The Specials – Man At C And A (Bass Tab)

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Album: More Specials (1980) Bassist: Horace Panter Lots of staccato as ussual, listen to the song and follow the timing notations to get this bassline down. Enjoy! Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------1~------2~------3~------|-4~------5~----------------------|
E|-3~------------------------------|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1.1-|-3-------------------------1-1.1-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1~------2~------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1.1-|-3-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|---------------------------2-2.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------1-1~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1~------2~------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|---------------------------2-2.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------1~------2~------3~------|-4~------5~----------------------|
E|-3~------------------------------|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Verse 1] "The man in black ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------2-3.3-3.3-3.------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------1-1~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1~------2~------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Chorus 1] "I'm the man in grey ..."
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D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------1-2.2-2.2-2.----2-|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|---------------------------2-2.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Instrumental]
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------1~------2~------3~------|-4~------5~----------------------|
E|-3~------------------------------|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------2-3.3-3.3-3.------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------1-1~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1~------2~------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-----------------------------3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|---------------------------2-2.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2-2.--|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Verse 2] "The Mickey Mouse ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------1-1~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------2-3.3-3.3-3.------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1~------2~------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1.1-|-3-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Chorus 12] "But I'm the man in grey ..."
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D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.1.--2-|-3-------------1-2.2-2.2-2.----2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------2.----|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5-------------------|
A|-3-------------1-2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2.----|-----------------1~------2~------|
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[Instrumental]
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------1~------2~------3~------|-4~------5~----------------------|
E|-3~------------------------------|-----------------1~------2~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------2-3.3-3.3-3.------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|-3-------------------------1-1~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-5.5-5.5-5.0-1.1-1.1-1.------|-------------------------------1-|
E|-3-------------------------1-1~--|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.------------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|
E|---------------------------2-----|---------------------------2-2.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-----------------|---5-5.5-5.5-5.5-1~------2~------|
A|-3---------------2.2-2.2-2.----2-|-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2-----|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---3-3.3-3.3-3.3---6-------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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