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Novelty

Joy Division
Bass Tab
4.6(5)

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

Song

"Novelty" 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 +++ : tied notes

h : half R : rest

q : quarter / : slide up

e : 8th h : hammer on

Pattern 0

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w w w w [x2]

G-||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D-||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A-||-0----------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-7----------------||
E-||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

w w w w [x3]

G-|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------||
D-|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------||
A-|-R----------------|-R---------------||-R---------------|-R----------------||
E-|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------||

guitar riff

Pattern I

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e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-4-4-4-5---4-4-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-5---4-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pattern Ib

==========

e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-4-4-4-5---4-4-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-5---4-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0---0-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pattern II

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e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-4-4-4-5---4-4-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pattern III

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q e q e e e q e q e e e q q e q e+++e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-5---5-5---5-5-0--|-4---4-4---4-4-0-|-2---2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pattern IIIb

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e e e q e e e e e e q e e e q q e q e+++e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-0--|-4-4-4-4---4-4-0-|-2---2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pattern IV

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e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e w

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-5---4-4-2-|-0---------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Intro : Pattern 0

Pattern I

1st Verse : Pattern I

2nd Verse : Pattern Ib

Guitar solo : Pattern Ib

3rd Verse : Pattern Ib

4th Verse : Pattern Ib

Guitar solo : Pattern Ib

Pattern II

Pattern III

5th Verse : Pattern III (x2)

Break : Pattern III

6th Verse : Pattern Ib

7th Verse : Pattern Ib

Guitar solo : Pattern Ib (x2)

Pattern IIIb

8th Verse : Pattern III (x2)

Outro : Pattern III

Pattern IV

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