Death From Above 1979 – Modern Guy (Bass Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F)
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This tab MAY not be perfect. It sounds like Jesse may be doing some weird stuff with octaves in his bass tone,
so some parts may be actually an octave higher or lower than notated. If you think so, or if you think
anything else is wrong, PLEASE let me know.
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< > = harmonic
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[Intro]
F|--<24>--<16>--<15>--| C|--------------------| x2 G|--------------------| D|--------------------| F|--<24>--<16>--<15>--<15>--| C|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| *the harmonic on the 15th fret is easiest to get slightly to the left of the fret *he may be bending the ending 15th harmonic of each phrase by doing a neck bend (attempt at your bass's risk)
[Verse 1]
F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| *only pick the open string at the beginning of the verse, everything else is hammer-ons and pull-offs 4th time... F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--<15>--| C|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| x3 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 4th time... F|------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 4th time... F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--------------------20-20-20-23-23-23--| C|------------------------------------22-22-22-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------20-20-20--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
F|--<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4 G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| F|--<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<24>-<24>-<24>-<24>-<24>-<24>--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------| x3 G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------24\--| C|--17-17-17-19-19-19-20-20-20------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--12-12-12-13-13-13-13\---------------------| G|------------------------------------------------13h15-15-15-15-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Break*
F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
F|--13-13-13-13-12----------------------------------------------| C|------------------15-15-15-15\--13-13-13-13-12--10-10-10-10\--| x7 G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| 8th time... F|--13-13-13-13-12-------------------------15-15-15---------------| C|------------------15-15-15-15\--13-13-13----------10-10-10-10\--| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16---| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|
*Break*
[Chorus]
F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0-24\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0--------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------13b14--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0-24\--| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0-------0--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------13b14----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| < > Harmonic
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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