Tears For Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love (Bass Tab)

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Song: Sowing the Seeds of Love Artist: Tears for Fears Album: The Seeds of Love (1989) Bassist: Curt Smith Eb tuning (1/2 step down) INTRO (Starting w/ drums in):
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VERSE 1:
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Db |---------6---\-----------4---/---|-------------------------8-------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|
Eb |-4---4-----------2---2-----------|-------------7-------------------|
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CHORUS 1:
    4/4
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     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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VERSE 2:
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Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|
Eb |-4---4-------------------2---/---|-------------7-----------6-------|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------9-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-7---7-------7---6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7-------6---6---6-------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-------------7-------------6-----|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------6---\---4---4-----------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|
Eb |-4---4-------------------2---/---|-------------7-----------6-------|
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Ab |-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|-7---7-------7-------6---6---6---|
Eb |-------------7-----------6-------|---------------------------------|
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Ab |-7---7-------------------6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Eb |-------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS 2:
    4/4
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Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|--------6/8----------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6-----------4---4---4---4-\-|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---4---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|--------6/8----------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6-----------4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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INTERLUDE 1, Part 1:
    4/4              .           .
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Ab |-------------4-------------4-----|---------------2---2---2---------|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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PRE-BRIDGE:
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Eb |-2---r---------2-0---r---------0-|-2---r---------2-0---r---------0-|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Eb |-2---r---------2-0---r---------0-|-2---r---------2-0---r-----------|
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BRIDGE 1, Part 1:
                (Rest x3)
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Eb |-r-------------------------------||-r-------------------------------|
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(Part 2):
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Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-2---r-----------2---r-----------|-0---r-----------0---r-----------|
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Eb |-2---r-----------2---r-----------|-0---r-----------0---r-----------|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Ab |---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2---------|
Eb |-2---r-----------2---r-----------|-0---r---------------------------|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-2---r-----------2---r-----------|-0---r-----------0---r-----------|
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(Part 3):
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------4---r-----------4---r---|---------2---r---2---2---2-------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2---------|
Eb |-2---r-----------2---r-----------|-0---r---------------------------|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-2---r-----------2---r-----------|-0---r---------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |-2---r---2---r-------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------6---r---6---r---|-6---r---6---r---6---r---6---r---|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-INTERLUDE:
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Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---4---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

     .   .   .       .   .   .         .      a        .   .   .         .   .   .       .
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Db |---------------------------------|-------------8-------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|--------6/8----------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6-----------4---4---4---4-\-|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4-------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

INTERLUDE 2:
                                  ( x4 )
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Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------8-------|
Ab |-----------------8-r-6-r-4-------|-6-------r-----------6-------6---|
Eb |-6-------r-----6-------------6---|-------------------6-------------|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-13--r---13--r---13--------------|(13)-----------------------------|
Ab |-6---r---6---r---6---r---6---/---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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VERSE 3:
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Eb |-4---4-------------------2---/---|-------------7-----------6-------|
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Db |---------9-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-7---7-------7---6---6---6-------|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---|
Eb |-----------------------------6---|---------------------------------|
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Db |---------6---\---4---4-----------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|
Eb |-4---4-------------------2---/---|-------------7-----------6-------|
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Ab |-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|-7---7-------7---6---6---6-------|
Eb |-------------7-----------6-------|-----------------------------6---|
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VERSE 4:
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Db |---------6---\---4---4-------/---|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|
Eb |-4---4---------------------------|-------------7-----------6-------|
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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------9-----------------------|
Ab |-7---7---7-------6---6-------6---|-7---7-------7---6---6---6-------|
Eb |-------------7-----------6-------|-----------------------------6---|
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Db |---------9-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-7---7-------7---6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Ab |-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---|-7---7-------------------6---6---|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Ab |-7---7-------------------6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-\-|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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CHORUS 4:
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Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4-------r---4---3---3---r---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2-------r---2-/-5-------4-------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2-------r---2-/-5---5---4---4---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Db |---------------------------------|-------------8-------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|--------6/8----------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6-----------4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                     .                6/4              .
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Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-4---r---4---r---5---5---4---r---|-4---r---4---r---5---5---4---r---4---r---4---r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

CHORUS 5:
    4/4
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Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4-------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---4---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                     .                6/4              .
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Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-4---r---4---r---5---5---4---r---|-4---r---4---r---5---5---4---r---4---r---4---r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out):
    4/4                                vf              .   .   .         .   .   .       .       .
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------11--\-----------10--\---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---/-----------3---/-----------|---------13--\-------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---/-----------4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---4---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2-/-5---5---4---4---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
LEGEND: r = rest / = slide up \ = slide down . = staccato (appears above bar) a = acciaccatura (appears above bar) vf = volume fade (appears above bar) vo = volume out (appears above bar)