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Theme From Masterburner

Monster Magnet
Bass Tab

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

Song

Artsit --- Monster Magnet

Song --- Theme from Masterburner

Album --- Dopes to Infinity

Bassist --- Joe Calandra

Tabbed by --- LedZeplica

The tuning for this song is (from low to high): D flat A flat D flat G

flat...

Drop all strings one half step, then drop the E string an additional step

(one and a half steps total).

The bass comes in with this riff about a minute into the song...

*Riff 1*

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------

Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------

Ab|--2--2-2-0-------2--2-2-0--------2--2-2-0-------2--2-2-0-------------------

--------

Db|------------5-----------------5------------------5----------------5----2---
---5-2-5-2--

When it slows down again, play this...

Gb|---------|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------------|
Db|---------|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------------|
Ab|--7-----|--5-7----|---------------------|--5-7----|-----------------|
Db|---------|----------|--7^9--7--5--2---|-----------|--7--5--0-2---|
Gb|--------7-9------|----------------|--7-9-------------|
Db|--7^9------------|----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|----5--0-2----|-------------------|

Then play Riff 1 again...

Then play this...

*Riff 2*

Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|---2--2-2-2--------------|
Db|----------------2--2--2---|

Repeat Riff 2 eight times, then play this...

Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|---7--7--7-7-7--------|
Db|------------------7-7---|

Then play Riff 2 three more times, followed by the last measure of Riff 1.

Then play this...

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------|
Ab|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7--7--7-7--5--5---7--7--7-7--5-5

--|

Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------|

Repeat that three time4s and play this...

Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then repeat Riff 1, and then Riff 2 and the song fades out.

During the fade out, add some slides in there.

That's it.

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