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A Short History of the End of the World

GWAR
Bass Tab
★4.5(7)

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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A Short History of the End of the World - GWAR

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G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------5---4-5-4---------5---4-5-4----------5---4-5-4----------5---4-5-4--|
A-7777777----7-------5555555---5-------33333333---3-------55555555---5--------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Here's what I think is right):

Intro

G-----------|-----------|-----------|
D-----------|-----------|-----------|
A-----------|-----------|-----------|
D-3-4-------|-3-4-------|-3-4----3-4|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-3-4-7-6-|-3-4-7-6-|-3-4-7-6-|-3-4-7-6-|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A-----0-2-|-0-1-5-4-|-0-1-4-6=|=========|
D-3-4-----|---------|---------|---------|

Bass Solo:

G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D---------4--3H4P3-|---------3--3H4P3-|---------4--3H4P3-|---------3--3H4P3-|
A-6-66-66--6-------|-4-44-44--4-------|-2-22-22--2-------|-4-44-44--4-------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

repeat so many times while the drums,

and guitars come in and keep up momentum...

then.... a drum roll

G--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
D----------3H4-|----------3H4-|----------3H4-|--------------|---------|
A-6-66-66------|-4-44-44------|-2-22-22------|-4-44-44-44-5-|-6=======|
D--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|

then guitar solo (as in by itself)

G--------------------||--------------------|
D--------------------||--------0-1-1-1-1-3-|  repeat X times
A--------------------||-4-4-4-4------------|   (maybe even play octave

below?)

D-1-1-1-1-(2-2-2-2-?)||--------------------|
G--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
D----------3H4-|----------3H4-|----------3H4-|--------------|---------|
A-6-66-66------|-4-44-44------|-2-22-22------|-4-44-44-44-5-|-6=======|
D--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
G-----------------||---------------------------1--1--|
D-----------------||-1-1------1-1------1-1-----------|  again, repeat ? times
A-----------------||-----4-2------4-2------4-2-------|
D-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||---------------------------------|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E-1----6-6-6-6-|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------| go back an fourt between these two

D-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| notes until the end of the song.

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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