The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine Bass

The Flaming Lips
The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine - Bass
Embryonic
 
This basic pattern repeats over and over throughout the song, with some variations thrown in.
You can listen to the song to hear the variations, or you can make them up as you go.
 
Starts at 0:10
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|------------5----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5--7--8-------|
E|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-8---------------|
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|------------5-7--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5--7--8-------|
E|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-8---------------|
 
At 2:13, play this note and hold it for eight bars.
G|---|
D|---|
A|-7-|
E|---|
 
Then go back to the main pattern until the end of the song.
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