Lou Reed - Men of good fortune
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Tuning: E A D G
ALbum: Berlin (1973)
This song is quite difficult, so make sure to listen to the whole bassline before learning it.
Timing is very important here.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Pre-Chorus 1] Start at around 0:31
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D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------3-------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------|-----------------6---5---6---8---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------6-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|--------------------/7---5-------|
D|-5.------5-----------------5-5---|-3-------------------------8-5---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-3---|
A|-6.--6.--6.------6---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------6-------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Men of good fortune ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------3-5-3-5-3-----|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------------------5p3-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-3---------|-3-----------------------3-----4-|
A|-------------------5-------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------1-----------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------7-----7-------|---8-----8---------10----10\-----|
D|-5-------------0-7---0-----------|-8---------------10------10\-----|
A|---------------------------------|-----6---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-chorus 2] "At heart they try to act ..."
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D|---------------------------8b----|--------------------------8-11bh10-8-------------|
A|-10.-----10.---------8---10------|--10v---------------8--10-------------10----8----|
E|-------------------10------------|-----------------10------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------8-8-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-5---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-----------------------------5-|-6---6---------------------------|
E|---------------------------6-8---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8\5-------------------5-8-5-----|-7-5-3---------------------------|
A|-------------------5-8-----------|-------------3---------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------1---------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------12------10------8---|-----7-------5-------3-----------|
A|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--------------|
A|-------------5-----------8-----8-|---------------------8---5-------|
E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------8-6---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------3-|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5-3-----3-------|
A|-------------5-------------------|---------------------5-----5-3---|
E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 3] "Men of good fortune ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-3-2-----------|
D|---------------------5---3-------|-----------------------5-3-----4-|
A|---------------------------5-3-1-|---------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------7-------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5v----------8-7-----------------|-5.--5.--5.--------------10------|
A|-----------------5---5v----------|-------------8.------8-----8\----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------------5---3---|-------------7p5-7p5-------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3-------------------7-5-3-2-3-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------7-----7-------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-------------------|---------------------10.---------|
A|---5-----------4-5---5---------5-|-6.--6.--6.--8.--8.--------------|
E|-------1-3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-Chorus 3] "It takes money ..."
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------8-----8--10-8-----------12----10---|
A|---------------------------------|--------8--10----10---------10--8--9--10----8----|
E|-3v------------------------------|-----10------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-------------------------------|-----13\---------13\---------3-4-|
A|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1/--|-11----------1/------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------3---2-3---------|-------------2-3-2---------------|
D|-5-3-5.--5---------5-----------5-|-3p2-3.--3---------5-3-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-------5-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------1-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-12------10------8---------------|
A|-6.------6-----------------------|---------------------10--8-5-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 4] "Men of good fortune ..."
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D|-------------------------3-5-----|-3---------------------2-3-2-3-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6---------------------6---------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------3-2-------------------|---------3-2---------------------|
D|-5-------------5-----------------|-5.--5.------3-------3---5-3-----|
A|-----------------5---------------|-----------------------------5-3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|----------------/7---5---3-------|
D|---------------------3---5---3---|---------------------------5-3-4-|
A|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------------7-------|---8-----8---------10----10\-----|
D|-5-------------------7-----------|-----8---------------10----------|
A|---5-----------4-5---------------|-6---------------8---------------|
E|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-Chorus 4] "All those great things ..."
G|/12--12--12\---------------------|--------12----x--12\-----------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5---3-5v------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------10-10-8--9--10-8--10-8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------10-8--10\--|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6---------------x-------x-----5-|--6.----6-----\----------/6--5--6----------------|
E|-------------------3-------6-----|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1/--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------12------10--|-----8-------5-------3-----------|
A|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-1/--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 2]
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D|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A|-------------5-----------8-------|---------------------8---5-------|
E|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------8-6-5-|
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G|---------------------------------|-----10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12\--------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5-----------8-------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3/------|--------------------------12---------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-10.----------10.------10----10.------10-8\ -----|
E|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------8--7-------------------|
A|-------------5-----------8-------|--------10----------------------10-8-------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|--------------------------------------10-8--6--5-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------------------/12----10---------------------|
D|-------------7-----------10------|--12-------------------------12-10----8----------|
A|-------------5-----------8-------|--10----10.---10.------------------------10-8\---|
E|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-------------------|-12--12--------------------------|
A|-------------5-------5-------8---|-10--10----------------------8\--|
E|-6-------------------------------|-------------6-------10----------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|--------------12-12h12-12h12-12h12h12-10---------|
D|-----------------------------8---|--------------------------------------------12\--|
A|-------------5-------8---------8-|--10----10---------------------------------------| (Listen to get timing)
E|-6---6---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------8---|
A|-------------5-------8---------8-| (fade)
E|-6---6---------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| . Stacatto (Short note)
| x dead note
| b bend
| v vibrato
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