Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Party Girl (Bass Tab)

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Couldn't find the bass tab of this song anywhere, which is a pity, 'cause it has such a lovely bass line. So I thought I learn it and also tab the song while I'm at it. It can be a bit tricky sometimes, so to understand the rythm and other stuff, please listen to the song :) Note: Sorry about the outro, in the song it varies a lot, and I kind of lost interest when I got there, so I just tabbed some variations/improvisation by myself. Otherwise the tab is 99% right 'til the outro. [Intro]

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------7\-|----------------7\-|----------------7\-|-----------------|
A|-0~---------7h9----|-4~---------7h9----|-0~---------7h9----|-4~---------12\--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

[Verse]

G|------------------|--------------------|-----------|-18-16-14-13-----------------|
D|------------------|----------------7h9-|-11~-------|-------------14-12-11--------|
A|-0~-------0-1-2-3-|-4~---------7h9-----|-----------|----------------------14-12\-|
E|------------------|--------------------|-----------|-----------------------------|

G|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2/7\----------|----------------------------|---------------------------12\-|
E|---------------|------------0---12\-|-5-5-5-5--8\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--14\-3-3-3-3-3------|

G|-------------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--12\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--3~----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------|

[Chorus]

G|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|
D|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|
A|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|-12--------------------------|-------------|-----------|-14--14\------|--------------|------------|--------|
D|----12-----------------------|-------------|-----------|----------2--2/16---16\-6---6/12--12\-9--9/12~-----|
A|-------14-10\-------5------5-|-3---3-2---2-|-----------|--------------|--------------|------------|--------|
E|----------------5h7----5h7---|-------------|-5---5-3~--|--------------|--------------|------------|----12\-|

G|---------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|
A|------2-2--3-3--5-5--|-7----------------|
E|-3-3-----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

[Interlude / "Bass Solo"]

G|---------------------|-----------------|----11-14-----13h14p13h14|13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14---------|
D|-----------------7-9-|-11~----11-12-14-|-14----------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-0--0---7-9--7-9-----|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------12\-|
E|------9--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|-18-16-14-13-----------------|
D|---------------------|----------------7h9-|-11~------------|-------------14-12-11--------|
A|-0~----------0-1-2-3-|-4~---------7h9-----|----------------|----------------------14-12\-|
E|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|

G|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2/7\----------|----------------------------|---------------------------12\-|
E|---------------|------------0---12\-|-5-5-5-5--8\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--14\-3-3-3-3-3------|

G|-------------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--12\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--3~----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------|

[Chorus]

G|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|
D|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|
A|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|-12--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|----12-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-------14-10\-------5------5-|-3---3-2---0-2-5-|-3---3-2---0-2-5-|-3---3-2------|
E|----------------5h7----5h7---|-----------------|-----------------|---------12\--|

[Outro - Play these and fade out...]

G|----------------|-------2-------2-------2-|----------------|-------2/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|----------------|-----2-----2-4-----2-4---|----------------|-----2------------------------|
A|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3---------------------|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3--------------------------|
E|-----------3-3--|-------------------------|-----------3-3--|------------------------------|

G|----------------|-------2-------2-----------|----------------|-------2-------2/14-14-14--|
D|----------------|-----2-----2-4--------2----|----------------|-----2-----2-4-------------|
A|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3--------------2-4------|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3-----------------------|
E|-----------3-3--|---------------------------|-----------3-3--|---------------------------|