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Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels Bass

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Head Over Heels Bass

(ver. 3)
Tears For Fears
Intro (0:05-0:36)

G|-5~---------------|-7~---------------|
D|-5~---------------|-7~---------------|
A|-3~---------------|-5~---------------|
E|------------------|------------------|     x2

Verse (0:36-1:16)

G|-------------------------4-----------|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----5-7---5--2-4-5/7|---------------2-----5----4----2-2--------|
A|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------5----|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|     x3
  ........"I wanted to be"......................"And talk about"..................

G|-------------------------4-----------|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----5-7---5--2-4-5/7|---------------2-----5----4----2-2--------|
A|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------5~---|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|     x1 Hold the final note

Chorus (1:16-1:46)

G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------5-4---------------------2|------5-4----------------------|
A|----------5-2-------------2-5--|----------5-2------------------|
E|0~--x----------0~---2-3-5------|0~--x----------0~--x--0-0------|     x1
 "Something happens"............."Find out"......

G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------5-4---------------------2|-------------------------------|
A|----------5-2-------------2-5--|5~-----------------------------|
E|0~--x----------0~---2-3-5------|-------------------------------|     x1
 "Something happens"............."Don't take my heart"......


G|-------------------------4-----------|-------------------------------------7/---|
D|---------------2-----5-7---5--2-4-5/7|---------------2-----5----4----5-----7/---|
A|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------5/---|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|     x1 
  ...................."Throw it away"......................."Throw it away".......
              
I personally like to strum the fifth chord and slide it back  

Verse 2 (1:47-2:26)


G|---------------------4-----------|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2-----5-7---5--2-4-5/7|---------------2-----5----4----2-2--------|
A|-0-2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------5----|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|     x1 Minor variation
............"I made".............................."Thought of"................

G|-------------------------4----------|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----5-7---5--------|---------------2-----5----4----2-2--------|
A|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0---------2-4-5/7|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------5----|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|     x2

G|-------------------------4-----------|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----5-7---5--2-4-5/7|---------------2-----5----4----2-2--------|
A|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------|--0----2-0-2/4---0-0-----------------5~---|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|     x1 Hold the final note

Chorus 2 (2:26-2:46)

G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------5-4---------------------2|------5-4----------------------|
A|----------5-2-------------2-5--|----------5-2------------------|
E|0~--x----------0~---2-3-5------|0~--x----------0~--x--0-0------|     x1
 "Something happens"............."Find out"......

G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------5-4---------------------2|-------------------------------|
A|----------5-2-------------2-5--|5~-----------------------------|
E|0~--x----------0~---2-3-5------|-------------------------------|     x1
 "Something happens"............."Don't take my heart"......

*Drum phaser thing* (2:46-2:52)

Outro (2:52-End)

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|5~----/10--------------|5~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|--------12-11----------12-11|
D|-----------------12/5--|--------------12------------|
A|5~----/10--------------|--5/10------------5/10------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|     x1 Variation
  
Its hard to write down the timing exactly so listen carefully to the instrumental version.

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|5~----/10--------------|5~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|--------12-11----------12-11|
D|-----------------12/5--|--------------12------------|
A|5~----/10--------------|--5/10------------5/10------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|     x1 Variation

There is a single note added to the variation here but I can't figure it out. It won't matter to much though.


G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|5~----/10--------------|5~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|--------12-11----------12-11|
D|-----------------12/5--|--------------12------------|
A|5~----/10--------------|--5/10------------5/10------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|     x1 Variation

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11----12/5---|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12--------|
A|5~----/10--------------|5~----/10------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|     x1 Variation

G|-----------12-11-------|-----------12-11-------|
D|-----------------12/5--|-----------------12/5--|
A|3~----/10--------------|3~----/10--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|     x1

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|5~---------------------|
E|-----------------------|
"Time flies"..............

So there you have it. Let me know what you think.            
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