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
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