Testosterone

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Bass1

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Song

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Testosterone- Bush

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As recorded by Bush

(From the 1994 Album Sixteen Stone)

Words and Music by Bush

Tuning: (E A D G B e) - 'Standard Tuning'

*Note: On the actual song Bush uses alot of feedback during the bass fills.

Intro#1

About (00:06)

e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g--5--7--10-7--5/7-7-7-------|
d--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-------|
a--3--5--8--5--3/5-5-5-------|
E----------------------------|

then some random slides

then some bass starts at (00:19):

G |-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |--3---5---8---5---3--3--5----------------|
E |---------------------------2---2-2-2--3--|

then after

intro #2

(00:28)

(you could also just play the (x6X4xx) as another (442xxx)

e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----6-----------------|
d----x---4/5-5-5-------|
a----4---4/5-5-5-------|
E--------2/3-3-3-------|

Then the Whole thing with a slight variation:

intro full

(00:31)

e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g--5--7--10-7--5/7-7-7--6---6/9-9-7-------|
d--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x-x-------|
a--3--5--8--5--3/5-5-5--4---4/7-7-5-------|
E-----------------------------------------|

then some feedback

Then bass fill

(00:47)

intro #2

"Never been wrong"

(00:50)

e------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------|
g--5---7-7-7---5---7-7-7---5---7-7---------------| x2
d--x---x-x-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x--4--4-4-4--5--|
a--3---5-5-5---3---5-5-5---3---5-5--4--4-4-4--5--|
E-----------------------------------2--2-2-2--3--|

"Got a big ol' gun"

(01:02)

(play a bit lighter here)

e----------------------------|-----------------|
b----------------------------|-----------------|
g-----5------5------5--7--7--|-------2---------| play last part 3 times
d--7--5---7--5---7--5--7--7--|6-5-5--3---------|
a--7--3---7--3---7--3--5--5--|6-5-5--3---------|
E--5------5------5-----------|4-3-3--1---------|

(01:29)

Intro #1

(01:34)

intro full

then bass fill

(01:50)

Small fill

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------|
d-----4--4-5-5--------|
a-----4--4-5-5--------|
E-----2--2-3-3--------|

(01:53)

"Never been wrong" riff

(02:06)

"Got a big ol' gun" riff

Around (02:34)

Solo:

At this part remeber to use ALOT of improvisation, this is just

a rough outline and could be totally wrong:

e--3h5-5-5-5--3-5-----------3--3h5-5-5-5-3-5s7-7-5-5s3---------------|
b-----------------5--3--3h5------------------------------5-5-3h5-5-5-|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------|

b-3-5-5-5-3-5-| (this is the end give or take some 5's and 3's and

g-------------| bends and stuff, there are also two pinch harmonics

d-------------| when he's playing at the end)