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Initiation Bass

(ver. 1)
At The Drive-In

VERSE

G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------5-slide-12---10~12~10~12---------5-5-slide-12---10~12~10~12-
E ----7----------------------------------7-------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------
A ----2----22-2-22-2-2-2--------------------------
E --------------------------3-3-3---3----5-5-5-5-5

LET THOSE FIRST 12's AFTER THE SLIDE ON THE A-STRING RING OUT,
HAMMER ON THE NEXT BIT
(LISTEN TO C.D. FOR RYTHYM)

CHORUS SEQUENCE

G -------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------
A ---5----5------0----0----2--2--222--22-2---     X 3
E -------------------------------------------

THEN ....

G ------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------
A ---5---5----7---7-----12----12,12,12,12,12------
E ------------------------------------------------


THOSE NOTES ABOVE ARE 12's (PLAY 7's ON THE D-STRING IF YOU WANT)
I PLAY 12's AS I BROKE THE D-STRING OFF MY GUITAR AND COULDN'T BE
BOTHERED REPLACING IT ...


AFTER-CHORUS

G ---------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A -5----55--5(let-ring)------------0-2---0--0-0-0-0-2-2-0--
E -----------------------3--33-3---------------------------


I THINK THAT BIT'S RIGHT, IT'S THE ONLY BIT I AM SLIGHTLY UNSURE ABOUT...


END BIT

G --------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------
A ---2--2---0--0-----------------------0------2------5----
E -----------------3--3----------3------------------------



OKAY THAT'S EVERYTHING.
LISTEN TO THE C.D. AND PLAY THE APPROPRIATE PARTS IN THE CORRECT PLACES.
N.B. AT THE END OF SOME PARTS, THERE ARE BRIEF RESTS. YOU WILL RECOGNISE
THIS BY A SHORT "DRUM BLAST". AT THESE POINTS, PLAY THE FINAL NOTE LOUDLY,
ALMOST SLAP-LIKE.... YOU'LL GET WHAT I MEAN WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE C.D.
AND TRY TO PLAY ALONG....

STUCTURE
(LOADSA GUITAR SOUNDS THEN BASS COME IN)
VERSE 		X4 (AT END OF FIRST TIME REST, PLAYING NOTE LOUDLY)
CHORUS SEQUENCE	X1
AFTER-CHORUS	X2
VERSE 		X3 (RESTING BRIEFLY AT END OF FIRST TIME AND THIRD TIME)
CHORUS SEQUENCE X1
AFTER-CHORUS	X2
END BIT		X1
            
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