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Growing Old Is Getting Old Bass

(ver. 2)
Silversun Pickups
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GROWING OLD IS GETTING OLD (Unplugged) – Silversun Pickups
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Bassist: Nikki Monninger
Guitar: Epiphone ‘El Capitan’ single cutaway acoustic and a pick

Introduction – Main Riff
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x6 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-11---7-9-11--11---7-9-11--9---6-7-9--9---6-7-9--7---4-5-7--7---4-5-7--7---4-5-7--7---4-5-7-|
E|----9------------9-----------7----------7----------5----------5----------5----------5-------|

Changeup
G|----------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|-9---6-7-9--9---6-7-9--11---7-9-11--7---4-5-7-|
E|---7----------7-----------9-----------5-------|

Segue
G|-----------|x1
D|-----------| 
A|-7---4-5-7-|
E|---5-------|


Main Riff x4

Changeup x2

Segue

Leadout-A (may play more aggressively, with additional plucked notes if desired, for repeats 3-6)
G|-------------------------------|x6
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7-77-2\7-77-2\7-7-----3-33-2\-|
E|-------------------3-3---------|
X|-------------------------------|

Leadout-B (same as above, only Nikki plays E on the E string for different tone)
G|---------------------------------------|x2
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------2\--------2\----------3-33-2\-|
E|-12-1212---12-1212---12-12-3-3---------|

Leadout-A x2

Leadout-B

Leadout-A

Leadout-B

Leadout-A

Finale-A
G|---------------------------------------|x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-555-5-555-5-777-7-333-3---------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Finale-B
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-555-5-555-5-777-7-3-------------------| (let ring out)
E|---------------------------------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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