Saint Motel – Dear Dictator (Bass Tab)
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The is pretty much all triplets with the occasional ending of a measure with two quarter notes
Pre Chorus [0:49]
*all 8th triplets*
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7---7---7---9---7---7---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7----9----|
*triplets* *7 & 9 are quarter notes*
Chorus [0:56]
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7----9----| x3
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
*Don't let it ring*
Verse [1:10]Listen to the song for the rhythm, it follows a triplet grid.
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------6---|---------------------------------| A|------------------------6---8--------|----------------------------6----| E|-4--------4--------4-----------------|-4--------4--------4-------------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-7--------7--------7--------7--------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-7--------7--------6----7---6----4---| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------6---|---------------------------------| A|------------------------6---8--------|----------------------------6----| E|-4--------4--------4-----------------|-4--------4--------4-------------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|-7--------7--------7--------7--------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-7--------7--------6-----|
Chorus [1:24]
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7----9----| x2
Verse [1:31]
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------6---|---------------------------------| A|------------------------6---8--------|----------------------------6----| E|-4--------4--------4-----------------|-4--------4--------4-------------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-7--------7--------7--------7--------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-7--------7--------6----7---6----4---| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------6---|---------------------------------| A|------------------------6---8--------|----------------------------6----| E|-4--------4--------4-----------------|-4--------4--------4-------------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|-7--------7--------7--------7--------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-7--------7--------6-----|
Chorus [1:45]
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7----9----| x4
Bridge [1:59]
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7----7----7----| E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------9---------| A|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------9----| E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7----7----7----| E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
Break [2:17]
G|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
A|-11-----|--------|-9------|-8-----7-----|
E|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
Let riiiiiiing
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--| |
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ||
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | A|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -| x3
Bridge [2:38]
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| -| D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7----7----7----| | E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |
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G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------9---------| | A|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------9----| | E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7-------------| -| x2
Pre Chorus [2:52]
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7---7---7---9---7---7---|x3 G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7----9----|
Chorus [3:06]
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7----9----|x3 G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11---10---| E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Post Chorus [3:21]
G|---------------------|--------|
D|---------------------|--------|
A|-----------4---------|--------|
E|-7----2---------1----|-0------|
Let ring...
Outro [3:49]
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|-7------|-9------|
E|--------|--------| x3
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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