Motion City Soundtrack - Last Night Bass

Bassist: Matthew Taylor

My favourite track off the new album, it's quite simple to play and has a
distinct rhythm all the way through.

[Tuning: Eb Standard - Eb,Ab,Db,Gb]

Key:
~: Let Note Ring
/: Slide Up
\: Slide Down


Intro: [Note: Bass comes in after Justin sings "...until the end"]
("I'm still frustrated" ... "Until the end")
Gb|--------REST--------|
Db|--------REST--------|
Ab|--------REST--------|
Eb|--------REST--------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-| [x2]


Verse One:
("No time for half-hearted goodbyes" ... "On the KLM again")
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-| [x2]


Bridge: [Note: Listen carefully for that quick double D at the end!]
("I haunt the halls" ... "The urge to fight")
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-|

Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5-|

Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-55-|
Eb|--------------------------|


Verse Two:
("Her cat was clawing the floorboards" ... "She used to own")
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-| [x2]


Bridge:
("As autumn turns its back" ... "The walls for oxygen")
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-|

Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5-|


Interlude:
("My body aches" ... "I never win, amen")
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-10~---3~---5~---0~----| [x3]

Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-10~---3~---5~---5~----|


Verse Two: [Note: Put less emphasis on the notes you slide into!]
("She whispers something in my ear" ... "The pouring rain")
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5--/7-7-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7--\5-5-| [x2]


Outro:
("I can't compete with all" ... "This is the end")
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-| [x3]

Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5-|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|