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Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head

They Might Be Giants
Bass Tab

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

Song

Artist: They Might Be Giants

Song: Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head

Album: They Might Be Giants

Tabbed By: The Beantz

Verse 1: The bass parts here are few and far between. Use these first two lines on verse one.

"As your body floats..."

G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------2--2--|
E--0--0--------------------------|

"Yes it's sad to say..."

G--------|
D--------|
A--------|
E--0--0--|

"It was n-n-not so great..."

G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A--------2--2--2--2--2H-4--------2--2--2--2--0--|
E--0H-4--------------------0H-4-----------------|

Verse 2: Play it slow. Listen to the CD for the timing.

"Well it's a mighty zombie..."

G--------------------------------| *This must be played on a 5-string to

D----------------*1*-------------| be exactly like the album. If you

A-----4--2--0--------0--0H-2--4--|  have one, play this Eb one octave
E--0-----------0-----------------|  lower.

"And as you fall..."

G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----0-----------------0--2--|
E--0-----2--------2--4--------|

"Put your hand inside the puppet head..."

G-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|
D-------------------------|------------------------------|-2--1--------|
A--------2--0-------------|-0H-4--5--5--5----------------|-------4--2--|
E--0--4--------0--4--2--4-|----------------0H-4--5--5--5-|-------------|

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