The Sisters of Mercy – Body Electric (Bass Tab)

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BASS TAB by Fabrice @ MaxiBASSE38 IsHere Ultimate Guitar shot demo → https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/shot/MaxiBASSE38/839546162 I did this TAB for what I will call the 2nd version on this song, Released on the EP «Body And Soul» in 1984. NOTES : ======= - The first version was released in 1982 on the LP «Some Girls Wander By Mistake». This TAB won't fit for it, not the same notes. - You can play it on a 4 strings bass also, From B to E, remove 5 frets.
[Intro] 0:19 → 0:43
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10----------------------------------| x4
B|-10---9-10---9-10-9---12---10-12---10-12----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|

[Verse] 0:43 → 1:02 «Through the cables and the underground now...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-| x2

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-9--|

[Chorus] 1:02 → 1:27 «This place is death with walls...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10----------------------------------| x4
B|-10---9-10---9-10-9---12---10-12---10-12----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|

[Verse] 1:27 → 1:45 «Too much contact, no more feeling...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-| x2

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-9--|

[Chorus] 1:45 → 2:10 «And the body electric flashes on the bathroom wall...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10----------------------------------| x4
B|-10---9-10---9-10-9---12---10-12---10-12----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|

[Bridge] 2:10 → 2:28
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-| x2

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-12-9-9-12-9--|

[Chorus] 2:28 → 2:53
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10----------------------------------| x3
B|-10---9-10---9-10-9---12---10-12---10-12----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10----------------------------------|
B|-10---9-10---9-10-9---12---10-12---10-12----9~-------------------------------|

[Outro] 2:53 → 3:24 «Through the cables and the underground now...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-6-6-5---------9-9-8-8-7---------11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-5-0-----| x5
E|-5-5-----------5---7-7-----------7---9-9-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        3:24 → 3:30 «This place is death with walls, walls, walls, walls...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-6-6-5---------9-9-8-8-7-7-------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-----------5---7-7-------------9---7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9-7-9-------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        3:30 → 4:06 «This place is death with walls...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-6-6-5---------9-9-8-8-7---------11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-5-0-----| x6
E|-5-5-----------5---7-7-----------7---9-9-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        4:06 → 4:13 «And the body electric flashes on the bathroom wall...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-6-6-5---------9-9-8-8-7-7-------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-----------5---7-7-------------9---7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9-7-9-------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        4:13 → 4:36 «See the body flashing on the bathroom wall...»
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-6-6-5---------9-9-8-8-7---------11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-5-0-----| x2
E|-5-5-----------5---7-7-----------7---9-9-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5------7-------9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
************************************ | ~ Let ring ************************************
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