The Cult – Bangkok Rain (Bass Tab)
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Tabbed By : WibbleWobble
e-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: standard EADG
From the album "Ceremony" 1991; bassist Charley Drayton
Written by Ian Astbury / Billy Duffy
Bit of an overlooked song this one; I like the way the bass plays a reggae beat on what
sounds like a standard rock song. Anyway, goes like this:
INTRO: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4~----------4~----------------------------------------------------------| A|-6-----4-----6-------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------4~----------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE (black night baby, etc) play this x 3 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4---------------4---------------------------------------------------------| A|---6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6----4--------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------6----------------------------------------------| PRE CHORUS (no time for trouble, a time for joy etc) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------6----------------------------------------------------------| A|---4----6----4----6--------------------------------------------------------| E|-6----4----6---------------------------------------------------------------| CHORUS (falling down, Bangkok rain....) play x 4 G|--------------------------------------8-----------4-6-4--------------------| D|------------------------------------8----8-6-4~-6--------------------------| A|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------| E|-6-6-6-6-6-0-4-6-----------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT AS VERSE x 3 REPEAT PRE CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS then SOLO - repeat x 4 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4---------4---------4-----------------------------------------------------| A|---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---4-----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------6-------------------------------------------| REPEAT PRE CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS x 4 THEN PLAYOUT TO CODA (I'm a free spirit travelling man...) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------4-6------------| A|-----------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4~---------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6----------------| E|-6-6-6-6-4--------------------4~--6-6-6-6-4--------------------------------|
Astbury goes off on one at the end but you can just freestyle it. Have fun!