Cardiacs – In A City Lining (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
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Tabbed by: SPLAM!
Bassist: Jim Smith
Main Riff
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|--------------------5---|--------------------6\--|--------------------5---|
A|4|.-------3-----3-3-3-----|.-------6-----4-4-4-----|.-------3-----3-3-3-----|
E|-|1---1-1-----------------|4---4-4-----------------|1---1-1-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|
A|4|.-------6-------4\------|
E|-|4---4-4-----------------|
Middle bit
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-|------------|------------|------------|----.---.---|------------|----.---.---|
D|6|----.---.---|----6---6---|----.---.---|----7---7\--|----.---.---|----6---6---|
A|8|----4---4---|4-----------|----7---7---|5-----------|----4---4---|4-----------|
E|-|2-----------|------------|5-----------|------------|2-----------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-|------------|----.---.---|
D|6|----.---.---|----9---9\--|
A|8|----7---7---|7-----------|
E|-|5-----------|------------|
Prechorus
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|4|----5---5---5-----------|----8-7-6---6---6-------|----5-------5---5-------|
E|-|3-3-------------5-5-5---|6-----------------5-6---|3-------3-----------5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|-----------------------|
D|6|-----------------------|
A|4|----8-------8---6------|
E|-|6-------6-----------6--|
Final bar replacement on repeat:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|----8-------8---6-6-6-6-|
E|6-------6---------------|
Chorus 1
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|4|.---.---.---.---6-6-6-6-|.---.---.---.-----------|.---.---.---.---6-6-6-6-|
E|-|4---4---4---4-----------|4---4---4---4---7-7-7-7-|0---0---0---0-----------|
Final bar replacement on last repeat:
A|----------------6-R-----|
E|0---0---0---0-----------|
Chorus 2 is the same as chorus 1, but the final bar replacement is:
A|.---.---.---.-----------|
E|0---0---0---0---2-R--0--| Let the E ring.
Then the "On the Siegfried line" bit:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|9-------8---------------|
D|6|----9-------9-----------|
A|4|------------------------|
E|-|---------------(7)------|
The B here sounds like it's played by the organ, but it sounds
good with the bass too.
Chorus 3 (has the same final bar replacement as Chorus 1)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|4|----------------6-6-6-6-|------------------------|----------------6-6-6-6-|
E|-|4-------4---------------|4-------4-------7-7-7-7-|0-------0---------------|
Instrumental section
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|------------------------|
A|4|----------------6-6-6-6-|----------------6-6-6-6-|
E|-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|------------------------|
A|4|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
E|-|------------------------|------------------------|
Keep repeating this until the tempo change. At the change, switch back to the Chorus
line until the atonal saxophone solo, where this is played:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|6|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|4|----------------6-------|------------------------|----------------6-------|
E|-|4-----------------------|4---------------7-------|0-----------------------|Keep repeating until the end, which is a held G#: E|4----
| . (above/below note) staccato
| / slide up
| \ slide down
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