Locomotive Breath Bass

by Jethro Tull
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| Jethro Tull- Locomotive Breath |
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"No way to slow down..."
 
 
Tuning: EADG
 
 
The bending on the string should be really soft and gentle
just to produce the "wobbly" effect
 
 
 
Intro     1:21
1.
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-|
E|-777-3------------------777-3------------------777-3---|
 
Verse
"In the shuffling madness..."
2.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3------------------777-3---7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
"He feels the piston scraping..."
3.
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-7---33333333-55555555-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
4.
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3---|
 
Verse
"He sees his children jumping..."
5.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3------------------777-3---7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
"He's crawling down the corridor..."
6.
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-7---33333333-55555555-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
7.
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3---|
 
Solo
8.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3------------------777-3---7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
9.
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-7---33333333-55555555-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
10.
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3---|
 
Verse
"He hears the silence howling..."
11.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3------------------777-3---7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-777-7---|
 
"He picks up Gideons Bible..."
12.
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5----------------------------------------5-|
E|----------------777-3------------------777-7---33333333-55555555-7x-------------777-7---|
 
Outro
"No way to slow down..."
13.
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-------5-|--Play until song fades
E|----------------777-3------------------777-3---|
 
 
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Lyrics:
 
In the shuffling madness
of the locomotive breath,
runs the all-time loser,
headlong to his death.
"Oh" He feels the piston scraping
steam breaking on his brow
old Charlie stole the handle and
the train "it" won't stop going
no way to slow down. "OhooOh"
 
He sees his children "jumping" off
at the stations one by one.
His woman and his best friend
in bed and having fun.
"Oh" He's crawling down the corridor
on his hands and knees
old Charlie stole the handle and
the train "it" won't stop going
no way to slow down. "Heaheya"
 
He hears the silence howling
catches angels as they fall.
And the all-time winner
has got him by the balls.
"Oh" He picks up Gideons Bible
open at page one
I "THINK" God "he" stole the handle and
the train "it" won't stop going
no way to slow down.
 
 
 
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3 comments
marcus.toyen
if you watch them play it live, the bassist is doing slides, not bends
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BASSteve
Really good job on this tab. I gave it 4 for now because I think there's a couple of minor errors. The 1st is that I believe the bends are done from the 6th fret Eb bending to an E then back (perhaps written like: 6^(7)v(6) - the ones in parenthesis mean they are not plucked). However you'd want to denote it but basically a bend from 6 up to 7 and back. The other thing (much more minor) is the 33333333 55555555 has a break in each line like this: 3r-333335r-55555 (r is for rests because he doesn't let the first notes ring out but again, however you'd want to denote it). Anyway, this is what I hear. Again, great tab.
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