STRANGER THAN FICTION (Bassline) As recorded by Bad Religion (From the 1994 Album STRANGER THAN FICTION) Transcribed by Unregistered Words and Music by Brett Gurewitz Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Picked Bass' Intro Q=165 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |----------||------------------|------------------|| |----------||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |----------||o-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-----------------o|| |----------||--------------3-3-|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3--|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-----------------|| |-------------3-3-|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|| Verse 1 Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3--3--3---3---|-1--1--1---1---|-0--0--0---0---|----------------| |---------3---3-|---------1---1-|---------1---1-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|-2--2--2-2-2--|---------------|----------------|| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|--------------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-|| Verse 2 Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3--3--3---3---|-1--1--1---1---|-0--0--0---0---|----------------| |---------3---3-|---------1---1-|---------1---1-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-5-3-----|| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------|----------------|-------------5-3-|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------| |-----------------|-------3-1-0-----|-----------------|-------3---3-1---| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5-------3-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5---------3-| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|------------5--| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0----| Q E E E E E E E H.. E E E E E Q. |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|---3-3-3-3------|| Chorus Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-3--3---2--2---|-0--0----------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----| |------3------1-|------1-3--3-1-|-------------3-3-| E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-3--3---1--1---| |-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|------3------1-| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------| |-0--0----------|----------------|----------------| |------1-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-1-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Verse 3 Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1---1---|-0--0--0---0---|----------------| |---------------|---------1---1-|---------0---0-|-3--3-1-3-1-3-1-| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-5-3-----|| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------|----------------|-------------5-3-|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------3-1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5-------3-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |-----------------|---------------| |---------0-------|---------------| |-------3---3-1---|------------5--| |-5-3-5---------3-|-0--0-0-0-0----| Q E E E E E E E H.. E E E E E Q. |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|---3-3-3-3------|| Chorus Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-3--3---2--2---|-0--0----------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----| |------3------1-|------1-3--3-1-|-------------3-3-| E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-3--3---1--1---| |-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|------3------1-| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------| |-0--0----------|----------------|----------------| |------1-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-1-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Bridge Q E Q Q E Q Q E E Q Q E E E Q. Q Q E E Q |--------------|-------0-2-0--|------2--------|--------------| |------7--5----|--------------|-3------3-2----|-2--2--3-2----| |--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------3--| |-5----------1-|-3------------|---------------|--------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3--3-2-3-2-0-2-|-3--3-2-3-2-0---|-----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|--------------3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|| Outro Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-3--3---2--2---|-0--0----------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----| |------3------1-|------1-3--3-1-|-------------3-3-| E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-3--3---1--1---| |-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-|------3------1-| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-0--0-----------|----------------|----------------| |------1-3-1-3-1-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-----------------| |-------------3-3-|-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-| W +W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*| |----------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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

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