Failure – Heavy And Blind (Bass Tab)

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Failure's "Heavy & Blind" Bass Tab (My Web Version) By Tim Bond, 6/14/2021 Please send suggestions or corrections to: [email protected] Guitar Eb standard (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb or D# G# C# F# A# C#) Bass Eb standard tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb or D# G# C# F#) Notes listed low to high from left to right.

[Verse]
               "One-more-long-haul    across-----the-day
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---9h11--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11--------|
     ^ Leave off this little hammer-on the first time
       you play this at the beginning of the song.

          glow-of-----ra-dar-lights      in-your---- way"                        (Repeat 4x)
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-11-11-11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|

[Bridge] Used between 1st and 2nd part of verse 1.

   "Who-knows when-they'll-o-pen-their-eyes
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-12------------|
Eb|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14------------------|

    It's-a---back-to-back-----sun---rise"                                        (Play once)
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------12-12-12-12\0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-chorus 1] Version 1, before first chorus. Distortion.

            "Brigh------------------------------ter----------------------"
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------|
Eb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|

            (Whole rest before chorus starts)
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-chorus 2] Version 2, before second chorus. Power chords for that signature Failure rumble. Distortion.

          "High--------------------------------er-------------------------"
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
Eb|----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|

           (No rest before chorus starts)
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus notes: Let all tilde'd notes ring. There may be slight little variations on the walks or fills Ken plays each time, but this is the basic template. Rhythm guitar chords are included for timing purposes only -- they are not actually played in the song. The chorus, as far as I can tell, is only bass and lead guitar. Ken and Greg played this with no rhythm guitarist during the most recent show I saw, and it sounded more or less the same as the recording. Chords shown the are the actual notes that would sound. If this were in standard tuning, the chord in each case would sound one half step higher. For example the first chord in the measure is located where you would usually play a barred G#m chord but would sound as Gm due to the Eb standard tuning. [Chorus]

    Gm          C#M       D#M                     Gm      C#M
        "Missiles--falling-heavy-and-blind         Silent-a---l---arms
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----13--13--12~~----12----------------------------------13--12~~-----------------------|
Ab|-9/11--11----------12--12--------14------------------9/11--11----12-12-12-12------------|
Eb|-------------------------12~~--12--12--12-12/14\12\11-----------------------------------|

        D#M
    fill-up-our—minds"
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------12p11--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------14-----------11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12-12--12-12-12h14---------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Gm          C#M        D#M                    Gm      C#M
       "Wake-me-up---with-my-blinders-on,           I-can't-fi-ght my
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----13--13--12~~----12----------------------------------13--12~~-----------------------|
Ab|-9/11--11----------12--12--------14------------------9/11--11----12-12-12-12------------|
Eb|-------------------------12~~--12--12--12-12/14\12\11-----------------------------------|

        D#M
    re-sis-tance gone"
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------12p11--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------14-----------11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12-12--12-12-12h14---------------------------------------------------------------------|