Fearless Bass

One of my favorite Floyd tunes.
A good workout for pulling-off with your pinkie.
 
[Intro]
 
G|------|-----------|------|------|
D|------|-----12-12-|------|------|
A|-10---|-10--------|-10---|-10---|
E|------|-----------|------|------|
 
 
[The first "Climb"]
 
G|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|------|
A|-10---|-10---|-10---|-10---|
E|------|------|------|------|
 
G|------|------|------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|------|------|------|---------10-----8--8---|---------10-----8--8----|
A|-10---|-10---|-10---|-10--10-----10---------|-10--10-----10----------|
E|------|------|------|-----------------------|------------------------|
                         q   q   e  e  e  e      q   q   e  e  e  e
 
 
[Verse]
 
G||--------------|------------------------||
D||------12--12--|---------10------8--8---||  x4
A||-10-----------|-10--10------10---------||
E||--------------|------------------------||
You say the hill's too steep to climb,
Climb it!
You say you'd like to see me try,
Climb it!
 
 
G|------------|-------|
D|------------|-------|
A|--12--------|-------|
E|------------|--10---|
You pick the place and I'll choose the time
 
G|-12-----------|---------12-p11-h12-----------|
D|----12--------|--10--------------12-p11-h12--|
A|--------10----|------------------------------|
E|--------------|------------------------------|
And I'll climb, the hill in my own way
 
G|--------|---------12-p11-h12-----------|
D|--------|--10--------------12-p11-h12--|
A|--10----|------------------------------|
E|--------|------------------------------|
Just wait a while, for the right day
 
G|----------------------|------------|
D|------------10-----10-|--10--------|
A|--10-----12----12-----|------------|
E|----------------------|------------|
And as I rise above the treeline and the clouds
 
G|-------|-------|--12---------|-------|
D|--12---|--10---|-----10------|-------|
A|-------|-------|--------10---|--10---|
E|-------|-------|-------------|-------|
I look down hear the sound of the things you said today
 
 
[The second "Climb"]
 
G|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|------|
A|-10---|-10---|-10---|-10---|
E|------|------|------|------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
G|------|------|------|-----12-p11-h12---11-p9-p7--|--------9-h11--9-h11--|---------|
D|------|------|------|----------------------------|----------------------|--14\5---|
A|-10---|-10---|-10---|-10-------------------------|--10------------------|---------|
E|------|------|------|----------------------------|----------------------|---------|
 
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------10-----8--8---|---------10-----8--8----|
A|-10--10-----10---------|-10--10-----10----------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
    q   q   e  e  e  e      q   q   e  e  e  e
 
 
[Verse]
 
G||--------------|------------------------||
D||------12--12--|---------10------8--8---||  x4
A||-10-----------|-10--10------10---------||
E||--------------|------------------------||
Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd,
smiling
Merciless, the magistrate turns 'round,
frowning
 
G|------------|-------|
D|------------|-------|
A|--12--------|-------|
E|------------|--10---|
And who's the fool who wears the crown
 
G|-12-----------|---------12-p11-h12-----------|
D|----12--------|--10--------------12-p11-h12--|
A|--------10----|------------------------------|
E|--------------|------------------------------|
Go down in your own way
 
G|--------|---------12-p11-h12-----------|
D|--------|--10--------------12-p11-h12--|
A|--10----|------------------------------|
E|--------|------------------------------|
And everyday is the right day
 
G|----------------------|------------|
D|------------10-----10-|--10--------|
A|--10-----12----12-----|------------|
E|----------------------|------------|
And as you rise above the fearlines in the frown
 
G|-------|-------|--12---------|-------|
D|--12---|--10---|-----12------|-------|
A|-------|-------|--------10---|--10---|
E|-------|-------|-------------|-------|
You look down, hear the sound of the faces in the crowd
 
 
[The final "climb"--you get to join in this time!
Play the bass climb on the off-measures, alternating with the guitars]
 
G||---------|-----------------------||
D||---------|-----------------------||
A||---------|--2--3--5--7--8--10\---||
E||--3--3---|--------------------3--||
 
[Also throw in a few quick slides up to G:]
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--3/10\3--3/10\3---3/10\3--|
E|---------------------------|
 
 
Repeat ad lib and fade out to Liverpool Football fans singing
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
 
 
 
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| q   Quarter note
| e   Eighth note
| p   Pull off
| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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