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The Years Without Light

GWAR
Bass Tab

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

Song

The Years Without Light - GWAR

tabbed by: ryan b

The tuning in this song is very weird, and more than likely

is not what the Mighty Beefcake uses, but it sounds better

this way than just playing in E flat.

Riff A: (once)

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

C-------------------------

G---5--4-------3--2/17----

D#------------------------

Riff B: (once)

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

C---4---4--4-4---------------
G---------------5-4-44-4444--

D#---------------------------

Riff C: (once)

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

C---2---2--2-2--------------------
G---------------4-2--2-2----------
D#------------------------3--3-3--

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff D: (once)

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

C----------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------3-2--
D#--77777777-7777--3-5-7--7-7-7--77777777------

Riff E: (once)

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

C----------------------------------------------

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

D#--77777777-7777--3-5-7--7-7-7-7777-77777777--

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff B: (once)

Riff C: (once)

Riff D: (once)

Riff E: (once)

Riff F: (twice) - "The years without light!"

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

C------------------------------------

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

D#--0--------0--------0---3-3-3-6-1--

Riff G: (4 times)

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

C-------------------------------------------------

G---------5-4---------3-2---------5-4-------------
D#--0000--------0000--------0000-------3-3-3-6-1--

Riff H: (once)

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

C------------------------------

G-------------------------5-4--
D#--3-3-3-6-1--3-3-3-6-1-------

Riff I: (6 times)

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

C----------------------------

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

D#--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--

Riff J: (once)

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

C-----------------------

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

D#--66666666-6666-66-4--

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