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King for a Day

Faith No More
Bass Tab
★3.3(4)

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From: BRAINCLOG@aol.com

Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 19:44:27 -0400

Subject: faith no more:king for a day

I'm not to sure if this is on a fretless bass but to me it sounds better on

one. Wherever there is a slash ( / ) it just means something he changes and

the variable will follow....for example....when he changes from just root

notes to simple bar chords.....here it is....

Intro/verse

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

---------

D---------------------------------------------------------------------4\5/4--4

------

A---------5---7-------------------------------------------7\------------------
--3---
E-0--X-----------0--0--5--5--5--5--0--X--5--7--0-------2--X---------------2

etc.

"Look everythings spinning"

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

----------

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

---8\9/8

A-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3\5\5-----7---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------0---

---------

G----------------------4-----------------------( / ) -------------
D--------------------------4-------------------( / )--------------
A-2--2-------3--2-----------2---------------( / )--2--3--5--6
E---------5-----------------------5--3--2--0-( / )--------------

Guitar/Bass (fills/solos) strummed w/ same rythym as "look..."

G--5--5--5--5\7\7
D--5--5--5--5\7\7
A--3--3--3--3\5\5

E--------------------

solo/fill 1

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

D----------------5--------------------------------------------
A---------5--7------7--5--5--7----------5-----------------
E--5--7----------------------------5--7---------7--5--3--5

solo/fill 2

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

------------------

D--------------------------------------9--9--9--8--8--8--7--7--7--6--6--6-----
-----5---
A--------------------5------7-------------------------------------------------
-----5--7-----7
E--0--3--5--7--5-----7------5--7----------------------------------------------

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