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Careful With That Axe Eugene

Pink Floyd
Bass Tab
3.7(14)

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

Song

Transcription by Jérôme Melançon (melancon@mindless.com)

Careful with that Axe, Eugene

by Pink Floyd

main theme

|--------------------------------------|
|--11-----------11-----------11--------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---------9------------9------------9--|

variation #1

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--11-----------11---------------11--------11---------|
|----------------------------------------------11-----|
|---------9------------9-------------9-------------9--|

variation #2

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--11-----------11------------11-------------11---------|
|-------------------11---------------------------11-----|
|---------9-------------9------------9---------------9--|

variation #3

|------------------------------|
|--11-----------9h11--9h11-----|
|------------------------------|
|---------9-----------------9--|

The bass on this song follows the main theme all along, with

many variations. The ones listed here are the most common.

Waters also does a little improv. at the end. The scale he

uses is C#.

Updated: March 14/99

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