Bloat

Bass Tab

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

Song

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* THE BLOAT for the BASS

* by the Melvins

* from the album "Stag"

* music by Buzz Osbourne and Mark Deutrom

* tabbed by grumpydevil

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h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = let ring

This song was recorded with all guitars tuned down to D...

I.E - From standard tuning, every string must be tuned

down a whole step (like they were 2 frets lower).

First Dale starts ith the drumbs...he solos it for a

whole 16 seconds.

[INSERT CURRENT BASSIST] and Buzz then join.

+--------------------------------------------------------

| Riff A

| F +----------------9---------------------9-----------]|
| C +-------------9-----9-------------9--------9-------]|
| G +--------7--------------------7--------------------]|
| D +---0--------------------0-------------------------]|

| Riff B

| F +--------12 / 14 \  12-------11 / 14 \  11 \ 9-----]|
| C +-----12-------------------11----------------------]|
| G +--10--------------------9-------------------------]|
| D +--------------------------------------------------]|

+----------------------------------------------------------

Play in this order:

Riff A

Riff B

Riff A

Riff B

Riff A

Riff B

Riff A

Riff B*

Riff A*

*some slight variation is made here:

Riff A uses small slides from the 9th fret on the "F"

string and Riff B uses some hammer-ons & pull-offs -

these are played during the last notes for that set

(fancy-schmancee, eh?)

+-----------------

|Riff A variation

| F +---------------9 / 11---------------9 / 11-------]|
| C +----------9--------------------9-----------------]|
| G +-----7--------------------7----------------------]|
| D +0--------------------0---------------------------]|

+------------------

|Riff B variation

| F +--------12h14/16p12---------------11h14/16p11----]|
| C +-----12------------------------11----------------]|
| G +--10------------------------9--------------------]|
| D +-------------------------------------------------]|

+------------------

Then the abrupt change from the slow groove to thick bass riff

played throughout the end of the song.

~~ = Let Ring

(pt1 )

F +---------------------------------------------------|-
C +---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|-
G +-------------2-4-5~~~~-----------------------------|-
D +----------------------3-5-6--3-5-0~~~~~------------|-

(pt2)

F +----------------------------------------------------]|
C +---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------]|
G +-------------2-4/5----------5-----------------------]|
D +------------------3p0--6-5--5p0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-]|

That's it. I'm pretty sure that's right. I'll be trying to

figure out the minimal amount of guitar next. --Kyle

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