Lou Reed – Men Of Good Fortune (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
ALbum: Berlin (1973)
This song is quite difficult, so make sure to listen to the whole bassline before learning it.
Timing is very important here.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Pre-Chorus 1] Start at around 0:31 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------3-------| A|---------------------------------|-------------5-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-6-------------------------------|-----------------6---5---6---8---| E|---------------------------------|-------------6-------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|--------------------/7---5-------| D|-5.------5-----------------5-5---|-3-------------------------8-5---| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-3---| A|-6.--6.--6.------6---------------|---------------------------------| E|-------------6-------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "Men of good fortune ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------3-5-3-5-3-----| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-3-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------------5p3-|---------------------------------| D|---------------------5-3---------|-3-----------------------3-----4-| A|-------------------5-------------|---------------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------1-----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------7-----7-------|---8-----8---------10----10\-----| D|-5-------------0-7---0-----------|-8---------------10------10\-----| A|---------------------------------|-----6---------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-chorus 2] "At heart they try to act ..." G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------8b----|--------------------------8-11bh10-8-------------| A|-10.-----10.---------8---10------|--10v---------------8--10-------------10----8----| E|-------------------10------------|-----------------10------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------8-8-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-5---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-6-----------------------------5-|-6---6---------------------------| E|---------------------------6-8---|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-8\5-------------------5-8-5-----|-7-5-3---------------------------| A|-------------------5-8-----------|-------------3---------------5---| E|---------------------------------|-----------------1---------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------12------10------8---|-----7-------5-------3-----------| A|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-----| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--------------| A|-------------5-----------8-----8-|---------------------8---5-------| E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------8-6---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------3-|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5-3-----3-------| A|-------------5-------------------|---------------------5-----5-3---| E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 3] "Men of good fortune ..." G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-3-2-----------| D|---------------------5---3-------|-----------------------5-3-----4-| A|---------------------------5-3-1-|---------------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------7-------------|---------------------------------| D|-5v----------8-7-----------------|-5.--5.--5.--------------10------| A|-----------------5---5v----------|-------------8.------8-----8\----| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------5---3---|-------------7p5-7p5-------------| D|---------------------------------|-3-------------------7-5-3-2-3-4-| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------7-----7-------|---------------------------------| D|-5-----------5-------------------|---------------------10.---------| A|---5-----------4-5---5---------5-|-6.--6.--6.--8.--8.--------------| E|-------1-3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-Chorus 3] "It takes money ..." G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------8-----8--10-8-----------12----10---| A|---------------------------------|--------8--10----10---------10--8--9--10----8----| E|-3v------------------------------|-----10------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-8-------------------------------|-----13\---------13\---------3-4-| A|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------1/--|-11----------1/------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------3---2-3---------|-------------2-3-2---------------| D|-5-3-5.--5---------5-----------5-|-3p2-3.--3---------5-3-----------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-------5-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------1-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-12------10------8---------------| A|-6.------6-----------------------|---------------------10--8-5-----| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 4] "Men of good fortune ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------3-5-----|-3---------------------2-3-2-3-4-| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-6---------------------6---------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------3-2-------------------|---------3-2---------------------| D|-5-------------5-----------------|-5.--5.------3-------3---5-3-----| A|-----------------5---------------|-----------------------------5-3-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|----------------/7---5---3-------| D|---------------------3---5---3---|---------------------------5-3-4-| A|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------7-------|---8-----8---------10----10\-----| D|-5-------------------7-----------|-----8---------------10----------| A|---5-----------4-5---------------|-6---------------8---------------| E|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-Chorus 4] "All those great things ..." G|/12--12--12\---------------------|--------12----x--12\-----------------------------| D|-----------------5-5---3-5v------|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------10-10-8--9--10-8--10-8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------10-8--10\--| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-6---------------x-------x-----5-|--6.----6-----\----------/6--5--6----------------| E|-------------------3-------6-----|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5---------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1/--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------12------10--|-----8-------5-------3-----------| A|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-1/--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| A|-------------5-----------8-------|---------------------8---5-------| E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------8-6-5-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12\--------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------5-----------8-------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------3/------|--------------------------12---------------------| A|-------------5-------------------|-10.----------10.------10----10.------10-8\ -----| E|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------8--7-------------------| A|-------------5-----------8-------|--------10----------------------10-8-------------| E|-6-------------------------------|--------------------------------------10-8--6--5-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------------/12----10---------------------| D|-------------7-----------10------|--12-------------------------12-10----8----------| A|-------------5-----------8-------|--10----10.---10.------------------------10-8\---| E|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------7-------------------|-12--12--------------------------| A|-------------5-------5-------8---|-10--10----------------------8\--| E|-6-------------------------------|-------------6-------10----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|--------------12-12h12-12h12-12h12h12-10---------| D|-----------------------------8---|--------------------------------------------12\--| A|-------------5-------8---------8-|--10----10---------------------------------------| (Listen to get timing) E|-6---6---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------8---| A|-------------5-------8---------8-| (fade) E|-6---6---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| . Stacatto (Short note)
| x dead note
| b bend
| v vibrato
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