The Microphones – Microphones In 2020 (Bass Tab)
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longest song i've ever tabbed, tried my hardest to make this as easy to follow as possible
each song part has a timestamp to show when the bass comes in
right next to the timestamps, [bracketed] lyrics come right before the bass starts
after each part, the bass usually rests for a bit. so just wait for the next timestamp, then keep playing
(9:43) [with my knees trembling] is the true... G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-0-----------0---|-----------------| (10:43) [i wake] up with the sun... G|-----------------| G|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| x14 A|-----------------| x1 A|-5---------------| x4 E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------| E|-----------------| (right before the last rep of that A|-5---| bar at 11:44, another bass comes in and plays this) G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------/14--|\11--------9\7-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------9-----------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (bar length here is consistent with the rest of the song, just spaced out further) (13:09) [i checked the] [email protected]... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x8 A|-----------------|-7---------------|-5---------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| (14:03) [like a blade, a] twenty two year-old... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x4 A|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------|
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(15:55) [caked with sand,] i watched the dunes... G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------/-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-16--------------|-----------------|-14--------------|---------------\-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-7---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|---------------/-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-12--------------|---------------\-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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(18:50) [hang them in my] room... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x4 A|-----------------|-7---------------|-5---------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| (19:44) [it sang to me like] static interference... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x6 A|-----------------|-----------------| x2 E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-2---------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| x1 A|-----------------| x12, fades out E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-|
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(21:16) [but when i was] young...
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------/---|-10--------------|-------------\---|
G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------| x10 A|-7---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
^this note drones until about 22:36
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(22:44) [not that bad, but i] know...
G|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------| x1 A|-5---------------|-----------------| x3
E|-----------------|-0---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|
(23:31) [actual churning] dirt of this place...
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x3
E|-2---------------|-----------------|**********************
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at 23:57, start to drone F# (2nd fret of E string) then,
(24:12) [when i was] twelve or thirteen...
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|
^hold this note until next part (about 6 bars)
(24:36) [and we] took his wet clothes...
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|
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*** DISTORTION OFF *** no more distortion for the rest of the song
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(25:26) [barely internet,] meaning gets attributed... G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2---------------|-----------------| (25:53) [i find again that] i am a newborn... G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-0---------------|-----------------| (26:40) (slower than before, comes in when humming starts) G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-------4-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| (27:24) (even slower now. listen carefully to the chord changes to keep rhythm) G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-------4-------|-2---------------|-5---------------|-2---------------| E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-------4-------|-2---------------|-5---------------| E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------| then, back to regular speed (29:33) [to start recording the] things i wanted to... G|-*-*-**-*-*-*-**-| G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4-4-44-4-4-4-44-| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x4 A|-----------------| x8 A|-----------------|-5--------\/-----| E|-----------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|--------------2-2| ( * = harmonic ) ( the -\/- is a fast little slide down then back up ) G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x13 A|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------| (31:38) [in a thunderstorm,] sufficiently small... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x4 A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| x4 E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (34:00) [notebook filling, i was] touring, living on an... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x4 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2------------22-| G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x2 A|-----------------|-5---------------|--------------55-| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-| x16 A|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-----------------| E|-0---------------|-----------------| (36:08) [indulging in] cultivated ambiguity... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x4 A|-----------------|-----------------|-9-----------\-2-|-4---------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---------------2-|-4---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| (37:16) [of northern norway, i made a] boundary between... G|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------| x8 A|-----------------|-5---------------| E|-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-| E|-0---------------|-----------------| (41:37) [and the sun] relentlessly rises... G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| E|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
/ = slide up
\ = slide down