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The Struggle

Galactic Cowboys
Bass Tab

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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Author/Artist: Galactic Cowboys

Title: The Struggle

Album: Machine Fish

Transcribed by: Jed

Email: CokeMan007@usa.net

This song is drop D. Pay no attention to the top 2 strings, this tab is for a 4

string bass.

Visit my webpage at http://members.tripod.com/~CokeMan007/index.html

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-----------------|-----------------|-12x--------------------------------------
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-0-0-0-------6---|---5-----6---5---|------------------------------------------

Intro(above)/Intro2(below)

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-------5---------|-----------------|------------------------------------------
-0-----------6---|---5-----6---5---|------------------------------------------

Intro(8x, 4th and 8th times stop on second Ab)/Verse(below)

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-------5---------|-----------------|--|-------3---------|----------------|----
-0-0-0-------6---|---5-----6---5---|--|-0-0-0-------4---|---3-----4---3--|----
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-------5---------|-----------------|------------------------------------------
-0-0-0-------6---|---5-----6---5---|------------------------------------------

Verse(again)/Chorus(below)

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-1-----1-----1---|-----1---1-------|-3-----3-----3---|-----3---3-------|------

Chorus2(below)

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-0-0-0-------6---|---5-----6---5---|------------------------------------------

Chorus(3x)/Chorus3(below)

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-6-------7---6---|-----6---6-------|-6-8---8-8---8---|-----8-8---------|------

Intro(4x)/Verse/Chorus/Chorus2/Chorus(3x)/Chorus3(2x)/Intro(12x)/pause/

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-1-----1-----1---|-----1---1-------|-3-----3-----3---|-----3---3-------|------

Intro(16x)/Intro2/Chorus(3x)/Chorus3(2x)/Middle Section(above and below)

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-6-----6-----6---|-----6---6-------|-8-----8-----8---|-----8---8-------|------
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-1-----1-----1---|-----1---1-------|-3-----3-----3---|-----3---3-------|------
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-6-----6-----6---|-----6---6-------|-8-----8-----8---|-9---------------|------

Intro(8x)/Outro(below, not in time)

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