Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Party girl
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Couldn't find the bass tab of this song anywhere, which is a pity, 'cause it has such a lovely bass line.
So I thought I learn it and also tab the song while I'm at it.
It can be a bit tricky sometimes, so to understand the rythm and other stuff, please listen to the song :)
Note: Sorry about the outro, in the song it varies a lot, and I kind of lost interest when I got there,
so I just tabbed some variations/improvisation by myself. Otherwise the tab is 99% right 'til the outro.
[Intro]
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------7\-|----------------7\-|----------------7\-|-----------------|
A|-0~---------7h9----|-4~---------7h9----|-0~---------7h9----|-4~---------12\--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
G|------------------|--------------------|-----------|-18-16-14-13-----------------|
D|------------------|----------------7h9-|-11~-------|-------------14-12-11--------|
A|-0~-------0-1-2-3-|-4~---------7h9-----|-----------|----------------------14-12\-|
E|------------------|--------------------|-----------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2/7\----------|----------------------------|---------------------------12\-|
E|---------------|------------0---12\-|-5-5-5-5--8\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--14\-3-3-3-3-3------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--12\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--3~----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------|
[Chorus]
G|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|
D|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|
A|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-12--------------------------|-------------|-----------|-14--14\------|--------------|------------|--------|
D|----12-----------------------|-------------|-----------|----------2--2/16---16\-6---6/12--12\-9--9/12~-----|
A|-------14-10\-------5------5-|-3---3-2---2-|-----------|--------------|--------------|------------|--------|
E|----------------5h7----5h7---|-------------|-5---5-3~--|--------------|--------------|------------|----12\-|
G|---------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|
A|------2-2--3-3--5-5--|-7----------------|
E|-3-3-----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
[Interlude / "Bass Solo"]
G|---------------------|-----------------|----11-14-----13h14p13h14|13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14---------|
D|-----------------7-9-|-11~----11-12-14-|-14----------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-0--0---7-9--7-9-----|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------12\-|
E|------9--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|-18-16-14-13-----------------|
D|---------------------|----------------7h9-|-11~------------|-------------14-12-11--------|
A|-0~----------0-1-2-3-|-4~---------7h9-----|----------------|----------------------14-12\-|
E|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2/7\----------|----------------------------|---------------------------12\-|
E|---------------|------------0---12\-|-5-5-5-5--8\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--14\-3-3-3-3-3------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--12\-1-1-1-1-1--12\-|-2-2-2-2-2--3~----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------|
[Chorus]
G|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|-12-----------------11-11h12-14-|
D|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|----12--------12h14-------------|
A|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|-------14-10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-12--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|----12-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-------14-10\-------5------5-|-3---3-2---0-2-5-|-3---3-2---0-2-5-|-3---3-2------|
E|----------------5h7----5h7---|-----------------|-----------------|---------12\--|
[Outro - Play these and fade out...]
G|----------------|-------2-------2-------2-|----------------|-------2/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|----------------|-----2-----2-4-----2-4---|----------------|-----2------------------------|
A|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3---------------------|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3--------------------------|
E|-----------3-3--|-------------------------|-----------3-3--|------------------------------|
G|----------------|-------2-------2-----------|----------------|-------2-------2/14-14-14--|
D|----------------|-----2-----2-4--------2----|----------------|-----2-----2-4-------------|
A|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3--------------2-4------|-3-3--2-2-------|-0-3-----------------------|
E|-----------3-3--|---------------------------|-----------3-3--|---------------------------|
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| / Slide-up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Let it ring
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