Misc Soundtrack – Magnum Force Theme (Bass Tab)

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Magnum Force Theme from the film Magnum Force, also used as Sniper's theme in Team Fortress 2. No one's uploaded bass tabs for this, so i thought i would try and have a crack at it as my first tab. [Intro] The open E here is optional. Play it at the first snare hit in the drum intro if you wanna spice it up a little. Lots of room for improvisation if you want to go there. Listen to the original recording to get the timing right for the rest of the song.
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|--0--|
[Verse 1] Make sure to land those dead notes, since they really make the bassline bounce.
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-2----------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3--x-3-3--3--x-3-3--------3--3-3-3-3--x-3-3--3--3-1-1-1--------|  X6
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-|
[Chorus 1] Don't hammer-on the 3rd fret here, just fret the note normally, else it sounds too percussive and cuts trough the mix in an unpleasant way, imo.
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---3--x-3-x-3-x-3--3-3--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--x-|  X4
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-2----------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3--x-3-3--3--x-3-3--------3--3-3-3-3--x-3-3--3--3-1-1-1--------|  X4
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-|
[Chorus 2]
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---3--x-3-x-3-x-3--3-3--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--x-|  X2
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Trumped Solo] Be mindful of the hammer-on here.
G|------------------------------------------10---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------10----------------3-3-3--3h5----|
A|--3-3--3--3-------3-3--3--3---------10----------3-3--3-----------------|
E|------------5---------------4------------------------------------------|
[Outro] The hammer-on is kinda tricky to get without it being too percussive or too mellow. Just keep going at it and you'll know when you've hit the perfect force for it.
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------19-17--16-15-----------------|
E|---------------------------16-15-14-13h12-|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-7-------3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Listen carefully for the timing on the 3rd fret, you can hear that the original recording hits the 3rd or 4th note a little harder than the rest. ************************************ x - Dead note h - Hammer-on ************************************