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SKIN DEEP (Bassline) As recorded by The Stranglers (From the 1984 Album AURAL SCULPTURE) Words and Music by Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell & David Greenfield Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jean-Jacques Burnel - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I Wx10 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| 1st Verse Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Pre-Chorus Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 2nd Verse Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q +E E H |---------------|-------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------| |-5----5-5------|-5----5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----| Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------4-5-7-| |-5------5-5-0--|-5----5-5------|-5------5-------| Pre-Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H |---------------|---------------||-------------| |---------------|---------------||-------------| |---------------|---------------||-------------| |-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------||-0----0-0----| Q. E Q E E Q. E H Q. E H |---------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-------------|-------------| |-----------5---|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----| Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E |-------------|----------------|---------------| |-------------|--------------7-|---------------| |-------------|-5----5-5-7-9---|---------------| |-0----0-0----|----------------|-5----5-5------| Chorus Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |----------------||---------------|---------------| |----------------||---------------|---------------| |----------------||---------------|---------------| |-5----5-5-7-9-0-||-5----5-5--5-5-|-0----0-0--0-0-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-5----5-5--5-5-|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-5----5-5--0-5-|-5----5-5--5-5-| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------7-| |----------------|--------------2-|-5----5-5-7-9---| |-5----5-5---5-5-|-0----0-0-2-4---|----------------| Bridge Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------||---------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------| |-5----5-5--0-5-|-5----5-5--5-5-||-0----0-0--0-0-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-7----7-7--7---|---------------|-7----7-7--7---| |-------------5-|-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------5-| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |----------------|-------------2-|---------------| |----------------|-2----2-2------|-2----2-2--2---| |--------------2-|-----------0---|-------------0-| |-0----0-0-2-4---|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-2-4-5-7--------|| |-5----5-5--5-5-|-5----5-5--5-5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-----------9-7-9--|| 3rd Verse Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E H |---------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------| |-5----5-5------|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----| Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------4-5-7-|----------------| |-5------5-5-0--|-5----5-5------|-5------5-------|-5----5-5-------| Pre-Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q E E |---------------||-------------|---------------| |---------------||-------------|---------------| |---------------||-------------|-5----5-5--0-5-| |-5----5-5------||-0----0-0----|---------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-0----0-0----| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|| |--------------7-|---------------|----------------|| |-5----5-5-7-9---|---------------|----------------|| |----------------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-7-9-0-|| Chorus Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-5--5-5-| |-5----5-5--5-5-|-0----0-0--0-0-|---------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |-5----5-5--0-5-|-5----5-5--5-5-|-5----5-5---5-5-| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E |----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|--------------7-|---------------| |--------------2-|-5----5-5-7-9---|---------------| |-0----0-0-2-4---|----------------|-5----5-5--0-5-| Bridge Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------||---------------|-7----7-7--7---| |-5----5-5--5-5-||-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------5-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|-7----7-7--7---|--------------2-| |-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------5-|-0----0-0-2-4---| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |-------------2-|---------------|---------------| |-2----2-2------|-2----2-2--2---|---------------| |-----------0---|-------------0-|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-5--5-5-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-7----7-7--7---| |-5----5-5--5-5-|-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------5-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|-7----7-7--7---|--------------2-| |-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------5-|-0----0-0-2-4---| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |-------------2-|---------------|---------------| |-2----2-2------|---------------|---------------| |-----------0---|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-5----5-5--5-5-|-5----5-5--5-5-| Outro Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------||----------------|---------------| |---------------||o---------------|---------------| |---------------||o---------------|---------------| |-5----5-5--5-5-||--5----5-5--5-5-|-5----5-5--5-5-| Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E 3x |---------------|------------------|| |---------------|---------2-------o|| |---------------|-0-2-4-5---4-2-4-o|| |-5----5-5--0-2-|------------------|| 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 - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths