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Stabbing Westward
Bass TabTuningHalf-Step Down

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Bass2

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

Intro

when all instruments come in, play 8x

Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & **for timing reference

Verse 1

play 8x

Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-------0-------0---|

Chorus

Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|

Preverse

after brief pause, play 4x

Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|

Verse 2

play 8x

Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-------0-------0---|

Chorus 2

Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|

Bridge

after pause for guitar-only riff (2:28)

Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6-------------------------------|

Verse 3

play 8x

Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-------0-------0---|

Outro Chorus

Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|-2-----------2-----------0---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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