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STRANGER THAN FICTION (Bassline)
As recorded by Bad Religion
(From the 1994 Album STRANGER THAN FICTION)
Words and Music by Brett Gurewitz
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Picked Bass'
Intro
Q=165
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-----------------||
|-------------3-3-|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-||
Verse 1
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-3--3--3---3---|-1--1--1---1---|-0--0--0---0---|----------------|
|---------3---3-|---------1---1-|---------1---1-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---------------|-2--2--2-2-2--|---------------|----------------||
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|--------------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-||
Verse 2
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-3--3--3---3---|-1--1--1---1---|-0--0--0---0---|----------------|
|---------3---3-|---------1---1-|---------1---1-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-5-3-----||
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------|----------------|-------------5-3-||
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Interlude
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
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|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5-------3-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5---------3-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0----|
Q E E E E E E E H.. E E E E E Q.
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|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|----------------||
|----------------|-------------|---3-3-3-3------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3--3---2--2---|-0--0----------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
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E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
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|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|------3------1-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0--0----------|----------------|----------------|
|------1-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
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Verse 3
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1---1---|-0--0--0---0---|----------------|
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Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-5-3-----||
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------|----------------|-------------5-3-||
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Interlude
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
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|-----------------|-------3-1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5-------3-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
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|---------0-------|---------------|
|-------3---3-1---|------------5--|
|-5-3-5---------3-|-0--0-0-0-0----|
Q E E E E E E E H.. E E E E E Q.
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|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|----------------||
|----------------|-------------|---3-3-3-3------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3--3---2--2---|-0--0----------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
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E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
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|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|------3------1-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0--0----------|----------------|----------------|
|------1-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
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Bridge
Q E Q Q E Q Q E E Q Q E E E Q. Q Q E E Q
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|------7--5----|--------------|-3------3-2----|-2--2--3-2----|
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|-5----------1-|-3------------|---------------|--------------|
Q E E E E 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
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|-3--3-2-3-2-0-2-|-3--3-2-3-2-0---|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|--------------3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-||
Outro
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3--3---2--2---|-0--0----------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
|------3------1-|------1-3--3-1-|-------------3-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
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|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|------3------1-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0--0-----------|----------------|----------------|
|------1-3-1-3-1-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-----------------|
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W +W +W +W +W
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|-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
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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