The Specials – Man At C And A (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
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] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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.----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 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~------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Instrumental] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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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