Misc Musicals – Kinky Boots - Land Of Lola (Bass Tab)
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I think the song starts in G#m and then moves to Am. This version is for 5 string bass. The bass can also be
played slap in certain parts which are marked. If you're a glutton for punishment you can also play
semi-quavers at the top of the octave (mainly after the first chorus).
[Intro 1]
(no bass)
[Intro 2] He's not the first man...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---6---8---9---8---6---8---9---8-| A|---------------------------------| E|-4---6---7---6---4---6---7---6---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-| E|---------------------------------| B|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
{Verse 1] Leave expectations...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-| A|---------------------------------| E|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---4---4---4---4-----------------| A|-------------------6---6---6---6-| E|-2---2---2---2-------------------| x2 B|-----------------4---4---4---4---|
[Pre-chorus] Leave that humdrum...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---6---8---9---8---6---8---9---8-| A|---------------------------------| E|-4---6---7---6---4---6---7---6---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-| E|---------------------------------| x2 B|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
Second time:
G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---7---7---7---7-----------------| E|---------------------------------| B|-5---5---5---5---4---------------|
[Chorus 1] And like Shazam...
G|---------------------------------| D|---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4-| A|---------------------------------| E|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-| E|---------------------------------| x2 B|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
Second time:
G|---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4-| D|---------------------------------| A|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-1-------------------------------| D|-----------------6-4-------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---6-------------6-4-----------4-| D|-6-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4-| A|---------------------------------| E|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---| B|---------------------------------| G|---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4-| D|---------------------------------| A|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|
[Post-chorus]
G|---------------------------------| D|---6---8---9---8---6---8---9---8-| A|---------------------------------| E|-4---6---7---6---4---6---7---6---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-| E|---------------------------------| x2 B|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
Second time:
G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------4---5---6-| A|---7---7---7---7---7-------------| E|---------------------2---3---4---| B|-5---5---5---5---5---------------|
[Verse 2] Got Ginger Rodgers' savoir faire...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| B|---------------------------------| (NB: if you want to play it as slap that part starts here) G|---------------------------------| D|---5---5---5---5-----------------| A|-------------------7---7---7---7-| E|-3---3---3---3-------------------| x2 B|-----------------5---5---5---5---|
Second time:
G|---------------------------------| D|---5---5---5---5-----------------| A|-------------------7---7---7-----| E|-3---3---3---3-------------------| B|-----------------5---5---5-------|
[Pre-chorus] Lift you to your highest...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---7---9---10--9---7---9---10--9-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---7---8---7---5---7---8---7---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7-| E|---------------------------------| x2 B|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|
Second time:
G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---9---9---9---9-----------------| E|---------------------------------| B|-7---7---7---7---5---------------|
[Chorus 2] (slap ends) And like Shazam...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---| B|---------------------------------| G|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-| D|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---| E|---------------------------------| x2 B|---------------------------------|
Step into a dream...
G|-2-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----------------7-5-------------| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---7-------------7-5-----------0-| D|-7-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 B|---------------------------------|
Second time:
G|---7-------------7-5-----------5-| D|-7-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|
(NB: I think a slide works well here on the C or the A)
G|---------------------------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---| B|---------------------------------| G|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-| D|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|
[Outro] Say my name...:
G|---------------------------------| D|---7---9---10--9---7---9---10--9-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---7---8---7---5---7---8---7---| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7-| E|---------------------------------| B|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|
So come and take my hand:
G|---------------------------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---| B|---------------------------------| G|---7---7---7---7---5-------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---5---5---3---3--1-3-1-0--| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|