Broadcast Emotion Bass

Band: Helmet
Album: Aftertaste
Track:7
Song: Broadcast Emotion
 
Instrument: Bass
Tuning: Drop D
 
Tabbed by: Steamy Ray Vaughn
Youtube: @christmeister
 
Legend
nh (natural harmonic)   ph (pinch harmonic)
pm (palm mute)          x (muted string)
h (hammer-on)           p (pull off)
// (slide down)         \\ (slide up)
b (bend)                ~~ (vibrato)
x/// (pick scrape)      fb (feedback)
lg (let ring)
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[Intro/Verse 1]
x4
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-----9--------9--------9---------------|
D |-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4--6--7-9-0|
 
[Chorus]
(each played once)
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4\\7-7-7-7//3-3-3-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-|
then
G |------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4\\5-5-5-5\\6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-|
 
[Intro/Verse 2]
x4
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-----9--------9--------9---------------|
D |-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4--6--7-9-0|
 
[Chorus]
x1
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4\\7-7-7-7//3-3-3-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-|
 
G |------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4\\5-5-5-5\\6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-|
 
[Breakdown/Guitar solo]
 
G |---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
D |-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--3-2-0--0-2-0-2-0-2--0-5-4-0|
 
(played on every second run)
G |---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
D |-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--3-2-0--0-2-0-2-0-2--0-5-4-7|
 
(Outro)
x3
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-----9--------9--------9---------------|
D |-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4--6--7-9-0|
then
x1
G |--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-----9--------9--------9--------------|
D |-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4-0-9--0-4--6--7-9-|
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N.C.
FX Legend
play it with a pick and pick hard
slight overdrive
possible dist/fuzz on breakdown
X