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Made of Stone

The Stone Roses
Bass Tab
4.3(16)

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

Song

This is the main structure of the song. There are a few different variations in the verses,

but Im lazy and couldn't be bothered to write all the little fills haha sorry!

Intro/Outro

|----------------9--9--9-9---------------9---9-7--------|
|--------------9-----------9-----------9---------9-7----|
|--2/7--7--7-7---------------7--7--7-7---------------10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

"Your knuckles whiten of the wheel"

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------4-5-4------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-------7-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-7-5-0-3-3--2-3-3--2-3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"No earth, just sky it's so surreal"

|-----------------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2--------------5-4-5-4---------------------4-5-4---------------------|
|--2-3-5---5-3-2-----2----------7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7-5-------7-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-5-7-5-0-3-3--2-3-3--2-3--3-2-----2-2---------------|
|---------------------------------5-------5-5-3-3-2-2---|

Chorus

"Sometime I................."

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2-3-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-7-5-0---3--3-3-2--2-2-|
|--3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3---0-3-0--------------------------------------------------|

"And the cars..............."

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4h5--5-5-4h5--5-5-4h5--5-5-4h5--5-5-5-7-5-4-------------------|
|--------2--2-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5----------------------------------------------------3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------4h5-5-5-|
|-------2-3-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-7-5-0--3--3-3-2--2-2--------2--2-2---------|
|-0-3-0-------------------------------------------------5--5-5----------------|

"Are you all alone, Is there................."

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4h5--5-5-4h5--5-5-4h5--5-5-5-5-4-4----------------------------4-5-4-5----|
|-------------------------------------5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0---------7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

After the Chorus it goes back into the Verse for the little Instrumental.

The Verse is also played during the guitar solo.

One of my favourite Mani Basslines, Enjoy! ;p

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