boygenius – Salt In The Wound (Bass Tab)
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Salt In The Wound - tabbed from the EP version, whilst casually awaiting UK tour dates...
Please feel free to suggest changes for this one, as I had trouble hearing the bass under the guitar solo.
FYI This sounds like it's in beats of six rather than eights
Tabbed by: Poppy
Twitter: @poppy_powers
Tuning: Standard
No bass through 30"
[Verse 1]
0:30
"And you sit down to eat"
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-5------5----------------| E|-5------------------------|---5------5--------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-5-----------------------| E|-7-2----------------------|---5---------------------|
[Chorus]
0:58
"But you take, and you take"
No bass
"and you unrelentingly ask for the secret"
1:20
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|-5------------------------|--5-----------------------|
[Verse 2]
"Neck full of mockingbirds"
1:31
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------7-----|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|-5---------------5--------|-5/10------------\5------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|----------4---------------|-4-----------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|-5--7--5------------------|---10-/-5----------------|
1:51
"I'm gnashing my teeth"
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|------7-------------------|---------7---------------| A|-7------------------------|------7------------------| E|---5----5/10--------------|---5---------------------|
1:59
"Like a child of Cain"
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------7----------------|-------------4-----------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|-10\5--5---5--------------|--7-5-2---2--------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------7-----------------|-7------7----------------| A|--------------------------|---7---------------------| E|-10-3-5-------------------|-----5-------------------|
[Chorus]
2:16
G|-----------------------|----------------------------| D|--------5--4-5---------|--------7-------------------| A|------7----------------|-5--7-----------------------| E|-5-7-----------3-5-----|------5---------------------|
2:23
"Tied corner to corner"
G|------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|-------5---------4--------| A|------------5-7---------|-7-------5----------------| E|-2-3-3--3-5-----5-------|---2-3-----3-2-2----------|
2:34
G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|-7---5------------------|------------------------| E|----------5-------------|-0h5--5--5--------------|
[guitar solo]
2:44
(From this point, listen to the record carefully for timing - and this is where there might be some
misheard notes - please correct me if anything sounds off)
G|------------------------|-------------------------| D|----------------7-------|--------7----------7-7-7-| A|-9-9-7-----------5------|-5-7------5--5-7---------| E|-------9-5---5----------|-----5-----------5-------|
[Outro]
2:49
"They say the hearts..."
G|------------------------|------------------------| D|-------------7---5-5-5--|-0-5-0------------------| A|-7-5-------7---7--------|-------5---5-5----------| E|-----5-5-5--------------|------------------------|
2:58
G|------------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----5--5-5-5-----------|-7-9---------------------| E|-5-7--------------------|-----5-------------------|
3:02
"They say the finish line..."
G|--------------------------|------------------------| D|--------------------------|---7------7-------------| A|---------7-------2-0-5----|-5------5---5-----------| E|-5-5-5-5---5-3-3----------|----5-7-----------------|
3:12
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------7--7-------------|-------------------------| A|-5-7-9--------------------|-----2-0-5-0h5-0h5-------| E|-------5--5--5-7-3--------|-3-3---------------------|
3:22
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|---7---7-----5---5-4-----| A|-0h2-5-9-9-7--------------|-----------7---5-----5---| E|-------------9-5----------|-5---5---5---------------|
3:31
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-----5-4-----------------| A|-5-5--5-5--5-5------------|---------5---------------| E|----------------5-5--5-5--|-3-3---------------------|
3:44
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-7-9-----|---------5~--------------| E|--------------------------|-5--3--5-----------------|
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