Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere (Bass Tab)

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1985 single release by American band Talking Heads taken from their Sixth studio album Little Creatures. Peaked at number 6 UK Charts. Bass performance Tina Weymouth. Tab by bass50611. This is how I would play it on stage with a band but I think it’s about right to the original. Intro/Verse: (Vocals Only No Bass)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2/7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x2)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7--7-7-7-|

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Interlude:                               (Play This Bit x2)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x2)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7--7-7-7-|

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Interlude:                               (Play This Bit x2)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x3)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (Play All Of Bridge x 8)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x2)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:
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D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

                                                           END)
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|