Basis For A Day
Author: Abrams, Gutwillig
Tabs:
Basis For A Day 

thing that goes like this:

  E               D  C#
E|----------------------| 
B|-17-17-17-17-17--15 14|
G|-x--x--x--x--x --x--x-|
D|-14-14-14-14-17--12-11|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

which goes into the simple G > A thing.
(G- on the 3rd fret. A- on the 5th)
Listen to a tape to hear how many beats you play the A before going down 
to the G.

Then, after you slow it down at the end with the slow G, slowly strum 
these series of bar chords: 

  E      F     Ab    B        D  E
E|-0-----1-----4-----7------------|
B|-0-----1-----4-----7--------7--9|
G|-1-----2-----5-----8--------7--9|
D|-2-----3-----6-----9--------7--9|  (strum this last E fast)
A|-2-----3-----6-----9--------5--7| 
E|-0-----1-----4-----7------------| 

Then it goes into the (ooooooohhhh) part, where you just play the A > G 
part again.Which then goes into the bass solo, which marc plays over a 
Ebm > Bbm7. Then after the bass solo they play over this progression:

Eb > F# > A > C# > Em > B > F   
(play twice, then they jumps into these next 2 riffs, which are played 
over a Bm7 > Em.)
                                (trills)
E|-------------(trills)--------7(h)8(p)7|
B|---------7-7(h)8(p)7--------8---------|        
G|--------7-----------------7-----------|         
D|-------7--------------9-9-------------|
A|7--9-9--------------7-----------------|  
E|--------------------------------------| 

                           F#m7  F7  Em  Bm
E|----------------------------------------7|
B|-------7-7(h)8(p)7---------10---10---8--7|    
G|------7-------------9(p)7---9----8---9--7|
D|---9-9---------------------11---10---9--9|  
A|-7--------------------------9----8---7--9|
E|----------------------------------------7|

then...
E|----------------------------------|
B|5-5-5-5-----------------8--8--8--8|
G|5-5-5-5--(-->>-slide)---9--9--9--9|
D|7-7-7-7----------------10-10-10-10|
A|7-7-7-7----------------10-10-10-10|
E|----------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|
B|5 5 5 5---10---8--8--8--7-7 7--5-5-5|
G|6 6 6 6---11---9--9--9--7-7 7--6-6-6|
D|7-7-7-7---12--10-10 10--9-9 9--7-7-7|
A|7-7-7-7---12--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7|
E|------------------------------------|

(play that section twice)
(then drops back down into this chromatic riff)

E|12-11(h)12--11-10(h)11--10-9(h)10-9-8(h)9|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|8-7-5-7-8-9--10-10-10-10-10-11-10-9-8-7-8-9|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

E|10-----|
B|---10-8|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

This then repeats for a bit, then eventually goes into the (OOooooohhhh) 
part again over the G > A.
then they play this riff which leads into the outro jam.

E|---------------------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|                                
A|-----5--------------------------5----------7-|
E|--5-7----7(p)5-5(sl)3-3(h)5--5-7----7(p)5-5-5|
play this 4 times

-- Basis ending --
(listen for the key change to A major, where they all typically land on a 
E to start the outro jam.)
Is done over a A > D > G progression.
This is the ending riff. (play 4 times)

E|21-21-21-22-21-19-19---21-22-22-21-21---------|
B|---------------------18---------------20(sl)22|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

then....
E|--------------------|
B|19-17-15--13--------|
G|-------------14-12-9|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Then they just jam a bit more over that same 
A > D > G progression, until barber hits that ending riff again. then it 
goes into the  final part, which is this.

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----5--------------------------5----------7|
E|5-7----7(p)5 5(sl)3 3(h)5--5-7----7(p)5-5-5-|
play this 4 times