School Bass

SUPERTRAMP
SCHOOL
by Roger Hodgson
 
Album: Crime of the Century
1974 A&M Records
 
Bass tab
Tuning : E A D G
Tempo  : 120 bpm
Key signature: C
 
Intro: 00:01
(Harmonica C playing)
 
Verse 1: 00:46
(Vocals, Vintage Electric Piano + E Guitar playing + Clarinet)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
"I can see you in the morning when you go to school."
"Don't forget your books,
you know you've got to learn the golden rule."
"Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work,"...
 
(+Clarinet playing 00:58 → 01:10)
 
"And be like Johnny Too good. Don't you know he never shirks."
"He's coming along."...
 
 
Verse 2: 01:44 Bass starts
(EP + Bass + Drums)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------| x4
E|--5-4/5--5-4/5--5-4/5--5-4/5--5-4/5--|
 
"After school is over, you're playing in the park."
"Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark."
"They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about."
"And grow up just like them, won't let you work it out."...
 
02:06
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----3-\-7-|
E|—5--------|
 
"And you're full of doubt"...
 
...
 
INSTRUMENTAL: 02:11
(Bass + Piano solo + Guitar + Drums)
 
2:54
G|------------|
D|------(4)-7-|
A|----7-------| x6
E|--5---------|
 
(Drums +++++++)
 
03:14
G|----------------|---------------------|
D|-----(4)-7--7-7-|----(4)-7--7-5-------|
A|----7-----------|---7-----------7-(5)-|
E|--5-------------|-5-------------------|
 
03:15
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5------------|
A|-----3/5/7--7-3/5/7-7----7-5--------| x2
E|-5-5--------------------------8-7-5-|
 
03:26
G|-------------------------------|
D|------7-5-----7-5--7-5-3-2-0---|
A|----7------7g------------------|
E|-5g-------x--------------------|
 
03:36
G|-------------------------------|
D|------7-5-----7-5--7-5-3-5-6---|
A|----7------7g------------------|
E|-5g----------------------------|
 
G|-----5-4----|-------4-------|-----5-4----|-7g--4----------|
D|-7g------5g-|-5g------7g----|-7g------5g-|--------5-3-2-0-|
A|---7--------|----7g------7g-|---7--------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
 
03:46
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5------------|
A|-----3/5/7--7-3/5/7-7----7-5--------| x2
E|-5-5--------------------------8-7-5-|
 
03:56
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5--5------------|
A|-----3/7--7-7--7--------5-5---3----| x3
E|-5-5-------------------------------|
 
04:12
G|-------------------------------|
D|------7-5-----7-5--7-5-3-2-0---|
A|----7------7g------------------|
E|-5g-------x--------------------|
 
 
Chorus 04:17
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--7\-|
E|---4-5-7--5-7-8---5--5---5--------|
“Don't do this!, Don't do that!"
"What are they trying to do"
"Make a good boy of you"
"Do they know where it's at?"
 
04:28
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--7\-|
E|---4-5-7--5-7-8---5--5---5--------|
"Don't criticise,they're old and wise"
"Do as they tell you to"
"Don't want the devil to"
"Come out and put your eyes"
 
04:33
G|-------------------------9-99-9-9-|
D|-----------------9-9-99-9---------|
A|-7-7-77-7-5-77-7------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-77-7-5-77-7--7-7-77-5-77-7--|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
Outro : 04:47
G|------- -------|
D|------- -------|
A|------- -------| repeat through
E|--5br-- --5pr--|
 
"Maybe I'm mistaken expecting you to fight"
"Or maybe I'm just crazy, I don't know wrong from right"
"But while I am still living, I've just got this to say"
"It's always up to you if you want to be that"
"want to see that"
 
05:09
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|---3\---|
E|-5----0-|
"See it that way"
 
"You're coming along"
 
05:18
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--5~~~--|
 
 
End: 05:33
 
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Tablature Legend
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| S  slap
| P  pop
| .  full stop
| x  mute note
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| g  grace note
| ~  vibrato
| ^  brush up
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