Huey Lewis & The News – I Want A New Drug (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Huey Lewis & The News (From the 1983 Album SPORTS) Words and Music by Huey Lewis & Chris Hayes Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mario Cipollina - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=112
 4/4
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  W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|----------|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|
|----------|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|
|----------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

                     1st - 3rd Verses
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  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----||o-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
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  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----4-7---------|-----4-7----------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7-3-3-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----------------|------------------|

                                                        Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q  Q  H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------9----|
|-----4-7---------|-----------------|-----------------||------------|
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7---------||----7-------|
|-----------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-||-0----------|

                            1.
                   To Coda
  Q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    +H     Q  Q
|-------9----|----5--------|----5-----7--|-(7)-----------|
|------------|----------3--|-------------|---------------|
|----7-------|-3-----------|-3-----5-----|--------7------|
|-0----------|-------1-----|-------------|---------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5------o||
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--o||
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5---------------||

  2.
  Q  Q  H      +H     E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----5-------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-----5----|-(5)----5------|-----4-7---------|
|------------|---------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|

                                                        Interlude
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----||------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

                                                        Guitar Solo
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----||------------------|
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|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|

                                          D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5------||
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--||
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------||

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  Q  Q  H      +H     E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----5-------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5-5------|
|-3-----5----|-(5)----5------|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--|
|------------|---------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------|

                                      Interlude
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-----||-----------------|---------5-5------|
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--|
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5------|
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--|
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------|

                                       Outro Guitar Solo
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   8x
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|-----------------|---------5-5-----||o-----------------|---------5-5------o||
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||o-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--o||
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||--5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5---------------||
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths