Spandau Ballet - To cut a long story short Riff 1 G|--------------------9-7-----7-5----| D|------------------------9-------7--| A|----------------5-7-------5--------| E|-5-5---3-5-5-----------------------| Riff 1a (alternative to Riff 1 which is the keyboard riff, but i transcribed it to bass because it sounds good and is fun to play) G|-----------------------------------| D|----7--10-9-7---------5-5----------| A|--------------10--7-7-----5-5-7-7--| E|-5---5-----------------------------| Riff 2 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------5-----------------------1--3-----------------3--5-------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-7---7-5---------------------------------------------3---3-3---3-7---7-7---7-8-----------| E|-0---0-0---0-0-------------1---1-1---1-1---1------3---3-3--3-3--3------------------------------------------| Bass solo (1:38) G|--------------------9-7-----7-5----|--------------------9-------7----| D|------------------------9-------7--|---------------------------------| A|----------------5-7-------5--------|----------------5-7-----3-5------| E|-5-5---3-5-5-----------------------|-5-5---3-5-5---------------------| G|------------------5---5---7---7--|------------------7---7---9---9---| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------3---3---5---5----|----------------5---5---7---7-----| E|-5-5---3-5-5---------------------|-5-5---3-5-5----------------------| Riff 1 fill G|-----14~-------14~-------9-7-----7-5----| D|-----------------------------9-------7--| A|-/12------/12--------7-------5--------| E|----------------------------------------| play X2 @ 2:29 play X3 @ 2:49 Outro (2:59) G|------------------| |-------------------| D|-7----------------| |-7-----------------| A|---10-8-10--7--5--| X3 |---10-8-10--7--10--| E|------------------| |-------------------| G|--------------------9-7-----7-5-------------| D|------------------------9-------7-----------| A|----------------5-7-------5-----------------| E|-5-5---3-5-5-------------------------5------| Tabbed by Matt Nikic