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Last Chance on the Stairway

Duran Duran
Bass Tab
★4.9(9)

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Song

Artist: Duran Duran

Song Title: Last Chance On The Stairway

Album: Rio (1982)

Song Duration: 04:19 min

Tabbed by: Vuk Krajacic (krajac@eunet.yu)

Instructions:

( ) - Song time elapsed

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

. - Staccato

Main riff (00:11)

. . . .

G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77---------|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------5-5-6-6-|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5----------------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-------------------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|

Chorus (00:46)

. . . . . . . . . . ...

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--1---2--24-5-5---------------------------------|
A|------------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------3-3-3--3-5-|
A|------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9------------|
E|-0--02-3-3----------------------------------|

Main riff (01:01)

G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77------|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------5--6-|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5-------------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3----------------------------|

. . . . . .

G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77---------|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------5-5-6-6-|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5----------------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-------------------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|

Chorus (01:44)

. . . . . . . . . . ...

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--1---2--24-5-5---------------------------------|
A|------------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . ...

G---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|-0--02-3-3----------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . ...

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--1---2--24-5-5---------------------------------|
A|------------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------3-3-3--3-5-|
A|------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9------------|
E|-0--02-3-3----------------------------------|

Break (02:13)

G|----------------------|
D|---2-0-5-5----4-5-6-6-|
A|------------4---------|
E|-0--------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---2-0-5-5----4-5-6-6-|
A|------------4---------|
E|-0--------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---2-0-5-5----4-5-6-6-|
A|------------4---------|
E|-0--------------------|

. .. .. . .. ..

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-3-33-33---5-55-55-5-6-|
E|-----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---2-0-5-5----4-5-6-6-|
A|------------4---------|
E|-0--------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---2-0-5-5----4-5-6-6-|
A|------------4---------|
E|-0--------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---2-0-5-5----4-5-666-|
A|------------4---------|
E|-0--------------------|

. .. .. . .. ..

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------5---5-|
A|-3-33-33---5-55-55-5---3---|
E|---------------------------|

Mid section (02:41)

G|---------------------9----9/------------------7---7-|
D|------7----7----------------------5----5/-----------|
A|----------------7--7----7-----------------5--5---5--|
E|-5--5----5--5----------------3--3----3--------------|
G|---------------------9----9/----------------77-------|
D|------7----7----------------------5----5/--------5/6-|
A|----------------7--7----7-----------------5----4-----|
E|-5--5----5--5----------------3--3----3---------------|

Main riff (02:55)

G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|
G|------------------99-7--------------------------77-77-|
D|---77-5-------------------------55-3------------------|
A|-0------5-7-0------------------------3-5-0---5--------|
E|----------------0-----0-1-2---3-----------------------|

Chorus (03:24)

. . . . . . . . . . ...

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--1---2--24-5-5---------------------------------|
A|------------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . ...

G|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|-0--02-3-3----------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . ...

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--1---2--24-5-5---------------------------------|
A|------------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9--0--22-444-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . .

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|------------2--24-5-5--5--57-9-9-|
E|-0--02-3-3-----------------------|

Outro (03:53)

. . . . . . . . . . . .

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------22-2-2-4-5-5-5-5------------|
E|-0-0-0-0--------------------5-5\--3-2-|

Repeat outro until fade out and end.

Please send your comments to krajac@eunet.yu

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