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Scissor Man

XTC
Bass Tab

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

Song

Standard Tuning

G-------------4--7-------------4--7------------7-7-|
D4-5--(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0----------5-5-|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------4--7-------------4--7--------7-7--|
D------(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0------5-5--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------3--------3-------5-----5----------7-------7---------3-------3---|
A-----3-------3--------3---------3------7-------7---------3-------3-----|
E-x-1-----x-1------x-3-----x-3------x-5-----x-5------x--1-----x-1-------|

(3 times)

G---------------------------------------------------|--------6-7---|
D-------3--------3-------5-----5----------7-------7-|.--(6)7------.|
A-----3-------3--------3---------3------7-------7---|.------------.|
E-x-1-----x-1------x-3-----x-3------x-5-----x-5-----|--------------|
G-------------4--7-------------4--7------------7-7-|
D4-5--(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0----------5-5-|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------4--7-------------4--7--------7-7--|
D------(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0------5-5--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------3--------3-------5-----5----------7-------7---------3-------3---|
A-----3-------3--------3---------3------7-------7---------3-------3-----|
E-x-1-----x-1------x-3-----x-3------x-5-----x-5------x--1-----x-1-------|

(3 times)

G---------------------------------------------------|--------6-7---|
D-------3--------3-------5-----5----------7-------7-|.--(6)7------.|
A-----3-------3--------3---------3------7-------7---|.------------.|
E-x-1-----x-1------x-3-----x-3------x-5-----x-5-----|--------------|
G-------------4--7-------------4--7------------7-7-|
D4-5--(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0----------5-5-|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------4--7-------------4--7--------7-7---|
D------(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0------5-5---|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------3--------3-------5-----5----------7-------7---------3-------3---|
A-----3-------3--------3---------3------7-------7---------3-------3-----|
E-x-1-----x-1------x-3-----x-3------x-5-----x-5------x--1-----x-1-------|

(3 times)

G---------------------------------------------------|--------6-7---|
D-------3--------3-------5-----5----------7-------7-|.--(6)7------.|
A-----3-------3--------3---------3------7-------7---|.------------.|
E-x-1-----x-1------x-3-----x-3------x-5-----x-5-----|--------------|

PART 3

Riff A Riff B

G----------7--5------------------------|-----7--5--------9--7------------|
D----------------7--5------------------|-----------7--5----------9-------|
A------------------------7--5----------|---------------------------------|
E-------------------------------7------|---------------------------------|
G-------------4--7-------------4--7------------7-7-|
D4-5--(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0----------5-5-|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------4--7-------------4--7--------7-7---|
D------(4-4)-5------0---(4-4)-5------0------5-5---|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

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