Xtc - Respectable street
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XTC - Respectable Street (Album Version) Bass Tab by Gargoyle2500
Disclaimer: I cannot accept full credit for this tab, I was using Ohaii Andy's cover for some reference;
it's linked here although I don't think he got it 100% correct in that attempt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BiZyWmCVSg
Also, this tab is, at best, an interpretation; I'm not certain I got it 100% correct myself! There may be
some hammer-ons in place of slides or I may have missed hammer-ons altogether. However, I did go through
the notes multiple times.
0:00 - 0:38: No Bass
It's in the order of their hedgerows,
it's in the way their curtains open and close,
it's in the look they give you down their nose;
all part of decency's jigsaw, I suppose.
[Intro] (not repeated) 0:38 (it doesn't last more than a second.)
(no lyrics yet)
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---11-*-10-*---|
E|-9-*--8-*------|
[In-Verse] parts, 0:39 - 1:01
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
G|-------7--*----------------------6/8-*-6-*----------------|
D|-----9-*-------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*---|
A|---7-*---------7-h9-*--------7-*---------------7-9-*------|
E|-7-*---------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*----------| (x3)
1:02 - 1:13
Now they talk about abortions
in cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---------------------| (x6)
1:13 - 1:20
as they speak of contraception
And immaculate receptions on their
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-*-------9-9-9-9-*-----------|
A|-------------9-9-9-9-*-------9-9-9-9-*---|
E|-----------------------------------------| (x2)
1:20 - 1:24:
portable
Sony entertainment centres.
G|---------------------9-9-9-9-11-9-*---------|
D|-11-11-11-11-*--------------------12-11-*---|
A|-------------9-9-9-9-*----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
1:24 - 1:39:
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
G|-------7--*---------------------6/8-*-6--*---------------|
D|-----9-*------------6--*------9-*--------9-*------6--*---|
A|---7-*--------7-9-*---------7-*---------------7-9-*------|
E|-7-*--------7-*-----------7-*---------------7-*----------| (x2)
1:39 - 1:51:
Now she speaks about diseases
and which sex position pleases best her old man.
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| (x6)
E|-------------------|
1:51 - 2:01
Avon lady fills the creases
when she manages to squeeze in past the
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-*-------9-9-9-9-*-----------|
A|-------------9-9-9-9-*-------9-9-9-9-*---|
E|-----------------------------------------| (x2)
2:01 - 2:02
caravans
that never move from their front gardens.
G|---------------------9-9-9-9-11-9-*---------|
D|-11-11-11-11-*--------------------12-11-*---|
A|-------------9-9-9-9------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
2:03 - 2:17
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
G|-------7--*---------------------6/8-*--6-*--------------|
D|-----9-*------------6--*------9-*--------9-*-----6--*---|
A|---7-*---------7-9-*--------7-*--------------7-9-*------|
E|-7-*---------7-*----------7-*--------------7-*----------| (x2)
[Interlude]
2:17 - 2:29
It's in the order of their hedgerows,
it's in the way their curtains open and close,
it's in the look they give you down their nose;
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---7-*-9-*-11\9-*-9\---|
E|-5-*-7-*-9-*----7-*----| (x3)
2:29 - 2:33
all part of decency's jigsaw, I suppooo -
G|-------------------------|
D|------------------11\----|
A|---7-*-9-*-11-*-9-*------|
E|-5-*-7-*-9-*-------------|
2:33 - 2:47
- oose.
G|--------9-*----------------------7/9-*-7--*--------------|
D|-----10-*-----------7-*-------10-*--------10-*-------7---|
A|---8-*---------8-10-*-------8-*-----------------8-10-*---|
E|-8-*---------8-*---------8-*------------------8-*--------| (x2)
2:47 - 2:49
(Seems like nothing's played at this point or if there is anything, it's quiet.)
2:48 - 2:59
Sunday church and they look fetching
Saturday night saw him retching over our fence
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| (x6)
E|-------------------------|
2:59 - 3:07
bang the wall for me to turn down
I can see them with their stern frown
as they
G|-------------12-12-12-12-*-----------12-12-12-12---|
D|-12-12-12-12-*-----------10-10-10-10-*-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
3:07 - 3:11
dispense the kind of look that says
they're perfect!
G|-------------12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-*---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-*-----------------------------13-12-*---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
3:11 - 3:24
Heard the neighbour slam his car door,
don't he realise this is respectable street?
What d'you think he bought that car for?
'cos he realise this is respectable street.
G|--------9-*----------------------7/9-*-7--*----------------|
D|-----10-*----------7-*--------10-*---------10-*--------7---|
A|---8-*--------8-10-*--------8-*-------------------8-10-*---|
E|-8-*---------8-*----------8-*-------------------8-*--------| (x2)
3:25 - 3:33
he realise this is respectable street,
he realise this is respectable street,
G|--------7/9-*-7-*----------------|
D|-----10-*--------10-*--------7-*-|
A|---8-*------------------8-10-*---|
E|-8-*------------------8-*--------| (x2)
3:33 - End
he realise this is respectable street!
G|--------7/9-*-7-*-------------------|
D|-----10----------10-*------8-10-*---|
A|---8--------------------10-*--------|
E|-8--------------------8-*-----------|
End.
Legend:
* = Mute String
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
h = Hammer-On
Have a good day! - Gargoyle2500