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Stand

Poison
Bass Tab

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Song

"Stand" by Poison

>From the album "Native Tongue"

Released in 1993

On Capitol Records

Bass Tablature

by Matt Rosenfeld

Notes: This is in 4/4 time and the strings are all tuned down a 1/2 step. The first 22

measures of the song do not have any bass in it. This tab begins after these

22 measures after Bret Michaels says "Stand For What You Believe". Each - means

the time of a sixteenth note. Hold all notes out until another one is played or

you see a rest (R).

SD = Slide Down

R = Rest

End Of Verse 1:

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------7-7---|----------------|----------------|
Ab ------------x-7-|5--55-----------|----------------|5-5-5-----------|
Eb 0-2-4-0---0-----|------5---------|0-2-4-0---0-0-0-|------5---------|

SD

Gb ----------------|
Db ----------------|
Ab ------------9---|
Eb ----------------|

Verse 2:

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----R-----------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----R-----7-----|
Ab ------7-----7-7-|5-555-----------|----------------|----R-----------|
Eb 0-2-4-----0-----|------5-----5---|0-2-4-0---0-0-0-|5--5R-5---------|
Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|------R-------R-|
Db ----------------|----------7-7---|----------------|------R-------R-|
Ab ------7---------|5---------------|----------------|------R-------R-|
Eb 0-2-4-----0-0---|------5---------|7---------7---5-|--5-55R-5-3-2-R-|

Chorus:

Gb ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----7--7------2-|--2-22R02-2-2-5-|--5-5--x--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Eb 0-------0-0-0---|------R---------|--------5-4-2-0-|--------------0-|
Gb ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Ab --7-7--77-7-7---|------R-----4-5-|--5-5-----------|--777---7-----5-|
Eb --------------7-|--7-77R57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|----------0-0---|
Gb ----------------|R---------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|R---------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab --555---5-5-5---|R---------------|------7-7-------|5---------------|
Eb --------------5-|R---------------|0-2-4-----0-0-00|------5-------5-|

Bridge:

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|------7-7-7-----|----------------|
Ab --------------4-|5-5-5--55-5-5-5-|--------------5-|--5-5-----------|
Eb 7-7-7--57-7-7---|----------------|5---5-------5---|------5---5-5---|
Gb ----------------|--R-------------|
Db ----------------|--R-------------|
Ab 5--555--5-5-5---|--R ------------|
Eb --------------5-|--R- -----------|

Guitar Solo:

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ------------4-5-|--5-5-----------|----7-7---777---|----7-----------|
Eb 7---7--77-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-0-0-7-|
Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ------------4-5-|--5-5-55--------|--777-77--------|----7-777-7-7---|
Eb --7-77-57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--------0-0-0-0-|--0-----------7-|
Gb ----------------|--7-7-7---------|------------R---|--------------R-|
Db ----------------|----------------|------------R---|--------------R-|
Ab ------------4-5-|--------5-5-5---|------------R-5-|--5-5---------R-|
Eb --777--57-7-----|--------------5-|--5-5-5-5-5-R---|------5---5-5-R-|

Chorus:

Gb ----------------|------R---------|----------------|------R---------|
Db ----------------|------R---------|----------------|------R---------|
Ab ----7--77-7-----|------R-----4-5-|--5-5-----------|--777-R-7-7-7---|
Eb 0-----------7-7-|--7-77R57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|------R-------0-|
Gb ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Ab --7-7-777-7-7---|------R-----4-5-|--5-5-----------|--777-----------|
Eb --------------7-|--7-77R57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--------0-0-0-0-|
Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------9-9---|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------9-|
Ab ----------------|------------4-5-|--5-5-----------|----7-----------|
Eb --0-0-0---0-0-7-|--7777R57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0-------------|
Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab 7---7-----------|------------4-5-|--555-----------|----7---7-------|
Eb --0-----0-0-0-7-|--777--57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--22-----77-7-7-|

Interlude:

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----7-------7---|------------4-5-|--5-5-----------|----7-----------|
Eb 0-------------7-|--7-7--57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0----00-0---0-|

SD

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----7-----7-----|------------4-5-|--5-5-5---------|----7--7--7-----|
Eb 0-0----00-----7-|--7-7--57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0-----7-------|

SD

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|------R---------|
Db ----------------|----9-----------|----------------|------R---------|
Ab --------7-7-----|------------4-5-|--5-5-----------|----7-R---7777--|
Eb 0-0-0--7------7-|--7----77-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0---R-77----7-|

SD

Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----7-----7-----|------------4-5-|--5-5-----------|----7-------7---|
Eb 0-0----07-----7-|--7-7--57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0---0-00------|

SD

Gb ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|------R---------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----7--7--7-----|------R-----4-5-|--555-----------|----7----7--7---|
Eb 000-----7-----7-|--7-77R57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0----07-----77|

Outro:

Gb ----------------|-----R----------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|-----R----------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----77----7-7---|-----R------4-5-|--555-5---------|----7-77--7777--|
Eb 0-------77----7-|--777R-57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0-----7-----7-|
Gb --------R-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db --------R-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab --777---R---7---|------------4-5-|--5-5-5---------|----------------|
Eb 0------7R-7---7-|--7-7--57x7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|--0-000-0-0---0-|
Gb ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db ----------------|--9-9-----------|----------------|----------------|
Ab ----7--7--7-7---|------------4-5-|--5-5-----------|----------------|
Eb 0-------7-----7-|-------57-7-----|--------5-4-2-0-|----------------|

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