Whose Authority Bass

Artist: Nada Surf
Song: Whose Authority (Track 2, Lucky)
 
Tabber: Drew Thomson (dthomson01@gmail.com)
 
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Some of these lines could be played in alternative positions. The fingering
that I have chosen was one that came naturally to me. However, you may find
it much easier - and more effective for sliding - to use the low E string
for the majority of the song.
 
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Intro:
 
0:03
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-5-3-------------------6-5-3-------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-6---6-6\--------------5-6--6-6\---------------------------------|
E|-------------------4/6--6----------------4/6-----------------------------|
 
 
Verse:
 
0:12
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-5-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5-6---6-6\---------------6-6-6\----------------------------------|
E|-6------------------4/6--6-4/13\--------4/6-6-4-4------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6---------8-5-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------4-5-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-4-4-------------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus:
 
0:30
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------6-5-3--------------------|
A|-------------3-3-3-3----------------------------------5-6----------------|
E|-1-1-1-4-5-6-----------1-1-1-4-5-6-6-6-6-4-------------------------------|
 
 
Verse:
 
0:40
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-6\---------------6-6-6\-----------3-5-6------------------------------|
E|--------4/6--6-4/13\--------4/6-6-4-6------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6---------8-5-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------4-5-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-4-4-------------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus:
 
0:57
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-1-1-1-4-5-6-----------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6\--1-1-1-4-5-6---------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------6--6-5--5-3--3-3-3-3-3----------------6--6-6-6-6-6\3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-4-4-4-------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------6--6-6-6-6-6--3--3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 
"On whose authority"
 
1:34
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6--6-6-6-6-6-6---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6--6-6-6-6-6-6---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6--6-6-6-6-5-5---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6\---3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6\---3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6\---3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
 
 
2:19
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6--6-6-6-6-6-6---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6--6-6-6-6-6-6---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6--6-6-6-6-5-5---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-etc----|
 
 
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