This is a very cool song, but most tabs I see are wrong. I assume this happens because you need a full 24 frets to play it correctly, and many basses have only 21. Needless to say, don't attempt this song without a 24 fret or greater bass. The length of the song on Tales is 7:13, but there are shorter live versions out there, so don't be thrown by the time markings above each part. Have fun! Note: I guarantee this tab is wrong somewhere. There's no way around it. Note 2: This tab is long as hell, but I wanted it to be clear. I'm sick of incomplete tabs. Symbols ======= h - hammer on V - downstroke strum (flamenco style) x - muted note ()- ghost note s - slap note Intro (0:15) [x2] G|---------------------------------------------| These notes are D|---------------------------------------------| muted until A|---------------------------------------------| about 0:32 E|-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-----| s s s s s s s s Intro Variant (0:35) [x2] G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-----| s s s s s s s s Intro [x6] Intro Variant [x2] Intro Variant 2 (0:52) [x4] V G|-------------------------15--------------------------| D|-------------------------15--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-12------0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-12--| s s s s s s s s s Intro Variant [x2] Intro Variant 2 [x2] Intro Variant [x4] "Magical" Riff (1:23) [x4] G|----------22-------------22-------------22-----------| D|-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-0-0-0-0| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Note: 4th time, only play 2 "0h21xx22-21" patterns. All other "magical" riffs are as written. Verse 1 Riff (1:37) [x4] w/ light distortion a la "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-11-11-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-11-12-12-12-----| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-11-11-10-10-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s "Magical" Riff Variant (2:04) G|----------22-------------22-------------22-----------| D|-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-0-0-0-0| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------22-------------22-------------22-----------| D|-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-0-0-0-0| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------22-------------24-------------22-----------| D|-0h21-x-x----21-0h23-x-x----23-0h21-x-x----21-0-0-0-0| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------22-------------22----| D|-0h21-x-x----21-0h21-x-x----21-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Verse 2 Riff (2:18) G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0h(11)-0h(11)-0h(10)-0h(10)-0h(11)-0h(11)-0h(11)-0h(11)-| s s s s s s s s ETC...follows structure of Verse 1. "Magical" Riff (2:38) - play 2 "0h21xx22-21" patterns Bridge 1 (2:46) G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11--| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11--| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0h11-0h11-11-11-9-9-6-6-11-9-6-| Bridge 2 (2:52) [x2] G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0h9-0h9-0h9-0h9-0h9-0h9-0h9-0h9---------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-0h11-| "Magical" Riff Variant (3:06) - at end, play chromatic descending tritones G|-22---21---20---| D|---21---20---19-| etc... Guitar Solo (3:20) - Like Verse 2, but ghost notes are not ghosted. Use distortion and improv if you want. Bridge 3 (3:48) G|-----------------------------------------| Improv around these D|-----------------------------------------| two patterns. A|-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-------------------| E|-------7-0--0----------7-0---------------| G|-----------------------------------------| Stay within the D|-----------------------------------------| E minor(?) scale. A|---------5--5------------5---------------| (E F# G A B C D E) E|-3-3-3h5---------3-3-3h5-----------------| Lead-In (4:15) - Slap and mute on the E string like Intro. "Magical" Riff (4:36) - Play first two "bars" of the Variant(see above) Verse 1 Riff (4:46) Outro (4:59) Play Bridge 2 with distortion. Improv after the singing stops. The bass cuts out around 6:15 near when the speaker says "certain situations" and returns around 6:30. Continue improving. That's it! Sorry for the length, but you should have few problems. Feel free to modify the song to your liking, but leave the tab alone. Superflea(reborngoku@hotmail.com)