~--|

Interlude:

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------1----------------------|
A|--------2--1-1-1-----------4--3-3-3--0-3-|
E|-3-3-3--------------0-0-0----------------| (x4)

Guitar Solo:

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--| (x4)

Verse 3:

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| (x4)

Chorus:

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~---3~----0-3-5~---3~--xx3xx3-5~---3~-----0-3-5~---3~--|

Outro: Very Fast

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

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