Cocteau Twins – Garlands (Bass Tab)

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[Verse 1] (bass comes in at 0:54)
G|-------4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-9/2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----10---10---9---7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2/8----8----7---5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4--------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---8-8-8--8-8-8-|    (play this entire verse section through x2)
E|----------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (1:30) This entire section is strummed on the D and G
G|-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------------|

G|-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-10-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
A|--------------------| (play this entire chorus section through x2)
E|--------------------|
[Verse 2] (1:58)
G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----10---10---9---7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2/8----8----7---5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4--------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---8-8-8--8-8-8-|   
E|----------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (2:25)
G|-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------------|

G|-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-10-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
A|--------------------| (play this entire chorus section through x3)
E|--------------------|
[Bridge] (2:52)
G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----10---10---9---7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2/8----8----7---5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4--------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---8-8-8--8-8-8-| (play the entire bridge section through x2)
E|----------------------------------------|
[Verse 3] (3:29)
G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----4-------5-5---5-----4-----3-----3---|
D|-----------------------------------------|   
A|-2-2---2-3-3-----3---2-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Outro] (3:47)
G|-----4-----3-----3---|
D|---------------------|
A|-2-2---2-1---1-1---1-| (x4)
E|---------------------|

G|---3---3---3-|
D|-------------|
A|-1---2---2---| (x12)
E|-------------|
Note that the bass in the original recording in tuned a bit sharper than standard tuning, so if your bass is in standard it may sound a tiny bit off when playing along with the track. ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************