Cardiacs – In A City Lining (Bass Tab)

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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 ===============================================================================