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Spaceship Landing

Kyuss
Bass Tab

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Song

Artist: Kyuss

Song: Spaceship Landing

Album: ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995)

Tuning: C-F-Bb-Eb

x : Mutes

^ : Bend

~ : Let Ring

h : Hammer-on

p : Pull-off

/ : Slide Up

\ : Slide Down

Notes:

-This song has no chorus so I've broken it up into verses

First Verse:

Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
F |-------5--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--|
C |---7--------------------------| (x24)

Second Verse: (x21)

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------5-5---5-5-5------------------|
F |----(5)-7---7---7--7--7-4--4-4-4-2h444-4-2--------3-----4--4-4-4h5x5h6--|
C |-(7)--------------------------------------------------------------------|

( ) - First time only

Before Bass Solo:

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------5---5---5-5-5-5-----|
F |--7---7---7--7--7-4--4-4-4-2h444-4-2------------3----4~--|
C |---------------------------------------------------------|

Bass Solo:

Eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
F |--x-x7--|
C |--------| (x17)

Third Verse:

Riff A:

Eb|------------9^-9^-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------5-55-5-5-5--5--5-|
F |--7--7-xx-x-------4-44-4-4-44-44-4------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------|

Riff B:

Eb|------------9^-9^------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |--7--7-xx-x-------4-44-4-4-2/5\4--2/5\4--|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Order of 3rd Verse:

A x2

B x1

A x2

B x1

A x3

B x1

A x2

B x1

A x2

End 3rd Verse with:

Eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
F |-7--7--|
C |-------|

Fourth Verse: After Guitar interlude

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7/10-7/10--7/9-7/9-5h7p0-xx7-7-0h7p0--x/7-7--x/7-7--x/7-7----7-7--|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)

^ ^ - These fills are very fast

Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
F |--x/7-7--x/7-7--x/7-7----7-7--|
C |------------------------------| (x9)

Outro:

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------5-5-5-5-55-----------------|
F |-10\-7-7-5h7777-4-4-42h4442-2------3-----4-4-4-4h5-x5h6--|
C |---------------------------------------------------------| (x1)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------5-5-5-5-55-----------------|
F |-10\-7-7-5h7777-4-4-42h4442-2------3-----4-4-4-4h5-x5h6--|

C |---------------------------------------------------------| (Play until fade out)

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