The Clincher Bass

ARTIST: Chevelle
SONG: The Clincher
ALBUM: This Type of Thinking
TABBED BY: Doug Kemp
 
This song was recorded using a 5-string.  An Ernie Ball I do believe.
For those of us with no such luck here is a 4-string version.
 
Tuning:  Drop A# (A#, F, A#, D#)
 
To get a similar sound I would suggest setting your equalizer like this:
 
(Range of -10 to +10)
 
Bass:  +5
Mid:  -2
Treble:  +8
 
I would also suggest using a pick and medium distortion.
I think the SansAmp D1 emulator on my multi-effects pedal sounds great for this song.
 
Guitar plays intro riff 4 times then the bass joins in, a like so...
 
Intro
D#[-------------------------------]
A#[-------------------------------]
F [-------------------------------]
A#[-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-2-3-0-] x4
 
Verse
D#[-----------------------------------------]
A#[-----------------------------------------]
F [-5--5--5--5-6-5-6-5--5--5----------------]
A#[---------------------------000-000-000---] x4
 
Interlude
D#[-----------R-----------------------------]
A#[-----------E-----------------------------]
F [-----------S----------------------5------]
A#[-----------T----------------------0------]
 
Verse II
D#[-----------------------------------------]
A#[-----------------------------------------]
F [-5--5--5--5-6-5-6-5--5--5----------------]
A#[---------------------------000-000-000---] x4
 
D#[-----------------------------------------]
A#[-----------------------------------------]
F [-5--5--5--5-6-5-6-5--5--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
A#[-----------------------------------------] x4
 
Pre-chorus
D#[------------R----------------------------------------------------]
A#[------------E----------------------------------------------------]
F [------------S------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
A#[------------T--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------]
 
Chorus
D#[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
A#[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
F [-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
A#[-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------]
 
Bridge
D#[-----------------------------------X-X-]
A#[-----------------------------------X-X-]
F [-------5-------5-------5-------5---X-X-]
A#[-------0-------0-------0-------0---X-X-]
 
D#[-------------------------------]
A#[-------------------------------]
F [-------------------------------]
A#[-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-2-3-0-] x8
 
Chorus
D#[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
A#[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
F [-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
A#[-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------] x4
 
Outro
D#[-------------------------------]
A#[-------------------------------]
F [-------------------------------]
A#[-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-2-3-0-] x7
 
D#[-------------X-X-]
A#[-------------X-X-]
F [-------------X-X-]
A#[-3-2-0-5-3-0-X-X-]
 
Enjoy and don't forget to rate :)
Any questions or comments email me at dougefresh85@msn.com
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