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The Eternal

Joy Division
Bass Tab
4.5(10)

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

Song

"The Eternal" by Joy Division (from the album "Closer")

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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@club-internet.fr)

Notation :

w : whole t : 32th

h : half R : rest

q : quarter / : slide up

e : 8th +++ : tied notes

s : 16th \ : slide down

Riff I

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

G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-5-----R-5-----R-|-5-----R-5-3-2-0-|

Riff II

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q q h h e e e e

G-|---------9-------|-9-------9---9---|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-0---------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|

Riff III

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q q h h e e e e

G-|---------9-------|-9-------9-------|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-------------0---|
E-|-0---------------|-----------------|

Riff IV

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q q h h e e e e

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

Riff V

=======

q q h h e e e e

G-|-9-------9-------|-9-------9-------|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-------------0---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|

Riff VI

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

G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-5-----R-5-----R-|-5-----R-5-----R-|

Intro : Riff I (x4)

Riff II (x8) with keyboard

1st Verse : Riff II (x8)

2nd Verse : Riff II (x8)

Break : Riff II (x4)

Riff I (x5)

Riff II (x8)

3rd Verse : Riff II (x8)

4th Verse : Riff II (x2)

Riff III

Riff IV

Riff V (x4)

End : Riff V (x6)

Riff VI (x4) and the last note is a A

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