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Word Up

Cameo
Bass Tab
4.3(18)

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

Song

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Song : Word Up

Artist : Cameo

By : steeef <sprice@gladstone.uoregon.edu>

Comments: : All notes on E string are slapped.

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Strings: E ,A ,D ,G

Symbols explanations:

H: hammer on P: pull off

S: slap .: pop

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There's three basic parts to this song. If you listen, you can tell where to play

them.

Here's the main part:

S S S . . . . . . .

G -------r---------r-------------------------------------------------------------

D -------e----2--2-e-0--0--2H-2--4H-4--4-----------------------------------------

A -------s---------s-------------------------------------------------------------

E --2--2-t-0-------t-------------------------------------------------------------

Here's the variation that shows up after the first time the main part is played,

and other parts of the song:

S S S . S S S . . . S . . . S .

G -----------2-r-------------2-r-------------2-r-------------2-------------------
D -------------e---------------e-0--0--2H------e-2--4H-4-------------------------

A -------------s---------------s---------------s---------------------------------

E --2--2--X----t-0--2H-2--X----t----------X----t----------0----------------------

And here is the part that is played when he says "Da El Folo" (don't have the

lyrics on hand):

S S . . S S

G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A --------2--0-------------------------------------------------------------------
E --2--2--------2--2-------------------------------------------------------------

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