Girls Talk Bass

Girls Talk
Written by Elvis Costello recorded and released by Dave Edmunds in
1979 where it reached number 4 in UK charts. Bass Performance
Nick Lowe. Tab by bass50611. This how I played it on stage with my
Band but be aware it is not an easy bass line. Play crochets in the Verse
With a mixture of quavers and crochets in the choruses. At the end of
Chorus 2 & 3 and the little quaver bass runs are very quick.
Very close to original bass line so have fun.
Comments at bass254@btinternet.com
 
Intro:
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E|-----------------------------------------------------
 
Verse 1:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----6-6------4-4-----------------------6-6-----4-4-----------------
A|-4-4------2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-----2-2---------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
 
Chorus 1:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-01-1-1-123-3-3-3-4-4-421-------124-4-4-4-----2-2---4-4-4-4---------
E|-------------------------42-2-24----------2-2---------------2-2-4-4-
 
Verse 2:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----6-6------4-4-----------------------6-6-----4-4------------------
A|-4-4------2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-----2-2----------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
 
Chorus 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-01-1-1-123-3-3-3-4-4-421--2-2-----4-4-421--2--12-4-4-421--
E|-------------------------42-2---2-2-------42-24----------4-
 
                         [<          Play Quavers           >]
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2--12-4-4-421--2-------------------------------------------
E|-2-24----------42-2-2---222222222-22222223-44444444-44444444-
 
Verse 3:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------6-6-------4-4-----------------------6-6------4-4-----------------
A|-4-4-------2-2------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-----2-2----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
 
Chorus 3:                      (Pause)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-01-1-1-123-3-3-3-4-4-421--2---------2----4-4-421--2--12-4-4-421--
E|-------------------------42-2---------2-2--------42-24----------4-
 
                          [<            Play Quavers          >]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2--12-4-4-421--2--------------------------------------------
E|-2-24----------42-2-2---2222222222-22222223-44444444-44444444-
 
Solo:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------2-2---------------------------------------------------
A|-2-2-2-2---0-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-----------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-
 
End Of Solo Vocals:
G|-----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|-01-1-1-123-3-3-3-4-4-421--2-2----
E|-------------------------42-2-2-2-
 
Verse:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------6-6-------4-4-----------------------6-6------4-4-----------------
A|-4-4-------2-2------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-----2-2----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-01-1-1-123-3-3-3-4-4-421--2-------1-2-4-4-421---2--12-4-4-421--
E|-------------------------42-2-2-2-4-----------4-2-24----------4-
 
                    (Slight Pause)
G|--------------------
D|--------------------
A|--2--12-4-4-421--2--
E|-2-24----------42-2-
 
Outro:
 “Girls Talk. Girls Talk”....
G|------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------
A|--2-4-4---2-4-4---2-4-4---2-4-4---2-4-4---2-4-4-
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------
 
  “Yeah Yeah Yeah”....                     REPEAT THIS BIT TO FADE/END
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-4-4-4-4---2-4-4---4-4-4-4---2-4-4---4-4-4-4---2-4-4-
E|---------2-----------------2-----------------2-------
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