Talking Heads – Making Flippy Floppy (Bass Live Tab)

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Band: Talking Heads Album: Speaking in Tongues (1983) Track: Making Flippy Floppy (Live, 1984 tour. Concert film 'Stop Making Sense') Bassist: Tina Weymouth [Verse 1]

"... nothing can come between us"  
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     p p         p

[Chorus]

"Snap into position!"
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D|-------------0-2-3-5--------------3-3h5------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--1-0-1-------------3--1-0-1---3-----------------------------------------|

[Verse 2, return to main riff]

"Doctor, doctor..."
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E|--3---3-3----3-------------------------------------------------------------|
     p p         p

[Chorus]

"We are born without eyesight!"
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A|----------------------------------------0h2--------------------------------|
E|-3--1-0-1-----0-1-3------3--1-0-1---1-3------------------------------------|

[Solos, riffs with some variation]

"... open up!"
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E|--3---3-3----3-------------------------------------------------------------|
     p p         p

[Chorus]

"Oh, I can't believe it..!"
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[Return to main riff] [Riff variations]

[Riff A] - Occurs in Verse 2 and when the Electric Guitar solo begins
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[Riff B]
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-3----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
      p p         p  p  

[Riff C] - Occurs during Electric Guitar solo
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D|---5-5---------5-5/12\3---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-3-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
     p p         p