Animal Collective – Broke Zodiac (Bass Tab)
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Transcribed by: Oziel Esparza-Peralta/A Shiba
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Time signature: 4/4
Tempo: Roughly 140 BPM
Key: C major
Third track off "Isn't it now?" (2023)
Though this is for bass, I will also outline the chords. Please see legend for details on symbols
[Intro]
NOTE: Unless specified with E or H above staff, assume each note & rest is a quarter note!
NOTE: Song starts with 2 beat pickup bar!
C major
. . H E E H . . H E E E
G|-7--------------7------------------------|
D|---5-|------R-5---|-R---7---|------------|
A|-----|-3--~-------|-------5-|-3--~-R-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-|
C major
H . . H E E E H . . H E E E W
G|-----7--------------7------------------------------|
D|-R-----5-|------R-5---|-R---7---|------------|-R---|
A|---------|-3--~-------|-------5-|-3--~-R-----|-----|
E|-----------------------------------------3-3-------|Final measure is a whole measure of rest, then...
[Verse]
C major D minor
. . E . . . . E . .
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-|----------|--------7-|----------|
A|-3.---3----|-3-R-3-4--|-5.---5---|-5-R-5-6--|
E|----3----------------------5----------------|
E minor D minor
. . E E E . . . . E E E . .
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------9-|-------5---|--------7-|-------3----|
A|-7.---7----|-7-R-7---7-|-5.---5---|-5-R-5---5--|
E|----7-----------------------5------------------|
C major D minor
. . E . . . . E . .
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-|----------|--------7-|----------|
A|-3.---3----|-3-R-3-4--|-5.---5---|-5-R-5-6--|
E|----3----------------------5----------------|
E minor D minor
. . E E E . . . . E . . (leads into chorus!)
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------9-|-------5---|--------7-|-----3-5--|
A|-7.---7----|-7-R-7---7-|-5.---5---|-5-R------|
E|----7-----------------------5----------------|[Chorus]
NOTE: This section contains many tied notes, meaning a note is held into the next measure!
Be aware, check legend if needed.
F major E minor H E. E H . . H E. E H . . G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7---R--5--3-~-3--/-7-3--|-5---R------|-----5----| A|-------------|-----------|-------8--7-~-7-----7--| E|-------------------------------------------------| D minor E minor H E. E H . E E H E. E H . . G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|------------|------------|-----3-5--| A|-5---R-----5-~-5---5------|-7---R----7-~-7--------| E|--------5-------------5/7---------7---------------| F major E minor H E. E H . . H E. E H . . G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7---R--5--3-~-3--/-7-3--|-5---R------|-----5----| A|-------------|-----------|-------8--7-~-7-----7--| E|-------------------------------------------------| D minor E minor H E. E H . E E H E. E H . . (leads to 'intro' riff!) G|---------------------------------------------7----| D|-------------|------------|------------|-------5--| A|-5---R-----5-~-5---5------|-7---R----7-~-7--------| E|--------5-------------5/7---------7---------------|
[Interlude]
Same as intro riff, but I'll write it out again anyway.
Remember, the last two notes of the intro technically began at the pickup from the previous measure!
C major
H E E H . . H E E E
G|-----------7------------------------|
D|-------R-5---|-R---7---|------------|
A|--3--~-------|-------5-|-3--~-R-----|
E|--------------------------------3-3-|
C major
H . . H E E E H . . H E E E W
G|-----7--------------7------------------------------|
D|-R-----5-|------R-5---|-R---7---|------------|-R---|
A|---------|-3--~-------|-------5-|-3--~-R-----|-----|
E|-----------------------------------------3-3-------|[Verse]
Same as previous verse EXCEPT it cuts out the first two measures which outline C major, skips to D minor!
Listen to the recording, you'll hear it. Here it is written with this adjustment...
D minor
. . E . .
G|----------------------|
D|---------7-|----------|
A|--5.---5---|-5-R-5-6--|
E|-----5----------------|
E minor D minor
. . E E E . . . . E E E . .
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------9-|-------5---|--------7-|-------3----|
A|-7.---7----|-7-R-7---7-|-5.---5---|-5-R-5---5--|
E|----7-----------------------5------------------|
C major D minor
. . E . . . . E . .
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-|----------|--------7-|----------|
A|-3.---3----|-3-R-3-4--|-5.---5---|-5-R-5-6--|
E|----3----------------------5----------------|
E minor D minor
. . E E E . . . . E . . (leads into chorus!)
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------9-|-------5---|--------7-|-----3-5--|
A|-7.---7----|-7-R-7---7-|-5.---5---|-5-R------|
E|----7-----------------------5----------------|[Chorus]
Mostly the same, minor differences.
F major E minor H E. E H . . H E. E H . . G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7---R--5--3-~-3--/-7-3--|-5---R------|-----5----| A|-------------|-----------|-------8--7-~-7-----7--| E|-------------------------------------------------| D minor E minor H E. E H . E E H E. E H . . G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|------------|------------|-----3-5--| A|-5---R-----5-~-5---5------|-7---R----7-~-7--------| E|--------5-------------5/7---------7---------------| F major E minor H E. E H . . H E. E H . . G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7---R--5--3-~-3--/-7-3--|-5---R------|-----5----| A|-------------|-----------|-------8--7-~-7-----7--| E|-------------------------------------------------| D minor E minor G major H E. E H . . H E. E H H H W W G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|---------|------------|--------|-------------------| A|-5---R-----5-~-5---5-5-|-7---R----7-~-7-R.---|-------------------| E|--------5----------------------7---------------3--3--~-3---~-3---|
The end of this chorus is a little different, holds out a low G for 2.5 measures! Then intro riff
[Outro]
Intro riff again!
C major
. . H E E H . . H E E E
G|-7--------------7------------------------|
D|---5-|------R-5---|-R---7---|------------|
A|-----|-3--~-------|-------5-|-3--~-R-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-|
C major *
H . . H E E E H . . W
G|-----7--------------7----------------|
D|-R-----5-|------R-5---|-R---7---|----|
A|---------|-3--~-------|-------5-|-3--|
E|-------------------------------------|*Note, these final three notes are ritardando, slowed down to where they're essentially double the length.
Imagine a fermata or 'rit.' above the final two measures.
Enjoy playing! I'll try and write out more bass parts for "Isn't it now?"
Feel free to contact me for questions or a guitar pro file.
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LEGEND
| = measure
. = staccato (when above staff)
. = dotted note (when within staff, e.g. dotted quarter)
/ = slide
~ = when WITHIN a measure, hold out for an extra eighth note
~ = when BETWEEN two measures, acts as a tie; tie the notes
H = half note (2 beats)
E = eighth note (1/2 a beat)
R = rest
W = whole note (4 beats, one measure)
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