Arctic Monkeys – Star Treatment (Bass Tab)

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----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : Kepler e-mail: [email protected] Tuning: EADG Techniques: Palm muting and pick through the entire song These bass lines all revolve around G minor and vary *a lot*, to an extent in which it's not practical to map every single variation. Therefore, try to follow the rhythm and try variations on G minor to get a cool feel.
[Intro]
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------4---------------------|
A|---6---------6-----------------|
E|--------------------6----------|
     L     .   .      L

Fill (Muted, repeated in between many sections)
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|---3-----3--------|
E|------5-----5-----|

[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|-----------|
D|--------------------------|-----------|
A|--3---3--3----------------|--3---3----|
E|----3----------3---1------|----5---5--|

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

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

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

[Verse 1] ("I Just wanted to be one of the Strokes...")
G|--------------------------|-----------|
D|--------------------------|-----------|
A|--3---3--3----------------|--3---3----|
E|----3----------3---1------|----5---5--|

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

G|-----------5--------------|
D|--------5--------5--3-----|
A|--3--6----------------5---|
E|--------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3--5--3---3--|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--6----------6----|

[Verse 2] ("I'm a big name in deep space...")
G|--------------------------|-----------|
D|--------------------------|-----------|
A|--3---3--3----------------|-----------|
E|----3----------3--1-------|--1--3--1--|

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

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

[Outro 1]
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3--5--3---3----|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--6----------6------|

[Verse 3] "Floating down the endless stream of great TV..."
G|--------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------------|--3--5--3--5-----|
A|--3---3--3----------------|--------------5--|
E|----3--------3--1--3--1---|-----------------|

G|--------------------------|-----------|
D|----------------3--5--3---|-----------|
A|--3---3--3----3-----------|-----------|
E|----3---------------------|--1--3--1--|

G|--------------------------|-------------|
D|----------------3--5--3---|-------------|
A|--3---3--3----3-----------|--------3----|
E|----3---------------------|--1--3----3--|

G|------------------------------------------|---------------|
D|--------------------------------3--5--3---|---------------|
A|---3-----3---3----3--------3--------------|---------3-----|
E|------3-----------------------------------|---1--3-----3--|

"Rocket ship grease down the cracks of my knuckles"
G|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------3--5--3---|----3--5--3---5--3--|
A|--3---3--3----3-----------|--3-----------------|
E|----3---------------------|--------------------|

G|--------------------------|-----------|
D|--------------------------|-----------|
A|--3---3--3----------------|-----------|
E|----3--------3--1--3--1---|--1--3--1--|

"Hair down to here..."
G|--------------------------|------------|
D|-----------------3--5-----|--3--5------|
A|--3---3--3----3-----------|-------5----|
E|----3---------------------|---------3--|

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

[Outro 2]
"Let's all have a swig and do a hot lap"
G|--------------------------5--7----5--|
D|--------------------5--8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------|
                               L

[Chorus] 
"So who you're gonna call?"
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|----------3--5--3--|-------3--3-----------|
A|--------5----------|-------------3--6--5--|
E|--3----------------|--3--3----------------|
    L

"The Martini police"
G|-----------------------------------|---------|
D|-----------------------------------|--4------|
A|----------------------------6---3--|------6--|
E|--3--3--3---6--6--6----3-----------|---------|
                                        L   .

[Outro 2] 
("Baby that isn't how they look...")
G|--------------------------5--7----5--|
D|--------------------5--8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------|
                               L

"...tonight"
G|--------------------------|----------|
D|--------------------------|----------|
A|--3---3--3----------------|---REST---|
E|----3----------3--1-------|----------|

"It took the light forever..."
G|-----------------------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------------3---5---3---|------------------|
A|---3-----3--3------3---------------|---6---5-------5--|
E|------3----------------------------|-----------3------|

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

G|-----------------------------------5---7----5------|
D|--------------------------5---8--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------------|

"So pull over - I know the place"
G|------------5---7----5--------5--|
D|----5---8-----------------8------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

"Don't you know an apparition is a cheap date?" (3x)
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---3-----3--3---------------|
E|------3----------3---1------|

Right after "What do you mean you've never seen Blade Runner?"
G|----------------------------------|
D|--5--3----------------------------|
A|--------6--5---6--5--3--3---------|
E|----------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---3--3--3--3--3-----------------|
E|--------------------3--1---------|

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---3--3--3--3--3-------------|--------------1--1--1--1--1--|
E|--------------------3--1-----|----1--1--1------------------|

"Elevator down to my..."
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---3-----3--3---------------|
E|------3----------3---1------|

G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------5---3---|------------------------|
A|---3-----3--3-----------------|---6---5---3------5-----|
E|------3-----------------------|---------------3-----3--|

"Two shows a day, four nights a week"
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---3--3--3--3--3-----------------|
E|--------------------3--1---------|

"Easy money"
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------1-----|
E|---1--3--1--3--------|

"So who you're gonna call?"
G|---------------------|----------------|
D|---5---------5--5----|---------3------|
A|------3--3-----------|---3--5-----5---|
E|---------------------|----------------|

G|-------------------|
D|---3--3------------|
A|---------3--6--5---|
E|-------------------|

"The Martini police"
G|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----4---------------|
A|--------------------------------6---3--|--------6-----------|
E|---3--3--3------6--6--6----3-----------|--------------------|
... and so on. In short, it vary a lot, but always within the key of G minor and within those lines. It's all about the feel here, not the exact parts. Hope you have fun :)