Swans – The Apostate (Bass Tab)
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[Intro]
the whole song is on standard tunig but you drop de E string down to B
The first part (play with pick)(1:30-4:10) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--12N----------14N-----------15n-------------------------------------------| A|--------14N-----------14N--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Second part (the guitar enters)(play without pick and calmly)(4:11-5:56) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0---12-------------------------------------------------------------------| third part (the loudness starts)(play with pick)(5:57-8:29) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--2N------7N-------14N-------7N--------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| then you play (8:30-9:20) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8N-----5N----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| fourth part (play extremly aggresively)(play with pick)(9:21-12:45) play this a lot of times G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1--1---1////////13-------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| then play this a lot of times sometimes this for the final one G|--------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------------| D|--------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------------| A|--1--1--1------------------ -----1--1----0--- ------1--1---2-------------| B|--------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------------|
[the second act] the whole song just enters (use pick)(13:20-21:01)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---12-12-12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------14--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------12----------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--14--14--------14-----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----14--14--14--14---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------14--14------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| After repeating those riffs many times start adding the B string more G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--14-14-14-14--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------12-12-------------------------------------------------------| play louder G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--14--14--14--14-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--12--12--12--12---0-------------------------------------------------------|
wath live versions to understand it better
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