The B-52's – Love Shack (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by The B-52's
(From the 1989 Album COSMIC THING)
Words and Music by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sara Lee - Bass'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 H E E E E
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|------------|----------1---|
|------------|--------3---3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3-|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3-||
|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-----|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-----||
1st Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3-|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3--o||
||---------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-----|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-------||
Chorus
$
Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--------------|-1-1-1--1-1-1-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-3--3--3--3-3-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-3-1-3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---1---1-2-|
|---------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-3-1-3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---1---1-2-|
|---------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|
To Coda
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---1---1-2---||
|--------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-------||
2nd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
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|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---3-1-(1)-3-|
|--------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3-----------|
H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------1---3-|--------1---3-|--------------|-----1---1---1-2-|
|--------------|--------------|--------1---3-|---3---3---3-----|
Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q
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||o---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o||
||o-3--3----------|-----------1---1-3-|-3-1-3----------|-----------1---1---o||
||--------1-1---3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1---3-|---3-(3)-3---3------||
Chorus
Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--------------|-1-1-1--1-1-1-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-3--3--3--3-3-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---1---1-2--o||
||---------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-------||
3rd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
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||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---3-1-(1)-3--o||
||---------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3-------------||
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E W H E E E E
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|----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------|
|-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-3-|----------|--------------|
|--------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|----------|--------3-3-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
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||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---3-1-(1)-3--o||
||---------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3-------------||
Guitar Solo
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
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||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|-3-1-3----------|-----1---3-1-(1)-3--o||
||---------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3-------------||
4th Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3-|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3-|
|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-----|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-----|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3-|-3--3-----------|---------1---1-3---||
|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-----|--------1-1---3-|---3---3---3-------||
Interlude
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-1-3-----------|-----1---1---1-3-|-3-1-3-----------|---------1---1-3-|
|---------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|---------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-1-3-----------|-----0---1-1-2-2-|-3-1-3-----------|-----1---1---1-3-||
|---------1-1-2-3-|---3-------------|---------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----||
Bridge
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-1-3-----------|-----1---1---1-3-|-3---3-----------|-----1---1---1-3-|
|---------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|---------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-3-1-3-----------|-----1---1---1-3-|-3---3-----------|-----1---1---1-3--o||
||----------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|---------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-------||
Out-Chorus
E E Q H Wx2 Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
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|-------------|------------||----------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------|------------||-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|
|-------------|------------||--------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3-1-3----------|-----1---1---1-2-|-3--3-----------|-----------1---1-2-|
|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|--------1-1-2-3-|---3-(3)-3---3-----|
ritardando Q=95 Q=82 Q=134
TP
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E W E E Q H
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|----------------|-----------------|----------:--------------*|
|-3-1-3----------|-----1---1---1-2-|-3--------:---3\---------*|
|--------1-1-2-3-|---3---3---3-----|----------:--------------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths