Lou Reed – Satellite Of Love (Bass Tab)

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from Transformer (1972) Awesome bass line created by Klaus Voormann Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Verse 1] "Satellite's gone ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----------------------|/7---5---3-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5-0-3-----3-3-----5-|
E|---------------1-3-----3-3-----3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----------------------|/7---5---3-------------------5---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5-0-3-----3-3-----3-|
E|---------------1-3-----3-3-----3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----0-5---3---1-------1---0---|---------------0-1-----1-1-----1-|-1-----1-1---3---|
E|-----------------------1---------|-3-----3-3-----------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 

[Chorus 1] "Satellite of love ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-------------------0---|-1-----1-1-----3-----------------|
A|-------------0-1-3-----3-3-------|-----------------1-----1-1-----3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
D|-3-----3-3-----5-----------------|---------------------------------|----------|
A|-----------------3-----3-3-----3-|-5-------3-------1-------3-------|----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + +

[Verse 2] "Satellite's gone ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|/7---5---3-----------------------|
A|-----------3---------------------|-------------5-0-3-----3-3---3-5-|
E|-------------1---3-----3-3-----3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|/7---5---3-----------------5-----|
A|-------5-3-----------------------|-------------5-0-3-----3-3---3-4-|
E|-------------5---3-----3-3-----3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------3---------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----0-5---3---1-------1---0---|---------------0-1-----1-1-------|-1-------1---3---|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3---------------------1-|-------1---------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 

[Chorus 2] "Satellite of love ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----5---------------0-|-1-----1-1-0---------------------|
A|-----------------3-----3-3-------|-------------3-0-1-----1-1---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
D|-3-----3-3-----5-------------5---|---------------------------------|----------|
A|-----------------3-----3-3-----3-|/5-------3-------1-------3-------|----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + +

[Bridge] "I've been told ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-------------------------|-3---------------3-------3---0-1-|
A|---------3-----3-1-----1-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-------3---3-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3---3---------------------|-----------------3-----3-3-------|
A|---------3---3---1-----1-3-----3-|-1-----1-3-----3---------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  

[Verse 3] "Satellite's gone ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3------/5---------------|/7---5---3-------------------0-2-|
A|-------------------------5-------|-------------5-0-3-----3-3-------|
E|-----------------------------3---|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|/7---5-----3---------------5-----|
A|-------3-----0-------------------|---------------5-3-----3-3---3-4-|
E|---------1-------3-----3-3-----3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----0-5---3---1-----------0---|---------------0-1-----1-1-----1-|-1-----1-1---3---|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3-----------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 

[Chorus 3] "Satellite of love ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----5---------------0-|-1-----1-1-0---------------------|
A|-----------------3-----3-3-------|-------------3-0-1-----1-1---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
D|-3---------------------------5---|---------------------------------|----------|
A|-------3---------3-----3-3-----3-|/5-------3-------1-------3-------|----------|
E|---------1-----------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + +

[Outro with epic Bowie vocals]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-------------4-5-------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---------------|-1-1---1-------3---------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------1-1---1---------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-1-1---1-------3---------------3-| (repeat and fade)
E|-1-1---1-------1-3-3---3-------3-|-----------------1-1---1---------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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