Singing Rule Britannia While The Walls Close In Bass

Tabbed by: bassm99
E-mail: alanmatthews1966@yahoo.co.uk
 
Tuning: E, A, D, G
 
"Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In)" from the album "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" 
(1985)
Written by Burgess/Fielding/Lever/Smithies
 
Bass Starts 0:19
 
Intro: (Play 8 Times)
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-4-4-4--2-2-4-2--------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse: (Play 16 Times)
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-4-4-4--2-2-4-2--------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus:
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-------2-----|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-----2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------2-2-4-2-------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-4-2----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Repeat Intro: (Play 4 Times)
 
Repeat Verse:
 
Repeat Chorus:
 
Bridge:
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(x5)|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-(x1)--------------|
 
Bass Stops: (2:47 - 2:51)
 
Verse/Refrain: (Play 40 Times)
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-4-4-4--2-2-4-2--------------------------------------------------------|
 
End:
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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