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This Week The Trend Bass

(ver. 1)
Relient K
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                         THIS WEEK THE TREND (Bassline)
                            As recorded by Relient K
                           (From the 2004 Album MMHMM)

Words and Music by Matthew Thiessen

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Piano'

Bass score arranged for bass and piano.

 Intro
  Fast Rock Q=180
  A5         N.C.                      A5                                Dsus2/A
 4/4
  Gtr I
  <
  H    +Q.   E   W          H    E E E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0----(0)-----|----------|------x-x-x-0-|-(0)--0--0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5-|
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|


                                                                       A5
  +Q   Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|


                                                                        Dsus2/A
  +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5--|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|


  +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||


 Verse 1
  A5                                   Dsus2
  Gtr I
  Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q  Q   Q   Q     +Q    Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q
|-5--5---5-------|-------5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|-5--5-------5---|-(5)---5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-7--------------|-(7)----------------|
|-7--------------|-(7)---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
  W                +W                  W                +W


  F#m7                                 Bm7add4          Esus4
  Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|
| Q  Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q
|-5--5---5-------|--5----5-------5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----|
|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-4--------------|-----------------|
|-4--------------|-(4)---------------|----------------|-2---------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
  W                +W                  W                W


  $
  A5                                   Dsus2
  Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Q  Q   Q   Q     +Q    Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q
|-5--5---5-------|-------5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|-5--5-------5---|-(5)---5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-7--------------|-(7)----------------|
|-7--------------|-(7)---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
  W                +W                  W                +W


  F#m7                                 Bm7add4          Esus4
  Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|
| Q  Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q
|-5--5---5-------|--5----5-------5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|----------------|-------------------|-4--------------|-----------------||
|-4--------------|-(4)---------------|----------------|-2---------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
  W                +W                  W                W


 Chorus
  A/C#            D5              A5              E
  Gtr I
  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0-0---|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0--|


                                                       To Coda
  A/C#            D5              A5              E
  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0-0---|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------0-|-0--0--0--0---|


  F#5               G5                D5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S=|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|


  E5                D5
                                     2/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||


 Verse 2
  D5  A5                                Dsus2
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E Q   E E E E    E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q   Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q
|-----5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|
|-----5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|
|-----------------|-------------------|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|-----7-----------|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  Q   H.            +W                  W                 +W


  F#m7                                 Bm7add4          Esus4        A5
  Q  E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------0--||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0----||
|
| Q  Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q
|-5--5---5-------|--5----5-------5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|----------------|-------------------|-4--------------|-----------------||
|-4--------------|-(4)---------------|----------------|-2---------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
  W                +W                  W                W


 Interlude
                                                                        Dsus2/A
  Gtr I
  +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5--|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|


                                                             D.S. al Coda
  +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||


  &
  F#5               G5                D5
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S=|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|


  E5                D5                              A5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


 Interlude
                                  D5/A                                 F#5
  Gtr I
  +Q   Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------2--|


                                   B5
  +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|------------------|


  E5               A5
  E E E E E E Q     Q.    E  +Q   Q    +W
|----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------7s=|=17----16-(16)s=7--|-(7)----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-------------------|--------|


 Bridge
  D5                A5                E5                B5
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


  D5                    A5
  Gtr I
   E  E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  Q.     E +Q    Q     +W
|-10------9-(9)-------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------9---|-(9)---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
   W                     W


  E5                  B5
   E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|
| +W                  W
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-(9)---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
   W                  W


  Dmaj7                 A
   E  E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E  E  E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
|  Q.     E +Q    Q      Q.     E +Q    Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
   W                     W


  Em7                   Bsus4
   E  E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E  E  E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|----------------------|
|---------------------|--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--|
|
|  Q.     E +Q    Q      Q.     E +Q    Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)--------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
   W                     W


  Dmaj7                 A
   E  E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E  E  E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
|  Q.     E +Q    Q      Q.     E +Q    Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
   W                     W


  E                     Bsus4
   E  E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E  E  E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|----------------------|
|---------------------|--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--|
|
|  Q.     E +Q    Q      Q.     E +Q    Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)--------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
   W                     W


  D5                  Dsus2
   E E E E  E E E E    E E E E  E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|  H        H          H        H
|-------------------|----------10-------|
|-10-------12-------|-14----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
   W                   W


  D                   Csus4
   E E E E  E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5---0--||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|
|  H        H          W
|-12-------17-------|-16----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
   W                   W


   Outro
                     1.,2.,3.            4.
    Gtr I
    +E  E Q  E E Q    E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|
||o-(0)-0-0--0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|


    E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||o-x-x-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||


Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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


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