Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better (Bass Tab)
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Intro bass riff.
Repeats several times before changing slightly.
All notes are played staccato apart from the first note of D in the first 3 bars, and
the last not of D in the first 2 bars.
G-------5--7------7-|-----5--7-------7--|------5--7----|----------------7--| D-------------------|-------------------|--------------|--7---5------------| A--5----------------|-5-----------------|-5------------|---------8--7------| E-------------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|
Wobble wobble time on the bass.
Verse modulation.
This is going to use fairly quick alternate picking in parts before moving into a kind
of galloping rhythm at the end. It's easy to pick out on the record though.
G-------55--77------7-|-----55--77--------7-|------55--77----|----------------| D---------------------|---------------------|----------------|--7-77--5-55----| A--5------------------|-5-------------------|-5--------------|----------------| E---------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------| G----------------------| D----------------------| A--8-88---7--77--------| E----------------------|
Chorus bass line.
G-----5---5------7-|-----5---------7-|----5---5-------|--------------------| D-----------7------|---------7-5-----|----------7-----|---------55--77-----| A-5----------------|-5---------------|-5--------------|-556677-------------| E------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
Repeat all sections accordingly.
At the end of the second Chorus the last bar changes from what is written above to the below bar… G----------------------| D--7---5-----55---77---| A----------------------| E----------------------|
Worked this out by ear. Should be pretty much on the money. Let me know your thoughts.