Bass Tab:Read A Book
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| Read A Book |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Key: C Minor |
| Year: 2011 |
| Tabbed By: A Red Galaxy and Apollo |
[one bar of rest]
chorus ("How fast is the speed of light?")/interlude
G-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-| x2
verse ("How could you ask me that?")
G---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
D---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
A-----3----3----|-----3-----3-----|---------------|---------------|
E--3----3----3--|--1-----1-----1--|--1---1--1--1--|--3---3--3--3--|
G--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
ending
G--------------------| G-----|
D--------------------| D-----|
A--3-3---------------| A--3--|
E------1-1-3-3-4-4---| x3 E-----|
VERSION 2 by A Red Galaxy
Main Riff
G-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x2
A--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-------------------|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
(How could you ask me that...)
G-------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-------------------|------------------|------------------|
A--3------------3-5-|-3--------3-------|------------------|
E-------------------|------------------|-3------------3-5-|
G-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E--3--------3\------|-1------------1---|--1--------1---x-x-|
G-------------------|------------------|
D-------------------|------------------|
A-------------------|------------------|
E--3------------3---|-3------------3---|
(How could you ask me that...)
G-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x2
A--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
Then the bass solo:
G-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------| x2
E-------------------|-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-0-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
Then play the main riff again (with repeat)
Then the ending:
G-------------------|----------------|
D-------------------|----------------|
A--3---3------------|----------------| x3
E-----------1---1---|-3---3----4---4-|
End on:
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A--3----------------|
E-------------------|
Key:
\ = slide down
x = muted
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