Cat Power – Could We (Bass Tab)

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This is beautifully melodic bass line by David Smith. It's a busy line with a lot of different variations throughout. He hardly plays the same pattern twice and there's a lot of subtle but articulate changes throughout to keep it nice and melodic. The main feel and structure is here but you'll need to use your ears and listen for the timing/changes. Once you get the groove, it's brilliant fun to play :-)

[Intro]
G|--------------------------7/9-7--------------------------------------------|
D|--5/12--------5h7---------------10-7\----/7-7-7-5--------------5-7---------|
A|-------------------5------------------------------7\---3-3-5/7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7-5--5-7-----------------/7-5-5-----------------------------|
A|-5-----------5------------5-----------5--------7---------------------------|
E|---5\3---5------------------5\3---5---------------5------------------------|

[Verse 1] 0:21

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------5-7\----------5h7-----|
A|-5-5\-------5-5\-------5-5--------5-5----5-7-----5/7-------3-3-5/7---------|
E|------3-5-7------3-5-7-----03-5-7-----03-----5-5---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5\----------7-5---7\--------------------7-5---5-7-----------------------|
A|-5-----------5-------------5-----------5-----------------------------------|
E|------3-5-7------------------5\3---5/7-------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] 0:42

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------7-5---------5-7---|
A|-5-5\-------5-5\---/7----5-5/-------5-5\-------------5/7-----3-3-5/7-------|
E|------3-5-7------3----7-------3-5-7------3-5/7---5-5-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------7\----------------------|
D|---7-5---7-------------------7-5---7------7-5--7/9-------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-7\---------5------------55----------------------------------|
E|------------------3---5-7--------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3] 1:02

G|------------------------------------------------------5-4------------------|
D|---------------5-7h9---------------55---------/7-5--------7-5/-------------|
A|-5-5-------5-5-------5-5/------5-5----7------------7-----------------------|
E|-----03-3/---------------3-5-7------------5-5------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7-5---7-------------------7-5---5-7-------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5-5-----------------------------------|
E|---7/3---5-7---------------5\3---5-7---------------------------------------|

[Verse 4] 1:24

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-79-----------------5-7-5-------7-5-------------5-7-------|
A|-5-5\-------5-5--------5-5-------5-5-----------------7---3-3-5/7-----------|
E|------3-5-7----------------3-5-7-------------5-5---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7/12----------7/12-14/------------7/12----------7\12-14/----------------|
A|-5------10/5---5------------10\5---5------10\5---5-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 5] 1:44

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--57------------------5-7-5-------\7-5-------------5------|
A|-5-5--------5-5---------5-5--------5-5------------------7---3-3-5/7---7----|
E|-----03-3-5-----------------03-3-5-------------5-5-------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7-5-79--------------------7-5-5---------5h7-5-------------5-----|
A|-5-------5-----------5-------------5-------7-------------7---3-3-5\7---7---|
E|---7\3/7---------------5\3--3-5-7--------------5-5-------------------------|

[Outro]

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

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