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Arboretum Bass

(ver. 1)
Unwound
[Verse]

   Q  E E Q  E E   Q. Q  E E E  
G|---------------|-------------|
D|---------------|-------2-2-2-|
A|---------------|-0--0--0-0-0-| X8
F|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| X2
F|---------------0-|---------------0-|

[Chorus]
  H  Q. Q  Q  Q  Q  E Q.  Q  E Q  Q  H
G|----------------------|---------------|
D|------------3--3------|-2----2-----3b-|
A|------------------0-3-|----3----------| X2
F|0--0--0--0------------|---------0-----|


[Verse 2]
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q. Q  E E E  
G|---------------|-------------|
D|---------------|-------2-2-2-|
A|---------------|-0--0--0-0-0-| X4
F|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-------------|


[Pre-Chrous 2]

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| X2
F|---------------0-|---------------0-|

[Chorus 2]
  H  Q. Q  Q  Q  Q  E Q.  Q  E Q  Q  H
G|----------------------|---------------|
D|------------3--3------|-2----2-----3b-|
A|------------------0-3-|----3----------| X2
F|0--0--0--0------------|---------0-----|

[Break]
  
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-8-------------|
F|---------------|
Hold this F for something like 28 bars. He either uses a freeze pedal or uses his own vibrations from his amp
to hold the note for that long. While I think all he's really doing is moving his bass EQ knob up and down, 
you can use this section to improv, slide around, make noise/feedback or anything like that. On the record 
he plays 8th fret A string, but live I believe he plays the low F.

[Bridge thing]
 
G|----------|------------|-----5NH----------------|-----5NH--------------|
D|----------|------------|-5NH-----5NH------------|-5NH-----5NH----------|
A|-8--------|-7NH--------|-----------------5NH----|-----------------5NH--| X4
F|----------|------------|------------------------|----------------------|

No rythm notation here because it would have gotten really convoluted. The bass is super clear though so there
shouldn't be any issues just feeling the time rather than counting it

[Bridge Pt 2] PLAY X4

   Q   E  E  E  E  E  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------3--------3--|----------3-----3-----|
F|-5---5--5-----5--5-----|-5--5--5-----5-----5--|

   Q   E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7---------7-----------|-7-----------7--7--7-----|
F|-----5--5-----5--5--5--|----5--5--5-----5--5--0--|

   Q   E  E  E  E  E  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------5--------5--|----------5-----5-----|
F|-3---3--3-----3--3-----|-3--3--3-----3-----3--|

   Q   E  E  E  E  E  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------5--------5--|----------5-----5-----| Here you can play the 4th (C)
F|-3---3--3-----3--3-----|-3--3--3-----3-----3--| instead of the fifth if you prefer.
This section is also quite open to improvisation. I definitely recommend improvising the strumming pattern and
just using the tab for this part as a note guide since he doesn't really play it the same way twice.

[Chorus 3]

  H  Q. Q  Q  Q  Q  E Q.  Q  E Q  Q  H
G|----------------------|---------------|
D|------------3--3------|-2----2-----3b-|
A|------------------0-3-|----3----------| X2
F|0--0--0--0------------|---------0-----|

[End]
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
F|-0--------|            
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