XTC – Respectable Street (Bass Tab)
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XTC - "Respectable Street," Track 1 from "Blck Sea," 1980
Bass Tab
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[Piano Intro, No Bass:]
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0:00 - 0:38:
It's in the order of their hedgerows,
it's in the way their curtains open and close,
it's in the look they give you down their nose;
all part of decency's jigsaw, I suppose.
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[Bass Intro:]
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0:38 (it doesn't last more than a second.)
G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---11-*-10-*---| E|-9-*--8-*------|
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[Chorus 1:]
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0:39 - 1:01 (3x:)
G|-------8--*----------------------6/8-*-6-*--------------| D|-----9-*-------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*-| A|---7-*---------7-h9-*--------7-*---------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*---------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*--------| G|-------8--*----------------------6/8-*-6-*--------------| D|-----9-*-------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*-| A|---7-*---------7-h9-*--------7-*---------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*---------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*--------| G|-------8--*----------------------6/8-*-6-*--------------| D|-----9-*-------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*-| A|---7-*---------7-h9-*--------7-*---------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*---------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*--------|
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
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[Verse 1:]
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1:02 - 1:13 (6x:)
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Now they talk about abortions
in cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters
1:13 - 1:20 (x2:)
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-*-------9-9-9-9-*-----------|-11-11-11-11-*-------9-9-9-9-*---------| A|-------------9-9-9-9-*-------9-9-9-9-*---|-------------9-9-9-9-*-------9-9-9-9-*-| E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
as they speak of contraception
And immaculate receptions on their
1:20 - 1:24:
G|---------------------9-9-9-9-11-9-*-------| D|-11-11-11-11-*--------------------12-11-*-| A|-------------9-9-9-9-*--------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
portable
Sony entertainment centres.
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[Chorus 2:]
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1:24 - 1:39 (x2:)
G|-------8--*---------------------6/8-*-6--*-------------| D|-----9-*------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*-| A|---7-*--------7-9-*---------7-*---------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*--------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*--------| G|-------8--*---------------------6/8-*-6--*-------------| D|-----9-*------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*-| A|---7-*--------7-9-*---------7-*---------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*--------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*--------|
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
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[Verse 2:]
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1:39 - 1:51 (6x:)
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-*-| E|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Now she speaks about diseases
and which sex position pleases best her old man.
1:51 - 2:01 (2x:)
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-*-------9-9-9-9-*-----------|-11-11-11-11-*-------9-9-9-9-*---------| A|-------------9-9-9-9-*-------9-9-9-9-*---|-------------9-9-9-9-*-------9-9-9-9-*-| E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Avon lady fills the creases
when she manages to squeeze in past the
2:01 - 2:02
G|---------------------9-9-9-9-11-9-*-------| D|-11-11-11-11-*--------------------12-11-*-| A|-------------9-9-9-9-*--------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
caravans
that never move from their front gardens.
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[Chorus 3:]
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2:03 - 2:17 (2x:)
G|-------8--*---------------------6/8-*--6-*------------| D|-----9-*------------6--*------9-*--------9-*-----6--*-| A|---7-*---------7-9-*--------7-*--------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*---------7-*----------7-*--------------7-*--------| G|-------8--*---------------------6/8-*--6-*------------| D|-----9-*------------6--*------9-*--------9-*-----6--*-| A|---7-*---------7-9-*--------7-*--------------7-9-*----| E|-7-*---------7-*----------7-*--------------7-*--------|
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
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[Interlude:]
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2:17 - 2:29 (3x:)
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| A|---7-*-9-*-11\9-*-9\---|---7-*-9-*-11\9-*-9\---|---7-*-9-*-11\9-*-9\-| E|-5-*-7-*-9-*----7-*----|-5-*-7-*-9-*----7-*----|-5-*-7-*-9-*----7-*--|
It's in the order of their hedgerows,
it's in the way their curtains open and close,
it's in the look they give you down their nose;
2:29 - 2:33
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all part of decency's jigsaw, I suppooo -
2:33 - 2:47 (2x:)
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- oose.
G|--------9-*----------------------7/9-*-7--*--------------| D|-----10-*-----------7-*-------10-*--------10-*-------7-*-| A|---8-*---------8-10-*-------8-*-----------------8-10-*---| E|-8-*---------8-*---------8-*------------------8-*--------|
2:47 - 2:49
(Seems like nothing's played at this point or if there is anything, it's quiet.)
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[Verse 3:]
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2:48 - 2:59 (6x:)
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Sunday church and they look fetching
Saturday night saw him retching over our fence
2:59 - 3:07 (2x:)
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bang the wall for me to turn down
I can see them with their stern frown
as they
3:07 - 3:11
G|-------------12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-*-------| D|-12-12-12-12-*-----------------------------13-12-*-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
dispense the kind of look that says
they're perfect!
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[Chorus 4 / Outro:]
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3:11 - 3:24 (2x:)
G|--------9-*----------------------7/9-*-7--*----------------| D|-----10-*----------7-*--------10-*---------10-*--------7-*-| A|---8-*--------8-10-*--------8-*-------------------8-10-*---| E|-8-*---------8-*----------8-*-------------------8-*--------| G|--------9-*----------------------7/9-*-7--*----------------| D|-----10-*----------7-*--------10-*---------10-*--------7-*-| A|---8-*--------8-10-*--------8-*-------------------8-10-*---| E|-8-*---------8-*----------8-*-------------------8-*--------|
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
3:25 - 3:33 (2x:)
G|--------7/9-*-7-*----------------|--------7/9-*-7-*----------------| D|-----10-*--------10-*--------7-*-|-----10-*--------10-*--------7-*-| A|---8-*------------------8-10-*---|---8-*------------------8-10-*---| E|-8-*------------------8-*--------|-8-*------------------8-*--------|
he realise this is respectable street,
he realise this is respectable street,
3:33 - End
G|--------7/9-*-7-*-------------------| D|-----10----------10-*------8-10-*---| A|---8--------------------10-*--------| E|-8--------------------8-*-----------|
he realise this is respectable street!
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[Legend:]
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* = Mute String
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
h = Hammer-On
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[Notes:]
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Disclaimer: I cannot accept full credit for this tab, I was using Ohaii Andy's cover for some reference;
it's linked here although I don't think he got it 100% correct in that attempt.
Also, this tab is, at best, an interpretation; I'm not certain I got it 100% correct myself! There may be
some hammer-ons in place of slides or I may have missed hammer-ons altogether. However, I did go through
the notes multiple times.
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[End.]
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Have a good day. - Gargoyle2500