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Charlie Big Potato

Skunk Anansie
Bass Tab

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

Song

Song: Charlie big potato

Band: Skunk Anansie

Album: Post orgasmic chill

Tabbed by MrGentlman@aol.com

I use the Drop H Tuning, but if u had a 5-string-bass use this one

(Play with distortion)

Riff 1 (Intro) - (after Jungle Intro)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4/5-7--2-2-2-4--2-2-
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-13-/0-|

Riff 2 (verse)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-4--2-2-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-1--0-0-0-1--0-0--0-0-0-2-1-
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| Repeat 2x
A|----------------------|
H|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-1---|

Riff 3 (bridge 1) - (play one time after Riff 2)

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2-|

Riff 4 ( bridge 2)

G|------------64----------------|
D|--------------64-----------6--| Repeat 4x
A|-4---0---6-------4---0---6----|
H|------------------------------|

Riff 5 (chorus part 1)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-5-7--2-2-2-4--2-2-
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| play just 1 time
A|----------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-5/8/0-|

Riff 6 (chorus part 2)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------(short break*)---------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2----------------2-2-2-4-
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2--2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-2-1---0-0-0-1--0-0-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
H|-0-0-0-2-1--0-0-0-1--0-0--0-0-0-0-1--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6-
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| Repeat 2 times
A|------------------------------|
H|--2-2-2-4--2-2--(0-1-1-1-0-1)-|

Don´t play this in the 2 time

*Believe me, if u listen carefully you hear this short break!

Riff 7 (bridge 3 part 1)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 4x
A|-16-16-16-19--16-16-16-21--16-16-16-23--16-16-16-16-24--18-19-18--|
H|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 8 (bridge 4 part 2)

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------2--------4--------6--------7--1-2-1-| Repeat 2x
A|-4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----------|
H|-------------------------------------------|

Riff 9 (bridge 5 part 3)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------1-2-1--| Repeat 2x
A|-4-4-4-6-4-0-4-4-4-6-4-0-4-4-4-6-4-0-4-4-4-6-4-0--------|
H|--------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 10 (bridge 5 part 4)

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| play just 1 time
A|-2-2-2-2-4-2--2-4-2-2-|
H|----------------------|

Riff 11 (end)

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------| Repeat 8x
A|----------------------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4/5-4-|

Song Structure:

Riff 1 1x

Riff 2 2x

Riff 3 1x

Riff 4 4x

Riff 5 1x

Riff 6 2x

Riff 4 4x

Riff 7 4x

Riff 8 2x

Riff 9 2x

Riff 10 2x

Riff 4 4x

Riff 11 8x

Its a difficult Song, but in my opinion is this the best song of the Skunk

heads, enjoy it!

Any Questions? - (Mail me: MrGentlman@aol.com)

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