Tokyo Police Club – Cheer It On (Bass Tab)

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SONG: Cheer It On ARTIST: Tokyo Police Club ALBUM: A Lesson in Crime (EP) [email protected] Fun, fast, energetic! The best kind! I saw these guys live, they were great. Also, I was them, so I know that this is the fingering he uses. Listen to the recording to get the down. Enjoy! X = Ghost Note (mute the string and pluck it) / = Slide Up No bass until the first chorus.
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------------|
A|---5---------------------------------0-|
E|-----------------------------------3---|
       When you’re standing there...
Do that three times. Then, during the guitar interlude...
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Play that twice, and the second time you can either cut the last note really short or it ring for the keyboard interlude.
G|-----------------|
D|-7x7x7x7x8-8-8-8-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
X3
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7x7x7x7x8-8-8-8-|
E|-----------------|
X2 Repeat those two phrases until the chorus comes in again. Then after the chorus, during guitar interlude, play...
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
X2
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
As a nice clincher, you can either cut the last note short, let it ring while the guitar down, or slide down with the guitar. It’s a matter of preference--it sounds great way!