Torch

Bass Tab

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

Song

"Torch" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "Floodland")

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Transcribed by Elissa Feit (feit@cs.Buffalo.EDU)

E C

Am Bm

G D A

E G C Bm

G D A

C#m B

C Em

*** The bass for the above is simply playing the root note of each

chord (if the chord is a C, play a C; if the chord is a C-, play a C).

(If you don't what notes are what, e-mail me and I will give you a

*quick* theory lesson... this offer for a short time only!)

D C G

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G --------------------------|------------------------|
D --------------------------|----------------------4-|
A --5--------5---7---5--7--3|----------3-5--3--5-----|
E --------------------------|------------------------|

G Bm

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 1---2---3

G -----------------------|---------------------------|
D --5---------5-7---5-4--|---------------5---4-------|
A ---------5-------------|----------5------------5---|
E -----------------------|---------------------------|

C Em

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G ------------------|-------------------------|
D ----------4---4-2-|---------2---4-2---4-s9--|  &lt;- slide up to 9
A --2---- 5---5-----|-------------------------|
E ------------------|-------------------------|

Hold the next two measures then repeat all 8 measures (the above 6 + the 2)

for the next half a verse. Notice that what's going on is the final note

in a lot of the measures are "anticipations", that is, the bass note for the

following measure is played a half-beat ahead.

D C

G Bm

C Em

Chorus: (repeat)

Break: E

Bass:

G--------------------------------------------------------------

D--7-9-7--------------------------7-9-7------------------------
A--------10--9--7------7-7-7------------10--9--7-----7---------
E------------------10-----------------------------10-----------

G--------------------------------------------------------------

D--7-9-7---------------9--7-7--9--10----7-9-7--------------------
A--------10--9--7--9--10--9-9-10--12----------10--9--7-----7-----
E-----------------------------------------------------10-------

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

actually, the bass doesn't really play the top notes (B A A B C),

some woodwind does, but if you're playing alone, then it sounds

better this way.

Elissa Feit (feit@cs.buffalo.edu // {rutgers,uunet}!cs.buffalo.edu!feit)

"I think Philip Roth is a great writer, but I wouldn't want to shake his hand."

- Jacqueline Susann