Song Against Sex Bass

Band: Neutral Milk Hotel
Song: Song Against Sex
Label: Merge Records
Tuning: (Standard)  E A D G
Key: ~~~ - Let Ring
       H - Hammer On
       / - Slide to Fret
 
(0:12 – 0:29)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-6-6-6-6-1/6-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(0:29 – 1:24)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-|x5
E|-1-1-3h4-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3h4-5/8~~~/1---------------------------------------|
 
(1:24 – 1:47)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1------------------------------------|x2
E|---------------------------------------1-1-3h4-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3h4-5/8~~~/1-|
 
(1:47 – 1:58)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(1:58 – 2:42)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-|x4
E|-1-1-3h4-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3h4-5/8~~~/1---------------------------------------|
 
(2:42 – 2:53)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:53 – 3:27)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-1-5h6-8-8-8-8-8/1-|x3
E|-1-1-3h4-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3h4-5/8~~~/1---------------------------------------|
 
(3:27 – 3:40)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-3h4-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3h4-5/8~~~/6~~~-|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
The reason why most of this tab is on one or two strings the whole time is because
Koster is a very slidey type of bassist.  It just give the song a better feel with a subtle
added to it.
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