Nothing But Thieves – Broken Machine (Bass Tab)

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Tabbed by: Asa Wentworth Email: [email protected] Tabbed it through this live playthrough, you can cleary see where he's playing
[Intro]
(0:06)
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
(0:11)
"I'm just a broken machine..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11--------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11\-------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11--------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11-----------11-----------13---------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----11h12-12-----12h14-14-----12h14-14\----------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Break]
(0:34)
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--5-5--4h5-5--4--2-2--0h7-7--8--------------|

[Verse]
(0:45)
"I'm just a broken machine..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11--------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11\-------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11--------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11-----------11-----------13---------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----11h12-12-----12h14-14-----12h14-14\----------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
(1:07)
"Take a little spark..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--5-5--4h5-5--4--2-2--0h7-7--8--------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D#|--9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--5-5--4h5-5--4--2-2--0h7-7--8----------------|

[Verse]
(1:45)
"...anything..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------11--------------------------------------------------|
G#|------7h9-11-12--12-12-------------9-------------7h9-11-12-----------------|
D#|--7h9--------------------------------9-9\----7h9---------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11---------11--------11\-------------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----12-9-9-----9-------------7h9-11--------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------9-9-----7h9---------------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------11-----------11-----------13---------------------------------------|
G#|--12-12-----11h12-12-----12h14-14-----12h14-14\----------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
(2:03)
"Take a little spark..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--5-5--4h5-5--4--2-2--0h7-7--8--------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D#|--9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--5-5--4h5-5--4--2-2--0h7-7--8----------------|

[Bridge]
(2:37)
"My head goes forward..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D#|--9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--7--5-5--4h5-5--4--2-2--0h7-7--8----------------|

[Outro]
(2:59)
"Hey, I'm a broken machine..."
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-5-5--5-5-5--5-2-2--2-7-7--7------------------|
(this plays until the song fades out)
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