Tabber: Reid Stuck (PapaRoachMan1056) (PapaRoach1056@aol.com)
Song: The Only
Band: Static X
CD: Shadow Zone (2003)
Intrument: Bass
Fingers or Pick: Either (Fingers sound better)

Symbol Key:
 
 *  = you figure out how many times to play the note and when to switch.

(#) = this note can be played if you dont like going all the way up 
      the neck.

Listen to the song for correct timings. Below are 3 different tunings
for the song. Its at least 99% correct and im positive of that.

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#1. Drop C Format:

    (Small Drum Intro)


Riff A

      1st time          2nd time
f------------------|----------------|
c------------------|----------------|
g------(1)-(3)-(4)-|------(1)-------|
c-0*-3*-8*-10*-11*-|-0*-3*-8*-1*-3*-|


Riff B

   1st time	   2nd time	
f---------------|-------------|
c---------------|-------------|
g---------------|-------------|
c-0*-3*-0*-3*-4-|-0*-3*-0*-3*-|


Riff C

f----|
c----|
g----|
c-3*-|

Riff D

f-----------------------------------------------------------------|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
c-0h2-2-3p2-2--0h2-2-3p2-2-5--0h222-3p22-5--0h222-3p22-5--0h222-3-|

Riff E

f--------------------|
c--------------------|
g--------------------|
c-0--00-00--0--00-00-|


Order:
Riff A x1 (intro)
Riff B x1 (verse 1)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff B x1 (verse 2)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff C x1 (fill-in)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff D x1 (Bridge)
Riff A x2 (2 choruses)
Riff C x1 (fill-in)
Riff E x1 (outro)

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#2. Standard Tuning Format:

    (Small Drum Intro)


Riff A

      1st time          2nd time
g-----------------------|---------------------|
d----(1)--(6)--(8)--(9)-|----(1)--(6)-----(1)-|
a-3*--6*--11*--13*--14*-|-3*--6*--11*--4*--6*-|
e-----------------------|---------------------|
(the ten to eleven/three to four is quicker than the notes before)

Riff B

   1st time	   2nd time	
g----------------|-------------|
d---(1)---(1)-(2)|---(1)---(1)-|
a-3*-6*-3*-6*--7-|-3*-6*-3*-6*-|
e----------------|-------------|


Fill-in 1

g----|
d----|
a-3*-|
e----|

Riff C

g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-3h5-5-6p5-5--3h5-5-6p5-5-8--3h555-6p55-8--3h555-6p55-8--3h555-6-|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff D

g----------------------|
d----------------------|
a-33--33-33--33--33-33-|
e----------------------|

Order:
Riff A x1 (intro)
Riff B x1 (verse 1)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff B x1 (verse 2)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff C x1 (fill-in)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff D x1 (Bridge)
Riff A x2 (2 choruses)
Riff C x1 (fill-in)
Riff E x1 (outro)

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3. 5-string Standard Tuning Format

   (Small Drum Intro)


Riff A

      1st time          2nd time
g------------------|----------------|
d------------------|----------------|
a------------------|----------------|
e------(4)-(6)-(7)-|------(4)-------|
b-1*-4*-9*-11*-12*-|-1*-4*-9*-2*-4*-|

Riff B

   1st time	   2nd time	
g---------------|-------------|
d---------------|-------------|
a---------------|-------------|
e------------(0)|-------------|
b-1*-4*-1*-4*-5-|-1*-4*-1*-4*-|

Riff C

g----|
d----|
a----|
e----|
b-4*-|

Riff D

g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------(1)-----------(1)-----------(1)---------|
b-1h3-3-4p3-3--1h3-3-4p3-3-6--1h333-4p33-6--1h333-4p33-6--1h333-4-|

Riff E

g--------------------|
d--------------------|
a--------------------|
e--------------------|
b-1--11-11--1--11-11-|

Order:
Riff A x1 (intro)
Riff B x1 (verse 1)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff B x1 (verse 2)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff C x1 (fill-in)
Riff A x1 (chorus)
Riff D x1 (Bridge)
Riff A x2 (2 choruses)
Riff C x1 (fill-in)
Riff E x1 (outro)


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