Death from Above 1979 - Caught up
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Death From Above (1979) – Caught Up
When playing songs from Death from Above on bass, you should take into account that Jesse F. Keeler plays
mostly short-scale basses and the fact that many of the new songs are played from the 12th fret on.
Thus, it can get hard to do some of the stuff he does on a standard bass
(it can be done, though, so don’t give up).
Also, notice that he plays through a MicroPog with +1 Octave above what he is playing.
[Intro/Chorus]
(tricky rhythm, listen and play along the bare bass introduction to get it right):
G|------13(slight bend)-------------(15)b16r15-----16----------(13)b14r13------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------13/16------------------------14-----------------------|
[Verse]
(kind of a chopped-down intro/chorus):
G|------13(slight bend)----------------------------16-(slight bend)------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
On the final one, the last bending changes:
G|------13(slight bend)----------------------------16b17-17-17-17-17-17-17r16--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(“I come around…”):
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16---14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16---14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16--13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
[Chorus]
G|------13(slight bend)-------------(15)b16r15-----16----------(13)b14r13------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------13/16------------------------14-----------------------|
[Verse]
G|------13(slight bend)----------------------------16-(slight bend)------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
On the final one, the last bending changes:
G|------13(slight bend)----------------------------16b17-17-17-17-17-17-17r16--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(“I come around…”):
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16---14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16---14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16--13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
[Outro]
(take into account that in this part the tempo increases a lot AND the end parts change fron time
to time):
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17---|
A|--------------13-15-------------------------13-15-------------------------13-15---------------|
E|-15-15-15-15--------------------15-15-15-15-------------------15-15-15-15---------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--13-13-13-13-13-15-15-----|
E|-----------------------13--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17---|
A|--------------13-15-------------------------13-15-------------------------13-15---------------|
E|-15-15-15-15--------------------15-15-15-15-------------------15-15-15-15---------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-13-13-13-13-13-13h15/12---|
E|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17---|
A|--------------13-15-------------------------13-15-------------------------13-15---------------|
E|-15-15-15-15--------------------15-15-15-15-------------------15-15-15-15---------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--13-13-13-13-13-15-15-----|
E|-----------------------13--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17---|
A|--------------13-15-------------------------13-15-------------------------13-15---------------|
E|-15-15-15-15--------------------15-15-15-15-------------------15-15-15-15---------------------|
G|--------------------22*-22*--| *(Your bass may not have 22 frets (Keeler's does). In that case, you
D|-----------------------------| can play 14th fret in the G string (that is, your highest A on your bass)
A|--13-13-13-13-15-15----------|
E|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17---|
A|--------------13-15-------------------------13-15-------------------------13-15---------------|
E|-15-15-15-15--------------------15-15-15-15-------------------15-15-15-15---------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--13-13-13-13-13-15-15-----|
E|-----------------------13--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17-------------------15h17p15h17---|
A|--------------13-15-------------------------13-15-------------------------13-15---------------|
E|-15-15-15-15--------------------15-15-15-15-------------------15-15-15-15---------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tempo decreases from here on back to the original:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus/End]
G|------13(slight bend)-------------(15)b16r15-----16----------(13)b14r13------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eight times then...
A|---------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E|--13-------------------------13/16------------------------14-----------------------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|-13-13--|
Any doubt you may have don't hesitate to send me a PM.
Blast that bass!!
Jorggo
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - muted, struck string