Everything Everything – Metroland Is Burning (Bass Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G)

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Bass Part (Drop-D Tuning: DADG) Standard Time Signature by Jeff Cameron (13-JUL-2022) [Intro] 0:00 REST

0:04
G|------------------|-6---7---9\\--|
D|--------6---7---9-|--------------|
A|--7-9-------------|--------------|
D|------------------|--------------|

0:08
G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-6---7---9\\--|
D|------------------|-------------------|--------6---7---9-|--------------|
A|--5-----------9---|--10-9---7---------|--7-9-------------|--------------|
D|--------0---0---0-|-------------0-4-0-|------------------|--------------|

[Verse 1]

0:16
"They were looking for survivors..."
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|--9---9-----9-9-|--9---9-------8---|--7---7-----7-7-|--7---7\----4-4//--|

0:24
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|--9---9-----9-9-|--9---9-------8-8-|--7---7-----7-0-|--2---2/---/7---7--|

[Chorus 1]

0:32
"I've been waiting for you all my life..."
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0--|

0:40
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-----|
A|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-------5/--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-4-0-|-----------------|-------------------|

0:48
"I am starting the fire..."
G|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------|
A|--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-0-10-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0--|
D|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------|

[Post-Chorus 1]

0:56
Sustain the D note for two measures
G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-6---7---9\\--|
D|------------------|-------------------|--------6---7---9-|--------------|
A|--5---------------|--(5)--------------|--7-9-------------|--------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|

1:04
G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-6---7---9\\--|
D|------------------|-------------------|--------6---7---9-|--------------|
A|--5-----------9---|--10-9---7---------|--7-9-------------|--------------|
D|--------0---0---0-|-------------0-4-0-|------------------|--------------|

[Verse 2]

1:12
"Metroland is burning..."
G|----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|--9---9-----9-9-|--9---9-------8---|--7---7-----7-0h7-|--7---7\----4-4//--|

1:20
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|--9---9-----9-9-|--9---9-------8-8-|--7---7-----7-0-|--2---2/---/7---7--|

[Chorus 2]

1:28
"I've been waiting for you all my life..."
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0--|

1:36
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-----|
A|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-------5/--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-4-0-|-----------------|-------------------|

1:44
"I am starting the fire..."
G|---------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|
A|--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-0--|
D|---------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|

[Bridge]

1:52
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x--|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

2:00
"Kevin, Kevin, Kevin..."
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|

2:08
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|

2:16
"Fire and the money..."
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|

2:24
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7---7-----------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------/7---7--|

[Chorus 3]

2:32
"These are the rules of the game..."
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-7---7------------|-----------------|-7---7------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------/7---7---|-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-|---------/7---7---|

2:40
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-7---7------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-|---------/7---7---|

[Outro] Sounds like there might be some additional improv over the changes, but it's buried in the mix.

2:44
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|------------------|-10---------------|-7---------------|-(7)-----------9-7-0--|
D|--0---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------7---9----------|

2:52
"What is Kevin on..."
G|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|--5---------------|-10-9---10---12-10-9-|-7---------------|-(7)---0---2---4--|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

3:00
G|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|--5---------------|-10-9---10---12-10-9-|-7---------------|-(7)---0---2---4--|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

3:08
G|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|--5---------------|-10-9---10---12-10-9-|-7---------------|-(7)-----------9-7-0--|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------7---9----------|

Hold and fade out
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--5-------(FADE)---|
D|--0----------------|