Bela Lugosis Dead

Song

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BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD - BAUHAUS

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Tabbed by: Myself

E-mail: h.abualtin@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

My first tab! I just got a bass guitar and given that Bauhaus is one of my favorite bands,

I figured I'd give "Bela Lugosi's Dead" a spin as the bass part is so distinct in this song.

This is the recorded single version as played by David J. In general, notes are allowed to ring.

Listen to the recording to get a sense for how long to let them ring. If anyone notices something

off or missing, let me know, but otherwise I think this is pretty much it. Song timings are

given periodically to help keep track of where you are in the song.

EDIT 6/24/15: After listening more to the recording and watching more videos of David J playing this,

there are a few corrections/additions to make. Really, this song needs to be played with finger picking as the

beginning has two strings played simultaneously (David is mainly a finger picking player to begin with, but

live video does show him plucking both at the same time instead of muting the middle string).

(1:09) (1:16)

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

(1:22)

G|----7---6---4---------7---6---4--------7---11--4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2---------5---4---2--------5---9---2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(1:52)

G|----7---6---4---------7---6---4---------7---6---4-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2---------5---4---2---------5---4---2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----7---11--4---------7---6---4-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---9---2---------5---4---2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(2:18)

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X8
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(Note for the above: I think live, David mixes it up and does the oscillation in a similar pattern

to the beginning, but by the recording I only hear this repeated)

(3:10)

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X2
A|----0-----1------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . .

(3:23)

G|----7---6---4--------7---7---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2------5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X5
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(4:08)

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X2
A|----0-----1------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . .

(4:21)

G|----7---6---4--------7---7---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
D|-------(0)------------------------------------------| (4:21) - I think David J accidentally hits
A|----5---4---2------5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2----| the open D while playing C# (4th fret)
E|----------------------------------------------------| at this time point (included for completeness)
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(4:40)

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4--4\(3)------| At the end, slide down towards the 3rd fret
D|--------------------------------------------------| but you won't distinctly play it
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(4:53) (5:21) (5:27)

G|----------------------------------------(10)-(10)-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---------------------5-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(5:34)

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| There may be other noise played in here
A|----(2)/------------------------------------------| by David, but if there is, it's mostly
E|--------------------------------------------------| covered over by Daniel's guitar stuff

(5:53)

G|----7---6---4---------7---6---4--------7---11--4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2---------5---4---2--------5---9---2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----7---6---4--------7---7---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2------5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X6
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(7:03) (7:08)

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2-2-4-4---------| NOTE THE CHANGE AT THE END!
E|--------------------------------------------------| Those four notes are played quickly together

(7:10)

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X2
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X5
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2-2-4-4---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(8:00) (8:08)

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4------------------------|
A|----5---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(8:32) (8:45) (9:01) (9:08)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------4--|
A|----2---------------------5---------------5-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

(9:22)

G|--------|
D|--------|
A|---(5)--| End note: just press finger on fret then depress
E|--------|

| () played very softly

| . very short, staccato note

| / slide up

| \ slide down

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