The Bangles – Mixed Messages (Bass Tab)

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Playing Notes: With very minimal Bass Chorus efx; Tone at 25 Rate at 25 or less, Depth at 25 Tone down to ZERO on bass guitar. Play the bass line in continuous manner with almost no transition except during breaks, mutes and stacatto notes. Standard tune; 4/4; Key: C;
[Chorus]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-|

       You're sending me    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work
                                                                               through
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8--8-----10---10-/-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|-------10------------|---------------------|

       Where the heart      which message is    coming truly from    you?
                 lies 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|--8--8-8---10--10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------------------|--8-x-8~----------0--|--8-x-8~----------0--|

[Verse 1]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|--8-x-8~----------8--|--10-x-10~--10-10-10-|
E|--8-x-8~----------8--|--6-x-6~----------6--|---------------------|---------------------|

     When I get            too close to you      I feel the fear       can almost hear it.
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---5-5-5-0-5-0-5-0---|
E|--8-x-8~----------8--|--6-x-6~----------6--|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------|

     Then you call me      late at night,        Can I be with you?
                                      saying    
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---5-0-5-0-5-5-5-0---|
E|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------|
     I wanna be with you?

[Chorus]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-|

       You're sending me    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work
                                                                               through
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8--8-----10---10-/-|---------------------|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|-------10------------|--5-5~-------5-5-7---|

       Where the heart      which message is    coming truly from    you?
                 lies 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-x-5~-----0-5-0---|--8------8-10----10--|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|--8-x-8~----------0--|--8-x-8~----------0--|

[Verse 2]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------0---|
E|--8-x-8~----------8--|--6-x-6~----------6--|--1-x-1~----------1--|--3-x-3~-----3-3-----|

     You keep your        thoughts to yourself  To keep me guessing    we're understanding
                                                            while
G|------------------5--|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------3/5----|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--3------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-0-5-0---|
E|---------------------|--6-x-6~----------6--|---5-0-5---5-0-5-----|---------------------|

     Then you're gone for days on end and       Here we go again
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|
E|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------|
     Here we go  a  -     gain

[Chorus]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-|

       You're sending me    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work
                                                                               through
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8----8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|

      Where the heart      which message is     coming truly from    
                lies

[Solo]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8---10---|-/12~------8-8-10-10-|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|---------------------|

          you?
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--10-10-8------------|--------10-----------|---------------------|
A|----------10-8-------|--8---10--10----10---|--8~--------10~------|
E|---------------8h10--|------------------10-|---------------------|

[Bridge]
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|

          I can't keep     bouncing around        cut me loose then       pull me in for a kiss
                              like this,  You
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--8------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------|--8----8-------------|----------10~--------|
E|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|---------------------|---------------------|
      If you know what     want, I wish you         tell me               clear   ly.
                   you

[Verse 3]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|--8-x-8-8~-----------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|--8-x-8-8~-----------|--6-x-6-6~-----------|---------------------|---------------------|

        Wonder why it      bothers me    I      wonder why, I         even wonder why?
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------10-|--8--8-8-------8-----|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------8/10----|---------------------|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-0-5-0---|
E|--8-x-8--------------|---------------------|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------|

         If I had   a  -   nother lover, Well   Would it get to you?
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|----------10/12-10---|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|------8/10------- 10-|
E|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10---------------|
        Would I get         through?

[Chorus]
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-|

       This puzzlie of    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work
                                                                               through
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8--8-----10~-------|-----------10--10----|
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|--8--8-10--------10--|

       Where the heart      which message is    coming truly from    you? (You're sending
                 lies 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--10-10-8------------|
A|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------8-8-10-10-|----------10-8-------|
E|-------10---------10-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------8h10--|

   me) Mixed messages    Mixed messages that   I can barely work              Where the
                                                           through
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------10-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|--8---10--10----10---|--8~---------10~-----|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------|
E|------------------10-|---------------------|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|

    heart lies  which      coming truly from     you?
            message is
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--8~---------10~-----|---8~----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
    Aah        aah         aah...
************************* | x - muted note | ~ - vibrato | / - slide up | . - stacatto *************************