Joy Division – Day Of The Lord (Bass Tab)

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"Day of The Lord" by Joy Division (from the album "Unknown Pleasures") ====================================================================== transcribed by Gilles Velay ([email protected]) Notations w : whole e : 8th / : slide up h : half s : 16th \ : slide down q : quarter +++ : tied notes
Intro
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    q+e   q+e   e e   q+e   q   e e e   q+e   q+e   e e   q+e   q   e e e  
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E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5---5-5-5-|

    q+e   q   e e e   q+e   q   e e e   q+e   e q   e e   q   e q   e e e  
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E-|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|

    h h   e e e e e e e e   q+e q+e q   e e e e e e e e  
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E-|-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse
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The following riff is repeated several times :
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q+e q+e q   e e e e e e e e  
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E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus
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    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   e e e e q   q    
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A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-\-|
E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   e e e e q   q    
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A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-\-|
E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q+e q+e q   e e e e e e e e  
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D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse Chorus ------ Don't play the last 2 bars Interlude --------- The following riff is played twice :
    q+e   q+e   e e+++e e e e e e e e   q+e   q+e   e e+++e e e e e e e e  
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D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

    q+e   q+e   e e+++e e e e e e e e   q   e e q   e e   e e e e e e e e  
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D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-3-----3-----3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Verse Chorus Verse Chorus
End
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repeat ad lib :
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e q   e e   e e e e e e e e  
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E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

and finish with :
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   w   
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A-|-----------------|-----------------|----|
E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--|