The Maccabees – Tissue Shoulders (Bass Tab)

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The layout of this tab is a bit slap-dash but the parts fit the song so you should be able to tell when to play what! I thought it was better for there to be a tab than not. [Intro Riff]
G|--18--16-----------------------------|
D|----------18--16---------------------|
A|------------------19--16------16--19-|
E|--------------------------19---------|
[Verse] "But when you cry..." First time round
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
The second time round and beyond it's more lively (this is closer to how he plays it live)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------18--16-----|
D|------------------------------13-13-13--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------18-|
A|-----------14-14-14-16-16-16------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-17-17-17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--18--16-----------------------------|
D|----------18--16---------------------|
A|------------------19--16------16--19-|  x4
E|--------------------------19---------|
Verse x2
Riff
G|--18--16-----------------------------|
D|----------18--16---------------------|
A|------------------19--16------16--19-|  x2
E|--------------------------19---------|
Gap
Riff
G|--18--16-----------------------------|
D|----------18--16---------------------|
A|------------------19--16------16--19-|  x2
E|--------------------------19---------|
Gap
Riff
G|--18--16-----------------------------|
D|----------18--16---------------------|
A|------------------19--16------16--19-|  x4
E|--------------------------19---------|
[Slow Bit]
G|---------------------16-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7-7h9--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------5-----------------------|
[Wild bit]
G|-------9--------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A|--7-7-----7-7------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End with the slow bit on the final run. ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************