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Mr Bungle - Dead Goon Bass

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Dead Goon Bass

(ver. 1)
Mr Bungle

(0:00 - 0:25) Random noises and harmonics

(0:26)Pre-intro

    Let sound w/ vibrato
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A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|


(0:35)
        
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D|--------------------|--8--------7--------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
       
(0:45)

G|-----8-------8-------8--|
D|------------------------|
A|--6-------6-------6-----|
E|------------------------|
                                 
(0:50) Same but faster

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D|------------------------|
A|--6-------6-------6-----| x2
E|------------------------|


(0:55) Intro
 
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D|----------------------------------|
A|----------15--------------13------| x4
E|--15--------------13--------------|

(1:04) Slightly different pattern

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D|------17------17------16------16--|----------------------------------|
A|----------15--------------13------|----------15--------------13------| x2
E|--15--------------13--------------|--15--------------13--------------|


(1:29) Mike Patton starts singing

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A|------------------3------------1------|-------3-------1-----1--|
E|-----------3--------------1-----------|--3---------1-----------|

(1:45) Similar line but starts going faster

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A|----------3----3-------|----------1----1-------|
E|--3----3------------1--|--1----1------------1--|


(1:52) Break

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D|----------------------------------------|
A|--4--------------4----4----5----5----5--|
E|----------------------------------------|

(1:55) Famous bassline

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D|---------------------8---7---6---|---------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9---------------| x7
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

(2:30) Extra notes before changing

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D|---------------------8---7---6---|--------------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9------9-9--9-7------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------10--|

(2:35)

G|------15------16------17------18--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--13--------------15--------------| x3
E|----------13--------------15------|

Moves back an octave

G|-----3-----4-----5-----6--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--1-----------3-----------| x5
E|--------1-----------3-----| 


(2:47) "Too happy, a jerk beyond a smile"
 
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A|----------------------------| x2
E|--1--1-----1--3--4--3--4----|
 
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A|----------------------------|
E|--1--0-----0--3---4--3---4--|

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E|--0--1-----1--3---4--3---4--|


(2:52)

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D|--1-------------------|--4----1---------1----|
A|-------4----1----4----|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
 
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D|-------1---------1----|--4----1---------1----|
A|--1---------4---------|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|

(2:59)
 
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D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------| x2
E|--1--1-----1--3--4--3--4----|
 
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D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--1--0-----0--3---4--3---4--|

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D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--0--1-----1--3---4--3---4--|

(3:05)

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D|--1-------------------|--4----1---------1----|
A|-------4----1----4----|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
 
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------1---------1----|--4----1---------1----|
A|--1---------4---------|------------4---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|


(3:13)

G|-----6---5-----4-4---------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------8---7---6---|---------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9---------------| x7
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

(3:45)

G|-----6---5-----4-4---------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------8---7---6---|--------------------------------|
A|-------4---3-3-----5---6---7---8-|--9-10-9-8-9------9-9--9-7------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------10--|


(3:50)
  
G|------15------16------17------18--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--13--------------15--------------| x3
E|----------13--------------15------|
 
(3:57)

G|-----3-----4-----5-----6--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--1-----------3-----------| x4
E|--------1-----------3-----|

G|------15------16------17---------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--13--------------15-------------|
E|----------13--------------15-----|

(4:04) Intro line again

G|------16------15------14------14--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------15--------------13------| x4
E|--15--------------13--------------|

(4:19)
   
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D|----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------3---------1----|-------3-------1-----1--| x4
E|--3---------1---------|--3---------1-----------|


(4:37) Goes faster and arpeggios
 
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D|--------------------------------|-------------------5-----|--5------------3-----3-----|
A|---------------1--3-------------|-----1----------5-----5--|------------3-----3--------|
E|--3---------3----------0--1--1--|--3-------1--3-----------|---------1-----------------|

G|-----------------3--------------------1--------------|
D|--------5-----5-----------3--------3-----------5-----|
A|-----5-----5-----------3--------3-----------5-----5--| x3
E|--3-----------------1--------------------3-----------|

(4:52)

G|-----3-----------------|
D|--5-----4~\------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|                  
  
G|------------3-----3------------|
D|------------2-----2------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

(5:00)
  Bass solo   

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D|--1--------------------|
A|-------3--4\-----------|
E|-----------------------|

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A|-------------------------|
E|--0-----0----------2-----|                                                               

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D|---------------10--7----------12--9---------------13--|--10----9----8----7----|
A|------------8-------------10------------------12------|-----------------------|
E|--------10------------10-------------11---12----------|-----------------------|

(5:06)
Mike Patton scream 

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D|--6-----6--7-----7------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------8----7----|--6----5--------------|
  
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D|------------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------5--------6-----|----------------------| x2
E|------------4-----4--5-----5--|--8----7----6----5----|

(5:16)

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D|--6-----6--7-----7------------|--10----9----8----7----|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|


G|-----7--------8---------------|
D|--6-----6--7-----7------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--------------------8----7----|

(5:27) Bass solo is heard again but slower

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D|---------------10--7----------12--9---------------13--|--10----9----8----7----|
A|------------8-------------10------------------12------|-----------------------|
E|--10------------------10-------------11---12----------|-----------------------|

(5:40) Psychedelic part starts

(WILL CONTINUE THIS PART SOON!)

(9:00) Bonus: The melancholic piano that plays at the end on bass.

G|-6---------9--------|--11--------13--------|--14--------16--------|--18----------------|
D|-7--------11--------|--12--------11--------|------------15--------|--------------------|
A|-7--------12--------|----------------------|----------------------|--19----------------|
E|-5---------0--------|--10---------9--------|--14--------13--------|---0----------------|
            
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