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Tuning: E A D G
MAD WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Tears For Fears
(From the 1983 Album THE HURTING)
Words and Music by Roland Orzabal
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Curt Smith - Bass'
[Intro] [1st & 2nd Verses] [Pre-Chorus]
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 Wx16 Wx8
G|------------||--------------||--------||
D|------------||o-------------||--------||
A|------------||o-------------||--------||
E|------------||--------------||--------||
[Chorus]
E e E S S e E E E +H E E E E E e E S S e E E E +H E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|-----------2---4---|-----------------|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4--|
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|-2-2---------------|-----------------|
E e E S S e E E E +H E E E E E e E S S e E E E +W
G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|-----------2---4---|--------o||
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----o||
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|-2-2---------------|---------||
[Interlude]
Wx3 E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H
G|------------||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|------------||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
A|------------||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-2-----2------o||
E|------------||--2-----2------|-5-----5------|-0-----0------|---------------||
[Chorus]
E e E S S e E E E +H E E E E E e E S S e E E E +H E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|-----------2---4---|-----------------|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4--|
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|-2-2---------------|-----------------|
E e E S S e E E E +H E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|
[Outro]
E e E S S e E E E +W Wx11
G|-------------------|------------||---------*|
D|-----------2---4---|------------||---------*|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)--------||---------*|
E|-2-2---------------|------------||---------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| h - hammer-on
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