Hüsker Dü – Terms Of Psychic Warfare (Bass Tab)

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NOTES: - Timing can be a bit tricky, listen closely to the recording to figure it out. - The whole song can be played a whole octave lower, this is just how the studio version is (which sounds better imo). - This seems to be how Greg plays it live. He uses a pick to play faster than the original, but fingers sound fine too.
[Intro]
(0:00)
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   Q   Q   E E Q     Q    E  E  Q   E E   Q   Q   E E Q     E  E  E  E  Q   E E

[Verse 1]
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   Q   Q   E E Q     Q    Q     Q   E E   Q   Q   E E Q     E  E  E  E  Q   E E

(0:23)
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E E

(0:34)
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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

(0:39)
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   Q   SS E E E E E   Q   SS E E E E E

[Verse 2]
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   Q   Q   E E Q     Q    Q     Q   E E   Q   Q   E E Q     E  E  E  E  Q   E E

(0:58)
G|-----------------|---------7p5--5-5-|-----------------|---------7p5--5-5-|
D|-7-7-7--\5-5-5---|------------------|-7-7-7--\5-5-5---|------------------|
A|-------7\------5-|\8-8-8------------|-------7\------5-|\8-8-8------------|
E|-----------------|-------8----------|-----------------|-------8----------|
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E E

(1:09)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7--\5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------7\------5-|/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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

(1:15)
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   Q   SS E E E E E   Q   SS E E E E E

[Solo]
(1:18)
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   Q   Q   E E Q     Q    Q     Q   E E   Q   Q   E E Q     E  E  E  E  Q   E E

[Verse 3]
(1:33)
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E|-----------------|-------8----------|-----------------|-------8----------|
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E E

(1:44)
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D|-7-7-7--\5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
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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

(1:50)
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   Q   SS E E E E E   Q   SS E E E E E

[Outro]
(1:53)
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   Q   Q   E E Q     Q    Q     Q   E E   Q   Q   E E Q     E  E  E  E  Q   E E

(2:07)
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A|-3---------------|
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