The Smiths – Frankly Mr Shankly (Bass Tab)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLY MR. SHANKLY - THE SMITHS - THE QUEEN IS DEAD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : TimMobbs e-mail: [email protected] Thanks to Sonofdrcross who has a youtube video playing this bass part. The link to this video is: numbers above tab indicate timing (1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and) Any writing refers to the bar below it. Intro - Verse (0.00 - 0.38) Intro Phrase A

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &        1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
G|--------------------------|  |--------------------------|
D|--2-----------------------|  |-----------------------2--|
A|--------------------------|  |--0-----------0--2--4-----|
E|--------0-----2-----4-----|  |--------0-----------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------4--|-----------------------4--|
A|--4--------4--2-----6-----|--4--------4--2-----6-----|
E|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--2-----------------------|-----------------------2--|
A|--------2-----------------|--0-----------0--2--4-----|
E|--------------0--0--2--4--|--------0-----------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------4--|-----------------------4--|
A|--4--------4--2-----6-----|--4--------4--2-----6-----|
E|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|

End of Phrase A first time bar

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &        1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
G|--------------------------|  |--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|  |--------------------------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----2-----|  |--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|  |--0-----0-----0--0--2--4--|

Instrumental (0.38-0.57) Phrase B

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G|-----------------4-----6--|--------------------------|
D|-----7--------------------|-----7--------------------|
A|--7--------2--2-----4-----|--7--------2-----2--4-----|
E|--------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G|-----------------4-----6--|--------------------------|
D|-----7--------------------|--5--5--5-----5-----2-----|
A|--7--------2--2-----4-----|-----------------2--------|
E|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G|-----------------4-----6--|--------------------------|
D|-----7--------------------|-----7--------------------|
A|--7--------2--2-----4-----|--7--------2-----2--4-----|
E|--------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G|-----------------4-----6--|-----------------4--2-----|
D|-----7--------------------|--5--5--5-----5-----------|
A|--7--------2--2-----4-----|--------------------------|
E|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|

End of Phrase B

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G|--------------------------|
D|--2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------0-----2-----4-----|

The rest of the song is as follows: Phrase A (Fame, fame, fatal fame) First Time Bar Phrase A (But sometimes I feel more fulfilled) First Time Bar Phrase A (Frankly Mr. Shankly this position i've held) First Time Bar Phrase A (Frankly Mr. Shankly since you ask) First Time Bar Phrase A Final Bar

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------|