Showdown Bass

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SHOWDOWN (G.E./P.) (Bassline)
As recorded by Propagandhi
(From the 1993 Album HOW TO CLEAN EVERYTHING)
 
Transcribed by Whoabot
	
 
Words by Samson/Hannah Music by Propagandhi
Arranged by Propagandhi
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John K. Samson'
 
   Bass Intro
    Q=122
   4/4                              2/4       4/4
    Gtr I
    Q.   Q  Q  E   Q.   E +H      4x +H        q  H.        W
||---------------|----------------||--------||------------|------||
||o--------------|---------------o||--------||------------|------||
||o--------------|-5----3-(3)----o||-(3)----||-3----------|------||
||--3----0--3p=0-|----------------||--------||------------|------||
 
 
   Everybody Intro
    Q=130
    Q  E Q  E E E   E S E. E +H       Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S E +H
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----4p0----------o||
||o---------------|-5-5-5--3-(3)----|---------------|-5-5-----3-(3)----o||
||--3----0--3-3-0-|-----------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|-------------------||
 
 
   John K. Samson's Verse
   8/8
    Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E    5x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------||
||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-----4p0------------o||
||o---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---o||
||--3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|---------------------||
 
 
   John K. Samson's Chorus
    E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
||---------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
 
 
  E. E. E. E. S S S S   E. E. E. E. S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
 
 
 John K. Samson's Break
  E S E. Q  E E E   q  H.        E E E Q  E E E   q  H.
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
|-5-5-5-----------|------------|-5-5-5----------|----------|
|--------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|-------5--5-5-5-|-3--------|
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
 
 
  E E E Q  E E E   q  H.        E S S E Q  E E E   q  H.
|----------------|------------|------------------|----------||
|-5-5-5----------|------------|-5-5-5-5----------|----------||
|-------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|---------5--5-5-5-|-3--------||
|----------------|------------|------------------|----------||
 
 
 Pre-Verse
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----4p0------------||
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---||
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------||
 
 
 Chris Hannah's Verse
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----4p0----------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
    Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   3x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|-----4h5----------|---------------|-------------------o||
||o---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0--o||
||--3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------||
 
 
   Chris Hannah's Chorus
    E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
||---------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
 
 
  E. E. E. E. S S S S   E. E. E. E. S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
 
 
 Chris Hannah's Break
  E S E. Q  E E E   q  H.        E E E Q  E E E   q  H.
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
|-5-5-5-----------|------------|-5-5-5----------|----------|
|--------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|-------5--5-5-5-|-3--------|
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|
 
 
  E S S E Q  E E E   q  H.        E E S S Q  E E E   q  H.
|------------------|------------|------------------|----------||
|-5-5-5-5----------|------------|-5-5-5-5----------|----------||
|---------5--5-5-5-|-3----------|---------5--5-5-5-|-3--------||
|------------------|------------|------------------|----------||
 
 
 Outro
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----4h5------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----4h5----------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----4h5----------|---------------|-----4h5------------|
|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-----3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
  Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E S E S Q  E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0-|---------------|-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-0---|
|-3----0--3-3-0-|------------------|-3----0--3-3-0-|--------------------|
 
 
                    4/4         2/4       4/4
  E S E. Q  E E E    W           +H          W             +W      5x
|-----------------||----------||--------||------------||-----------||
|-5-5-5-----------||----------||--------||------------||o---------o||
|--------5--5-5-5-||-3--------||-(3)----||-/10--------||o-(10)----o||
|-----------------||----------||--------||------------||-----------||
 
 
 
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X