Transmission Bass

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[Riff 0]
 
   q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e q     q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
E|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|-----.-.-.-.-.-.-|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|
 
 
[Riff I]
 
   q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e q     q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
E|-----.-.-.-.-.-.-|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|-----.-.-.-.-.-.-|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|
 
 
[Riff II]
 
   q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e q     q   e e e e e e   e e e q   e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-3-2-3---5-5-5-|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----.-.-.-.-.-.-|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|-----.-.-.-.-.-.-|-----------------|
 
 
Intro :         Riff 0 (with crescendo)
                Riff I then drums enter
                Riff I  (x3)
                Riff II
 
"Radio Live Transmission" :     Riff I  (x2)
 
Break : Riff I  (x2)
 
1st Verse :     Riff I  (x3)
                Riff II
 
2nd Verse :     Riff I  (x2)
 
Guitar Solo : Riff I    (x4)
 
Chorus :        Riff I  (x3)
                Riff II
 
3rd Verse :     Riff I  (x3)
 
Chorus :        Riff I  (x3)
                Riff II
 
drums end...
 
 
 
 
 
Notation :
        w : whole         . : short note
        h : half          \ : slide down
        q : quarter       / : slide up
        e : 8th           h : hammer on
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3 comments

Try tuning your bass up a quarter step. I did and I think it sounds a bit closer to the studio and live version. this in standard just sounds a bit too flat IMO, not that it's wrong.

THanks for posting!

it seems 0 and I are identical so it doesn’t seem practical to make them separate.