Modern Magic Formula Bass tab I noticed there wasn't a bass tab for this song, so I took the liberty of doing it myself. Also, the bassist in my band wants it, so hi dude :) DROP C# / slide up \ slide down ] staccato (stop note sharply) Intro G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--5--5--5-----5--5----3-3-7-7--| D|----------0-0-------0----------| Verse Pt 1 (Hey little man...) G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--5--5--5-----5--5----3-3-7-7--| D|----------0-0-------0----------| Verse Pt 2 (You can't give it...) G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8\-3--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--| D|----------------------------------5------------| (Wow... Uhh) G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--5--5--5-----5--5----3-3-7-7--| D|----------0-0-------0----------| 2x Finish with G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--5--5--5-----5--5----3-3-3--| D|----------0-0-------0--------| Chorus Pt 1 (All we need is...) G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x A|------------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------| D|--8--8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8----------0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--10-10-10-10--| Chorus Pt 2 (So you wanted to change the world...) G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--10--10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10--| Bridge bit (That's why we'll say goodbye...) G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--3-3-3--| Chorus Pt 3 (I'm trying the best I can...) G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5/12--12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12\--| goes into (But there's a white flag...) 2x G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--x-x-x--| D|--\3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3------------------------------| Finish on G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--| D|---------------------------------| ~~~Repeat Verse and Chorus~~~ Middle 8 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--0--0]--0--------------0--0]--0--------------------| D|-------------3--3]--3--------------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--| (I'm trying the best I can...) G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| D|--5----/12----\3----/10----\--| (Just guitar) (I'm tired of being exposed...) Pre-breakdown G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--5--5--5-----5--5----3-3-7-7--| D|----------0-0-------0----------| Breakdown (I changed the position of the notes played so make it easier, so go fucking mental) G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| 4x A|----------------------------------------| D|--12--12--12-0-0-12--12--0-10-10-14-14--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--15--15--15-15--15--15--15-15--10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10--| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| 2x A|----------------------------------------| D|--12--12--12-0-0-12--12--0-10-10-14-14--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--15--15--15-15--15--15--15-15--10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10--| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| 4x A|-----------------------------| D|--12--12--12-0-0-12--0-12-0--| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| D|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7/-17--| Outro G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| D|--12--12--12-12--13\-6\-1---0000--| I've tabbed out the rhythm as best I can, but watch/listen to the original/covers/live videos to get it properly right. I also used this cover; ------------------------------------------ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEd0WjCcsVA ------------------------------------------ And this live video; ------------------------------------------ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XrvdDRHwvo ------------------------------------------ As reference to make this tab - go check them out. And my email, for any corrections or enquiries --------------------------- capt.spillage@hotmail.co.uk --------------------------- Cheers :)