Franz Ferdinand – Live Alone (Bass Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : Logicaliber e-mail: [email protected] So this is my first tab. I could have chosen something easier, but I'm positive I got it mostly right. Only things I'm not entirely sure of are the chorus might be double notes on the lower note (meaning a constant 16th notes the entire time), but it's too low to tell and probably too fast to play anyway. Also I think he might be playing in drop D, but the only time he hits the low D is in the turnaround after the chorus, so you could probably get away with just going to the high D there. Comment or Email if you agree it's Drop-D and I'll change it. If you're like me and like to embelish on songs I've included the chords above each part. Also check out the LCD Soundtream remix. Tuning: Standard EADG

Intro:
  F#m
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------44-2--|
A|------------------------------4-|
E|2---2---2---2-0-2---2---2-------|

Verse 1:
  F#m                             Bm
G|----------------------------------------------------------44-2--|
D|--------------------------44-2--------------------------------4-|
A|------------------------------4-2---2---2---2-0-2---2---2-------|
E|2---2---2---2-0-2---2---2---------------------------------------|

  D                               Bm
G|--------------------------77-5----------------------------44-2--|
D|------------------------------7-------------------------------4-|
A|5---5---5---5-0-5---5---5-------2---2---2---2-0-2---2---2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
  F#m                             Bm
G|------------------------------------------44-2------------44-2--|
D|----------44-2------------44-2----------------4---------------4-|
A|--------------4---------------4-2---2---2-------2---2---2-------|
E|2---2---2-------2---2---2---------------------------------------|

  D                               Bm
G|----------77-5------------77-5------------44-2------------44-2--|
D|--------------7---------------7---------------4---------------4-|
A|5---5---5-------5---5---5-------2---2---2-------2---2---2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
  D
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|--------------------------------|

Chorus (twice the first time):
  F#m                             E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--44--44--44--44--44--44--44--44--22--22--22--22--22--22--22--22|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--|

  Bm                              A
G|--44--44--44--44--44--44--44--44--22--22--22--22--22--22--22--22|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Turnaround:
  A                               D
G|--22--22--22--22--22--22--22--22--77--77--77--77--77--77--77--77|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--0~--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Bm
G|--44--44--44--44--44--44--44--44|
D|--------------------------------|
A|2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--2~--|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse 1 Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus (once)

Bridge:
  A                               Bb
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0~000~000~000~000~000~000~000~001~111~111~111~111~111~111~111~11|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(1's not 11's)

  G                               A
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3~333~333~333~333~333~333~333~335~555~555~555~555~555~555~555~55|
(In case it isn't clear the third note in each group lands on the downbeat, so it makes 
a galloping rythm)

Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus x2

Outro:
  A               G               D
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0~000~000~000~00----------------5~555~555~555~555~555~555~555~55|
E|----------------3~333~333~333~33--------------------------------|

  A
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|0~------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Awsome bass line, but tough to keep up. I watched a couple live performances and even he(Bob Hardy) starts just playing the bass notes every once in a while. Order: Intro Verse 1 Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus x2 Turnaround Verse 1 Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus x2 Outro | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================