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3RD PLANET as played by ERIC JUDY bass tab by Devin Miller LEGEND | / slide up | \ slide down | p pull-off | h hammer-on VERSE

G|-17-------------12-|-----------------|-----------|
D|----17-19\--12-----|-12--------------|-----------|
A|-------------------|-----10/--14--12-|-10--------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------| x2

G|-17-------------12-|-----------------|-----------|-12------|----------|
D|----17-19\--12-----|-12--------------|------12---|-------12|----------|
A|-------------------|-----10/--14--12-|-10--------|---------|-10-------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|---------|----------| x1

CHORUS

riff 1
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------12--------10--------------------|
A|----10/12/14------10--------------10\--5/-----|
E|--------------------------------8-------------|

riff 2
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------12----12----10--/14-----12------------|
A|----10/12/14-------------------------------12-14\---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

cycle through until chorus ends BRIDGE TO THE VERSE/INTERLUDE

G|--------------------------------|
D|--9--------------12-----9-------|
A|----10/12/14--------------10----|
E|--------------------------------| x1

VERSE/INTERLUDE

riff 1
G|--12h14-12-12------------------------|
D|-----------------12--------12\--5----|
A|------------------------14-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|

riff 1
G|--12h14-12-12------------------------|
D|-----------------12--------12/--17---|
A|------------------------14-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|

play riff 1 and 2 six times THE LAST TIME HE SAYS "the universe is shaped.."

G|--12-14-12-----------------------------|
D|----------------14-12\9-9--------------|
A|----------------------------10\--5/----|
E|---------------------------------------| x1

PRE-CHORUS

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--10--10--12--12--14\--10\--5/----|
E|----------------------------------| x2

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10------------------|
A|--14\10/12/--14\--10------------10\--5/----|
E|-----------------------------8-------------| x1

CHORUS

riff 1
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------12----------------------------|
A|--14\10/12/14------10---------10-10\--5/----|
E|------------------------8---8---------------|

riff 2
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------12---12---14-14-12---------------|
A|--14\10/12/14----------------------12-12-14----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

cycle through riffs until chorus ends BRIDGE TO THE VERSE/INTERLUDE

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------12----------------|
A|--14\10/12/14-----------14---10----|
E|-----------------------------------| x1

VERSE/INTERLUDE

riff 1
G|--12-14-12-12------------------------|
D|-----------------12--------12\--5----|
A|------------------------14-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|

riff 2
G|--12-14-12-12------------------------|
D|-----------------12--------12/--17---|
A|------------------------14-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|

cycle through riffs twice WHEN HE STARTS TO SAY "the universe is shaped.."

G|-------------14-14--------------------------------|
D|--12-12---12---------14-14---12--14p12------------|
A|---------------------------------------14p12-10---|
E|--------------------------------------------------| x3

OUTRO

G|-------------------|
D|--12-12------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| x1

G|-17-------------12-|-----------------|-----------|
D|----17-19\--12-----|-12--------------|-----------|
A|-------------------|-----10/--14--12-|-10--------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------| x1

It's interesting that the bass plays a C (17th fret) while the guitar plays a B during the opening riff. I guess that's just a small piece of what makes this song so special. ===================================================================