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First and Last Always

The Sisters of Mercy
Bass Tab
3.9(7)

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

Song

"First and Last and Always" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "First and Last and Always")

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transcribed by Frank Tower (towerf@Sol.ACS.Uwosh.Edu)

Riff 1:

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-5---5-0-3-3-3-0-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-5---5-0-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2:

G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------5-------5-5-5-3-5-5--5-5-5-
E|-5-------5-5-5-3-------3-3-3----------------------------

Riff 3:

G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------5-------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
E|-5-------5-5-5-3-------3-3-3----------------------------

Riff 4:

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-5-------3-------5-------3-------5-------3-----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------3---------------

Riff 5:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-5-------3-------5-------3-------5-------3-------10---------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------

How to play it

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Verse Chorus

Bass: 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | -2- -3- | 4 5 4 5

Chorus Verse Chorus Chorus

Bass: -2- -3- | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | -2- -3- | -2- -3-

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