Song: State of the Nation
Band: New Order
Tabbed by: DK Axe, send any comments, corrections, or requests to rev-7-8@hotmail.com

Notation: W on the timeline - whole note
          Q on the timeline - quarter note
          E on the timeline - eighth note
          g on the timeline - grace note
         "." after a letter - dotted note
--- lowercase letters (except "g") indicate staccato (detached) notes ---
                          h - hammer-on
                          / - slide up
                          \ - slide down
                      o---o - repeat signs
                      o---o
           --- notes in brackets indicate ghost notes ---

Major props to jaronthebassist for being the first to tab out the bass in this song. However, 
his tab contains a few errors, all of which i have corrected here.

[Played with a pick]

 {Intro}                   7x
    W
G|-------------------------|
D|o-----------------------o|
A|o-----------------------o|
E|-------------------------|

   Q    Q    Q    Q        e  E  Q    Q    Q      Q    Q    E  e  e e   
G|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------12\----|\0--------------------|-------------(0)-3-0-|

    e E Q    Q    Q      Q    Q    Q   Q      
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|--3------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------12\----|



 {Main Riff}
    e.   e.   e.   g e.   e   e     e.   e.   e.   g e.   e   e    
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-\0----0----0----0h5----3---0---|-0----0----0----0g5----3---0---|

   e.   e.   e.   E.   e   e     e.   e.   e.   e.   Q
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------o|
A|-3----3----3----3----3---3---|-2----2----2----5----7---------o|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
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Repeat this riff throughout the entire song. Don't play anything between
4:58-59 and 5:15, and between 5:31-32 and 5:48...

...and end on: 

   W
G|-----------------------||
D|-----------------------||
A|-----------------------||
E|-0---------------------||

It would be great if someone could make a Power or Guitar Pro tab for this song.
You are welcome to include this bass tab in it. Thanks!
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