Dashboard Confessional – Slow Decay (Bass Tab)

Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb)
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I've basically ordered my band to play this song, so I obviously had to work out the I probably won't play it 100% correct cos I have to sing at the same time, but you guys probably want to, so here's the song note for note. Basically tune down half a step and then put in drop tuning from there.
F#|--------------------|
C#|--------------------|
G#|--------------------|
C#|--------------------|

INTRO:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|7-7---------7-7-|7-7---------7-7-|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|

VERSE:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|----7-7-7-7-7-7-|7---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|

|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

And so good, you looked so strong...
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|----7-7-7-7-7-7-|7---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|

|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

When are you coming?              When are you coming?
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|

CHORUS:
Back where you belong!
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
(The bass pedals the same note for the first four bars, but on the 3rd bar the guitar 
even though the bass doesn't. Just in case you thought I made a mistake, but I haven't the 
just pedals the root note)

                      There is nothing to fear at all...
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
                                   ^ that's a TEN
PLAY CHORUS TWICE VERSE (EXACTLY THE SAME AGAIN) end with:
You're safe now so come home...
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
CHORUS (EXACTLY THE SAME AGAIN)
MIDDLE 8: Part 1-
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|7------------7-|7---7------------|6-------------6-|6---6-----------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-------0------|0-------0--------|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

Part 2- (The first key change)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
|3---3-------3---|3---3-------3---|2---2-------2---|2---2-------2---|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------3-------|3---5---3-------|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|
|0---0-------0---|------------0---|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5---5---5---5---|6---6---6---6---|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|

Part 3- (second key change)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--12--|9---9---9---9---|9---9---9-\-5-/-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|12--12--10--10--|9---9---7---7---|10--10--8---8---|6---6---5---5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---3---2---2---|0---0---0-2-3---|3---------------|-----drum fill--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

CHORUS:
Back where I belong!!!
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|

|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|8-7-5-R-----8-7-|8-R-8-R-8-7-5-R-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|

Back where I belong                         You swear that it's safe here?
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|

              There is nothing to fear at all...
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|

Back where I belong                        The pressure releases!
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|

              If I just let down my guard...
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|

REPEAT TILL END:
|----------------|----------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|2---------------|----------------|