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From Safety to Where

Joy Division
Bass Tab
4.8(7)

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

Song

"From Safety to Where" by Joy Division (from the album "Substance")

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transcribed by Gilles Velay

Any comments, corrections or suggestions ?

Please email me at gvelay@club-internet.fr

Notation :

w : whole

h : half

q : quarter / : slide up

e : 8th h : hammer on

s : 16th

1st Verse

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e s s e s s s s s e s s s e s s e s s s s s e s s s [x2]

G-||--------9---9-9-7---7------------|---------9---9-9-7-------------------||
D-||------------------9---9---7-7-7--|-------------------9-7---------------||
A-||7---7-7--------------------------|-7---7-7---------------10--101010----||
E-||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||

e s s e s s s s s e s s s e s s e s s s s s s s s e

G-|---------9---9-9-7---7------------|---------9---9-9-7--------------------|
D-|-------------------9---9---7-7-7--|-------------------9-7----------------|
A-|-7---7-7--------------------------|-7---7-7---------------10-7-5-3-/-----|
E-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

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e s s e s s e s e s s s e s s e s s s s s s s s e

G-||---------9---9-9-------9---9-9-9-||-------9-9---9---9---9---9---9------|
D-||---------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A-||-7---7-7---------7---7-----------||-7---7-7-7-----7---7---7---7--------|
E-||---------------------------------||------------------------------------|

Chorus

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e s s e s s s s s e s s s e s s e s s s s s s+q

G-|/11--111112--1212111111-9---9-9-9-|-11--111112--1212111211-7-------------|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e s s e s s s s s e s s s e s s e s s s s s e s s s

G-|/11--111112--1212111111-9---9-9-9-|-11--111112--1212111211-7---7-7-7-----|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Bridge

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h+q+s s s s w

G-|-7--------------------------7-7-7-|-7------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

2nd Verse (same as first one)

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Pre-Chorus (same as first one)

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Chorus (same as first one)

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Bridge

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h+q+s s s s h+q+s s s s

G-|-7--------------------------7-7-7-|-7-----------------------------7-7-7--|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e s s e s s e s s s s s s [x3]

G-||7-----7--------------------7-7-7-||
D-||----10--10--8-10-7---7-7-7-------||
A-||---------------------------------||
E-||---------------------------------||

h+q+s s s s w

G-|-7--------------------------7-7-7-|-7------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Chorus (same as first one but the first 2 bars are played 3 times

====== instead of once)

The last note is a D played on the G string.

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