WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Propagandhi - Showdown Bass | Ver. 1
SHOWDOWN (G.E./P.) (Bassline)
As recorded by Propagandhi
(From the 1993 Album HOW TO CLEAN EVERYTHING)
Words by Samson/Hannah Music by Propagandhi
Arranged by Propagandhi
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John K. Samson'
Bass Intro
Q=122
4/4 2/4 4/4
Gtr I
Q. Q Q E Q. E +H 4x +H q H. W
||---------------|----------------||--------||------------|------||
||o--------------|---------------o||--------||------------|------||
||o--------------|-5----3-(3)----o||-(3)----||-3----------|------||
||--3----0--3p=0-|----------------||--------||------------|------||
Everybody Intro
Q=130
Q E Q E E E E S E. E +H Q E Q E E E E S E S E +H
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----4p0----------o||
||o---------------|-5-5-5--3-(3)----|---------------|-5-5-----3-(3)----o||
||--3----0--3-3-0-|-----------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|-------------------||
John K. Samson's Verse
8/8
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E 5x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------||
||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-----4p0------------o||
||o---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---o||
||--3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|---------------------||
John K. Samson's Chorus
E S E S E. S E E E E S E S Q E E E
||---------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E. E. E. E. S S S S E. E. E. E. S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
John K. Samson's Break
E S E. Q E E E q H. E E E Q E E E q H.
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
|-5-5-5-----------|------------|-5-5-5----------|----------|
|--------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|-------5--5-5-5-|-3--------|
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
E E E Q E E E q H. E S S E Q E E E q H.
|----------------|------------|------------------|----------||
|-5-5-5----------|------------|-5-5-5-5----------|----------||
|-------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|---------5--5-5-5-|-3--------||
|----------------|------------|------------------|----------||
Pre-Verse
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----4p0------------||
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---||
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------||
Chris Hannah's Verse
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----4p0----------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E 3x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|-----4h5----------|---------------|-------------------o||
||o---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0--o||
||--3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------||
Chris Hannah's Chorus
E S E S E. S E E E E S E S Q E E E
||---------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E. E. E. E. S S S S E. E. E. E. S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
Chris Hannah's Break
E S E. Q E E E q H. E E E Q E E E q H.
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
|-5-5-5-----------|------------|-5-5-5----------|----------|
|--------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|-------5--5-5-5-|-3--------|
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
E S S E Q E E E q H. E E S S Q E E E q H.
|------------------|------------|------------------|----------||
|-5-5-5-5----------|------------|-5-5-5-5----------|----------||
|---------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|---------5--5-5-5-|-3--------||
|------------------|------------|------------------|----------||
Outro
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----4h5------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----4h5----------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----4h5----------|---------------|-----4h5------------|
|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E Q E Q E E E E S E S Q E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
4/4 2/4 4/4
E S E. Q E E E W +H W +W 5x
|-----------------||----------||--------||------------||-----------||
|-5-5-5-----------||----------||--------||------------||o---------o||
|--------5--5-5-5-||-3--------||-(3)----||-/10--------||o-(10)----o||
|-----------------||----------||--------||------------||-----------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
