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Song
JUST A TOY (Bassline)
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Tabbed by: Jesse Hall
Q=117
4/4
Gtr II
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
Q=118
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-| |-------------------------|-12-10-9-7-5--------| |-------------------------|-------------9-8----| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------------12-|
Q=118
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E Q. S S Q. S S
|------------4--4-----------|------------2----2-------------| |--2----------------------2-|--0----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------2---| |---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9-|--9---9--9--9----9---9--9--9---| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12-12---12--12-12-12---|
Q. S S Q. S S
|-------------------------------| |------------5----5-------------| |--3------------------------4---| |-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|--9---9--9--9----9---9--9--9---| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-12--12-12-12---12--12-12-12---|
Q +S S E Q. S S
|-------------------------------| |-----------------7-------------| |--5----(5)----5------------5---| |-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9-----9--9---9--9--9---| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-12-12-12----12-12--12-12-12---|
Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S E Q. S S
|-------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------9----9-------------|------------------------------| |--7----------------------------|----------------12------------| |--------------------------11---|-10---(10)---10---------10----|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9---9--9--9----9---9--9--9---|--7-7---7-----7--7--7-7--7----| |-------------------------------|--0-0---0-----0--0--0-0--0----| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-12--12-12-12---12--12-12-12---|------------------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-0-----------------------|---------12---12-----------| |--------12---12------9---|-10-------------------11---|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--7--7-7--7----7--7-7--7---| |-7--7-7--7----7--7-7-7---|--0--0-0--0----0--0-0--0---| |-0--0-0--0----0--0-0-0---|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
Q +S S E Q. S S
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------14------------| |-12---(12)---12---------12----|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|--9-9---9-----9--9--9-9--9----| |------------------------------| |--7-7---7-----7--7--7-7--7----| |------------------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S E Q. S S
|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------5----------| |---------12---12------2---|-3---(3)---3--------3---| |-10-----------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9-9--9----9--9-9-9---|-9-9--9----9-9--9-9-9---| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--7--7-7--7----7--7-7-7---|-7-7--7----7-7--7-7-7---| |--------------------------|------------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-------------------|-------------------| |--------7-7--------|--------9-9--------| |-5---------------5-|-7---------------7-| |-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-| |-------------------|-------------------|
Q +S S E Q. S S Q. E Q. E
|------------------------|-------------------| |-------------7----------|-------------------| |-5---(5)---5--------5---|--------7-7--------| |------------------------|-5---------------5-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-7--7----7-7--7-7-7---|-------------------| |-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0---|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-| |------------------------|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| |------------------------|-------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q E E Q. S S
|-----------------------|----------------------------| |--------7---7----------|----------------------------| |-5---------------------|------------10--------------| |-------------------7---|--8-------8------------8----|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7--7-7-7---7--7-7-7---|----------------------------| |-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---|-10-10------10--10----10----| |-----------------------|---------10--------10-------| |-----------------------|--8--8-------8---8-----8----|
Q E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------12---12-----------| |-----------12-----------|-10------------------------| |-10-----10---------10---|----------------------13---|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--7-7----7-----7----7---|---------------------------| |--0-0----0-10--0----0---|--5--5---------5--5----5---| |------------------------|----------5----------------| |------------8-----------|---------------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q +S S E Q. S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |---------14-14---------|----------------10-------------| |-12-----------------12-|--8----(8)----8-----------8----|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|-10-10-------10-10--10---10----| |--7--7----7--7--7----7-|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|--8--8--------8--8---8----8----|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. E +Q. E
|---------------------------|-------------------12-| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------12---12-----------|---------14-(14)------| |-10-------------------13---|-12-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q +H
|--7--7----7----7--7----7---|-12---12----(12)------| |--0--0----0----0--0--------|-14---14----(14)------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|
+Q. E +E E E S S Q +S S E Q. S S
|-(12)----------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------14---------|---------------------------------| |--------14-(14)----14------|---------------14----------------| |----------------------12---|-12--(12)---12-------------12----|
|
| W Q Q E E +E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------14-(14)-12----| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |--12-----------------------|-12---12-------12----------------|
Q +S S E Q. S S Q E E Q. S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------12---------------|------------10---------------| |--10---(10)---10-------------10---|---8------8--------------8---|
|
| +Q Q E E +E E +Q Q E E +E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(12)---12-----------12-(12)------|----------------14-(14)-12---| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------10----------12---|-(12)--12---12---------------|
Q +S S S S Q. S S
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--10---(10)---10---10----------10----|
|
| +Q Q E E +E E
|-------------------------------------| |-(12)---12-------------12-(12)-------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------10----------10----|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------14---14------------|---------12---12-------------| |-12--------------------11---|-10----------------------4---|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------12-------------| |----------------------------|------------------14-12-10---| |-12---12------12--12---12---|-10---10---------------------|
Q +S S S S Q. S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |--5--(5)---5----5--------5---|
|
| Q Q E E E E
|-----------------------------| |------------------------10---| |-12--12--------12--12--------| |-----------------------------|
Q +S S E Q. S S
|-------------------------------| |-----------------7-------------| |--5----(5)----5------------5---| |-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------| |-12-12-12----12-12-----12-14---| |--------------------14---------| |-------------------------------|
Q +S S S S Q. S S Q E E Q. S S
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------7----------------| |--7--(7)---7----7-----------7---|---5------5--------------5----| |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E +E E +Q Q E E +E E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------14-(14)-12---|-(12)--12-------12-(12)-------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |-12--12--------12---------------|------------10----------12----|
Q. S S Q. S S
|-------------------------------| |----------5----5---------------| |---3-----------------------4---| |-------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E +E E
|-------------------------------| |------------------14-(14)-12---| |-------------------------------| |-(12)--12-----12---------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S S S Q. S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------7----7---------------|-----------------------------| |---5-----------------------6---|--7--(7)---7----7--------7---| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(12)--12---------12-(12)------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------10----------10---|-12--12--------12--12---12---|
Q +S S S S Q. S S
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--5--(5)---5----5---------5---| |------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E
|------------------------------| |---------------12-------------| |-------------------14-12-10---| |-10--10-----------------------|
Q +S S S S Q. S S Q +S S E Q. S S
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------7-----------| |-----------------------------|--5--(5)---5---------5----| |--5--(5)---5----5--------5---|--------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------10---|-12--12------12---12------| |-12--12--------12--12--------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------10---10------|
E. S Q Q E S S E. S Q E. S E. S
|-------------------------|------------------------| |-------5-----------------|-----------------7------| |--3----------7-----------|-5----7---9----0--------| |-----3------------8----3-|----5-----------------5-|
|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-7------7-7--7------7---| |-10------10-10-10---10---|-0------0-0--0------0---| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--8-------8--8--8----8---|------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-12-----------7---|-------------------| |----------9-------|----9--------------| |-----10-----------|-7------10---------| |------------------|-------------12----|
|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------| |--5-----5-5-5---5-|-------------------| |------------------|-7----7--7-7----7--| |------------------|-------------------|
Q Q Q E. S E. S Q Q E S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------10--------------|-----------------0-----| |-----10----------10--------|-----0-12------------0-| |--8---------------------11-|-10---------14---------|
|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--7-------7--7-7---7---| |-10-----10-10-10-----10----|--0-------0--0-0-------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |--8------8--8--8------8----|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------|
E S S Q Q E. S E. S Q Q E. S
|----------------------------|-------2--3--7----| |----------------------------|----------------5-| |-------------------14-------|-10---------------| |-12----0-14---15---------12-|-----3------------|
|
| Q. E E E E E W
|--9-------------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|--5---------------| |------------7--7-7-----7----|------------------| |----------------------------|------------------|
|
| W W
|-12-------------------------|-10---------------| |----------------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-------6---------|-------6--5------| |--5--------------|---------------6-| |----------6----6-|--8--------------|
|
| H H H H
|-14------12------|-12------12------| |-12--------------|-10--------------| |---------13------|---------10------| |-----------------|-----------------|
Q +S S E Q E S S Q +S S E Q. E
|-----------------7-----|----------------------| |--4--(4)---4--5--------|----------------------| |-------------------5---|--3--(3)---3--2----2--| |-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| H H H H
|-----------------------|----------------------| |-12----------12--------|----------------------| |--9----------10--------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-12----------10-------|
Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. S S
|------------------|-----------7--------| |--------5--5------|--------------------| |--3-------------3-|-2------2-----------| |------------------|----------------7---|
|
| Q. E H Q. E H
|------------------|--------------------| |-10---------------|-9------------------| |-------10-10------|-------10-10--------| |------------------|--------------------|
Q +S S E Q. E Q. E Q E S S
|----------6-7------|-------------------| |-8--(8)------------|---------0---------| |-----------------9-|-------4-3----1----| |-------------------|--6----------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------|-------------------| |-8-----------------|-(8)---------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-------4-4------|-------2-2------| |--2-----------2-|--0-----------0-| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
|
| W W
|-12-------------|-11-------------| |-14-------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-11-------------|----------------| |----------------|-12-------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
Q +S S E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|----------------------------|--------------------| |---------------5------------|-------7---7--------| |--3--(3)---3------------3---|--5-------------6---| |----------------------------|--------------------|
|
| H +E E Q W
|-12----------(12)----12-----|-11-----------------| |-14----------(14)-14--------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------------|--------------------| |-10-------------------------|-12-----------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q +S S S S Q. S S Q +S S S S Q. S S
|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------9-9--------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |--7---------------7-|--5--(5)---5---5-----5---|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|-5--(5)---5---5-----5----|
|
| Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q
|-16---16-------16---|-------------------------|-2---2------------5------| |-17---17-------17---|-19--19------------2-----|-------------------------| |-19---19-------19---|-17--17------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Q. E Q +S S E Q +S S S S Q. S S Q +S S E Q. S S
|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|-------------7---------| |-5----5-6--(6)---6-|--7--(7)---7---7----7---|--5--(5)---5------5----| |-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| H H W W
|-7------8----------|-12---------------------|-11--------------------| |-------------------|-14---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W
|-------------------|-11---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|-12--------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. E Q. E
|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------5-----5------------|-------7---7--------|---------9-9--------| |--3-------------------6---|--5-------------6---|--7---------------7-| |--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| H +E E Q W Q H Q
|-12--------(12)----12-----|-11-----------------|-16---16-------16---| |-14--------(14)-14--------|--------------------|-17---17-------17---| |--------------------------|--------------------|-19---19-------19---| |--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| W W W
|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-10-----------------------|-12-----------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q E E Q. S S
|-----------------------|------------------| |---------7---7---------|------------------| |--5--------------------|--------7---------| |-------------------4---|-5----5-------5---|
|
| Q H Q Q H Q
|-----------------------|-2--2-------5-----| |-19---19---------2-----|------------------| |-17---17---------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------|
|
| W W
|-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. S S Q. S S
|-----------------|---------------------| |-------7--7------|-------5---5---------| |--5------------5-|--3-------------6----| |-----------------|---------------------|
|
| H H W
|---------14------|-12------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|
|
| W W
|-14--------------|---------------------| |-12--------------|-10------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-------7---7--------|----------12---------|----------------------| |--5-------------9---|-10----10-------10---|-------14---14----4---| |--------------------|---------------------|-12-------------------|
|
| W H H H H
|-14-----------------|-16-------16---------|-16---------16--------| |-16-----------------|---------------------|-17---------17--------| |--------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| W W W
|--------------------|-12------------------|----------------------| |-12-----------------|---------------------|-14-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |---------5--------|-------7---7--------|-------9---9--------| |--3----3------3---|--5-------------6---|--7-------------9---| |------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| W W W
|------------------|-14-----------------|-12-----------------| |-14---------------|-16-----------------|-14-----------------| |------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| W W W
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-16-----------------| |-15---------------|-17-----------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q. S S Q +S S E Q. S S Q. E H
|---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------*| |----------12---------|-----------------------------|------------------*| |-10----10-------10---|--0--(0)----0------------0---|--0---------------*| |---------------------|--------------12-------------|------------------*|
|
| W Q E E E E E E H. Q
|-10------------------|-----19----19-19--19-19-19---|-18---------------*| |---------------------|-----17----17-17--17-17-17---|-17---------------*| |---------------------|-----19----19-19--19-19-19---|------------------*| |---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------*|
|
| W W H +Q Q
|---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------*| |---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------*| |---------------------|-----------------------------|-19------(19)-----*| |-15------------------|-17--------------------------|-17------(17)-----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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