Motörhead – The Game (Bass Tab)
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THE GAME (Bassline)
As recorded by Motorhead
(From the 2001 Album WWF: THE MUSIC VOLUME 5)
Transcribed by Saitou Hajime
Words and Music by Motorhead
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=85
4/4
Gtr I
W H. +S S e W W
|----------|-----------------|----------|------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-0-------(0)---0-|-0--------|-0----|
S S S E. S S S Q. S S S S E. S S S Q. S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|
S S S E. S S S Q. S S S S E. S S S Q. S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|
Chorus
$
E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E H
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------||
||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------o||
||o---------------3-2-|---------------3-2-|---------------3-2-|--------------o||
||--0-0-3-2-0-0-0-----|-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-----|-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-----|-0-0-3-2-------||
Verse 1 & 2
To Coda
H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
||-------------|------------|------------|--------------||
||o------------|------------|------------|-------------o||
||o------------|------------|------------|-------------o||
||--0----3--5--|-0----5--3--|-0----3--5--|-0----5--3----||
Bridge
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Bridge (2nd Phase)
S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|
S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5--|
Pre-Chorus
S S S E. S S S Q. S S S S E. S S S S E Q
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0----0-0-0---0s8\--|
D.S. al Coda
S S S E. S S S E. Q S S S E. S S S E. Q
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0--|-0-0-0----0-0-0----/12\----|
Outro
&
S S S E. S S S Q. S S S S E. S S S Q. S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|
S S S E. S S S Q. S S S S E. S S S Q. S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|
S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q E
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||--0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|
S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q E 4x
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5--||
S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|
S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q E
|--------------------|---------------------*|
|--------------------|---------------------*|
|--------------------|---------------------*|
|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5-|-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6--5--*|Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths