The Bangles – Bell Jar (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
Guitar
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Note: Bass 2 has constant Overdrive efx. It follows the lead guitar lines.
It is only played during [Intro], [Mid 8] & [Outro]
This is an integrated bass tabs with lyrics; play/sing tabs/lyrics bound within a measure.
[Pre-Intro]
Bass 1 (fades in with helicopter sound efx)
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A|-------5-5-5-5-------|-------5-5-5-5-------|-------5-5-5-5-------|-------5-5-5-5-------|
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[Intro]
Bass 1
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Bass 2 (With Overdrive efx) |
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Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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[Verse 1]
Bass 1 only
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She walks in the room,
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And checks out the faces,
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We think she's all the seven wonders of the
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world.
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But there's a sadness, Hidden in the
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bizarre,
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Moonlight and madness, Living in a
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bell jar.
[Verse 2]
Bass 1 only
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She dresses in black,
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'cause sorrow is a magnet,
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Every - thing comes to her like it was
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meant to be.
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But she's frus - trated, Leaving things as they
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are,
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What she cre - ated Living in a
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bell jar.
[Mid 8]
Bass 1
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Bass 2 (With Overdrive efx) |
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A|-------0-0-------0---|-------2-2-------2---|------3-3-------3----|-------/5-5-5~-------|
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Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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[Bridge]
Bass 1 only (tempo cut)
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She feels so home, She's a-lone, But she's oh so
at never lonely,
Bass 1 2/4
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What is crime, in your mind? Set it
Bass 1 (resume tempo)
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free....
[Verse 2]
Bass 1 only
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At - tached to a mirror,
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in her glass sided prison,
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She writes the note that will excuse her from this world
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(this world).
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It's compli - cated, Living in a
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bell jar,
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And she suffo - cated, Living in a
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bell jar.
[Outro]
Bass 1
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Bass 2 (With Overdrive efx) |
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Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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bell jar...
Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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Bass 1
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Bass 2 |
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[End]
Bass 1 and 2 out
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bell jar.************************
| / - slide up
| | - slide down
| ~ - vibrato
| R - whole rest
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