XTC – The Rhythm (Bass Tab)
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XTC - "The Rhythm" - Track 5 from their 2nd release "Go 2" (1978.)
Time Marks are above each relevant tab section.
Lyrics are in quotation marks beneath each tab section,
"like this."
Notes about the tab will be in round brackets,
(like this, if I have any notes to add.)
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[Instrumental Intro:]
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0:00 0:01 0:03 0:05 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:06 0:08 0:10 0:11 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 1:]
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0:13 0:14 0:15 0:16 0:17 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-*---7-*---5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"He makes a beeline for the place... where he gets his only"
0:18 0:21 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"ace... sometimes he's standing in the"
0:22 0:24 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"rain, buh Kelly's Hat and-"
(Lyric alternative: "Sometimes he's standing in the rain, Gene Kelly's Hat and-")
0:25 0:27 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------4-*-4-*-4-*-4-*-| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"-cane... He has The Rhythm in his"
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[Chorus 1:]
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0:28 0:30 0:31 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... He has The Rhythm in his"
0:32 0:33 0:34 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... He has The Rhythm in his"
0:35 0:37 0:38 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... He has The Rhythm... "
0:38 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-/-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"...... Say"
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[Post-Chorus Instrumental Interlude 1:]
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0:42 0:43 0:45 0:47 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:48 0:50 0:52 0:54 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 2:]
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0:55 0:56 0:57 1:00 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-*---7-*---5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"It's Chaotic at the Bar, B and O, sweaty-"
1:00 1:03 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"-drops... we are all mesmo-"
1:04 1:06 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"rized... to the thing we have in-"
1:07 1:09 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------4-*-4-*-4-*-4-*-| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"-side... He has The Rhythm in his"
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[Chorus 2:]
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1:10 1:12 1:13 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... He has The Rhythm in his"
1:14 1:15 1:17 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... He has The Rhythm in his"
1:17 1:19 1:20 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... He has The Rhythm..."
1:21 1:23 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-/-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"...... Say"
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[Post-Chorus Instrumental Interlude 2:]
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1:24 1:26 1:27 1:29 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1:31 1:32 1:34 1:36 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Bridge:]
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(note that later live versions aren't quite like this,
they don't mute the notes as much, and there are more notes
in those later live versions. But this is for the Album Version.)
1:38 1:41 G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"Inside, outside, west side, east"
1:44 1:46 G|--------------------------------| D|-9-------------7-9-7-9-7-9-7\*--| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
"we kill the beast"
1:48 1:51 G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"your side, my side; worlds collide, yeah, we kill the
1:54 1:56 G|-----------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-*-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
"beast... We got The Rhythm in our"
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[Chorus 2:]
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1:58 1:59 2:00 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... We got The Rhythm in our"
2:01 2:03 2:04 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... We got The Rhythm in our"
2:04 2:06 2:07 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... We have The Rhythm..."
2:08 2:10 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"................................. We have The Rhythm in our"
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[Chorus 3:]
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2:11 2:13 2:14 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... We got The Rhythm in our"
2:15 2:16 2:17 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... We got The Rhythm in our"
2:18 2:19 2:20 G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-*---3---4---5---*----------5-*-5---| E|-3---*-----------3---3---*----------|
"head... We have The Rhythm..."
2:21 2:23 G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3-*-3/-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"......................................................... Say"
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[Post-Chorus Instrumental Interlude 3:]
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2:25 2:26 2:28 2:30 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:31 2:33 2:35 2:36 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-*---10-*---10-*---10-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---9-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---8-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---7-*---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Outro:]
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2:38 2:40 2:42 2:43 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------7---9---10---12---13---14---13---12---11---10---9---8---7---*-| A|-7---9---10---*----------------------------------------------------------->-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:45 2:47 2:48 2:50 2:52 2:54 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------7---9---10---12---13---14---13---12---11---10---9---8---7---*----------------------------| A|-7---9---10---*-----------------------------------------------------------7----------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
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[Legend:]
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Above Tab:
0:00 to 0:05 (example) = Shown right above when each part in the song is played.
Inside Tab:
> === Play the note in the next chart.
h === Hammer on.
* === Mute the note.
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Lyrics:
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He makes a Beeline to the place
a-where he gets his only ace
Sometimes he's standing in the rain
Whoa, Gene Kelly's Hat and Cane
He's got the Rhythm in his head
He's got the Rhythm in his head
He's got the Rhythm in his head
He's got the Rhythm... Say!
It's Chaotic at the Bar,
B and O, sweaty drops
We are all mesmerized
by the thing we have inside
He's got the Rhythm in his head
He's got the Rhythm in his head
He's got the Rhythm in his head
He's got the Rhythm... Say!
Inside, outside, west side, east
We kill the Beast
Your side, my side, worlds collide, yeah
We kill the Beast
We got The Rhythm in our Head
We got The Rhythm in our Head
We have The Rhythm... Say
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[End.]
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- Gargoyle2500