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/ Depeche Mode / Some Great Reward (1984) / People Are People bass tab

Artist: Depeche Mode
Song: People Are People
Album: Some Great Reward
Transciber: Skinny Grey Alien
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Note: This tablature is an adaptation of the bass synthesizer parts for
the electric bass. To adapt it for the keyboard, please refer to the
excellent article entitled "Bass Notes" on www.taborama.com/lessons.php


Standard Bass tuning (D A D G)

 Tempo(Q)=120
 4/4



  H    Q  E S S   S E S E S S E S S S S S S   S E  S E S S Q  E S S
|-----------2-2-|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|---------------2---0-------|-------------------7-7-|
|---------------|-0---0---0-----------3-5---|-7---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------------|-----10---7------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------7---5-3-5---|
|-7---7---7-----------------|


  S E  S E S S Q  E S S   S E S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------7-7-|---------------------------|
|-7---------------------|---------------7---5-3-5---|
|-----10---7------------|-7---7---7-----------------|


  S E  S E S S Q  E S S   S E S E S S E S S S S S S   S E  S E S S Q  E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------7-7-|---------------------------|-------------------7-7-|
|-7---------------------|---------------7---5-3-5---|-7---------------------|
|-----10---7------------|-7---7---7-----------------|-----10---7------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S S S S   S E  S E S S Q  E S S   S E S E S S H
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------7-7-|------------------|
|---------------7---5-3-5---|-7---------------------|------------------|
|-7---7---7-----------------|-----10---7------------|-7---7---7--------|


  W          S E S E S S E S S S E S   S E S E S S E S S S E S
|----------|---------------5---------|---------------5----------|
|----------|-7---7---7-----------5---|-7---7---7-----------5----|
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  E S S E S S H      S E S +S  S E E E S S E   E S S E E E S S S S E
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------5----------|
|-3---3---3--------|-----------------5-------|-7---7---7---------5----|
|------------------|-5---5-(5)---3-------5---|------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S E S   S E S E S S H      S E S E S S Q  E  S  S
|---------------5---------|------------------|------------------14-14-|
|-7---7---7-----------5---|-3---3---3--------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-5---5---3--------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|------------------------|


   S  S  S S S  S E  S S E  S S  S  S    S S  S S S  E S  S S E Q    W
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|------|
|--------------------------14---12-10-|-12---14--------------------|------|
|-12-12-12-----12---12----------------|-------------15---12--------|------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|------|


   S E  S E  S S E  S S E  S S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-12---12---12-----12-----10---|
|------------------------------|


   S E  S E  S S E  S S E  E   S E S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-12---12---12-----12-----10-|-8---8---8-----8-----7--|
|----------------------------|------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S S S S   S E S E S S E S S E S S   S E S E S S E S S E E
|---------------5-------4---|-2---2---2-----2-----0---|-2---2---2-----2-----0--|
|-------------5-----5-------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-5---5---5-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S E E   S E S E S S E S S S S S S   W
|-----------------------|---------------2---0---4---|------|
|-3---3---3-----3-----2-|-0---0---0---3-------------|------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|------|


  W          W          W          S E S E S S E S S S E S
|----------|----------|----------|-2---2---2-----5---------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------------5---|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S E S   E S S E S S H      S E S +S  S E E E S S E
|---------------5---------|------------------|-------------------------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---|-3---3---3--------|-----------------5-------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-5---5-(5)---3-------5---|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|


  E S S E E E S S S S E   S E S E S S E S S S E S   S E S E S S H
|-------------5---------|---------------5---------|------------------|
|-7---7---7---------5---|-7---7---7-----------5---|-3---3---3--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|


  S E S E S S Q  E  S  S    S  S  S S S  S E  S S E  S S  S  S
|------------------14-14-|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------14---12-10-|
|-5---5---3--------------|-12-12-12-----12---12----------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|


   S S  S S S  E S  S S E Q
|----------------------------|
|-12---14--------------------|
|-------------15---12--------|
|----------------------------|


  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  H    Q  E  S  S   S E S E S S E  S S  S  S  S S    S E  S E S S Q  E S S
|-----------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------|--------------------7-7-|
|-----------12-12-|-0---0---0---------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------14---12-10-12---|-14---10---7------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S S S S   S E  S E S S H      S E S E S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-7---7---7-----7-----5---|
|---------------7---5-3-5---|-7-----------------|-------------------------|
|-7---7---7-----------------|-----10---7--------|-------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S E E   S E S E S S E S S E E   S E S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------0-5-------4---|
|-7---7---7-----7-----5-|-3---3---3-----3-----2-|-0---0---0---------5-------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S E S S   S E S E S S E S S E E   S E S E S S E S S E E
|-2---2---2-----2-----0---|-2---2---2-----2-----0-|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-3---3---3-----3-----2--|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S S S S   W          W          W
|---------------2---0---4---|----------|----------|------|
|-0---0---0---3-------------|----------|----------|------|
|---------------------------|----------|----------|------|
|---------------------------|----------|----------|------|


  W          S E S E S S E S S S E S   S E S E S S E S S S E S
|----------|-2---2---2-----5---------|---------------5----------|
|----------|---------------------5---|-7---7---7-----------5----|
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  E S S E S S H      S E S +S  S E E E S S E   E S S E E E S S S S E
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------5----------|
|-3---3---3--------|-----------------5-------|-7---7---7---------5----|
|------------------|-5---5-(5)---3-------5---|------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|


  S E S E S S E S S S E S   S E S E S S H      S E S E S S Q  E  S  S
|---------------5---------|------------------|------------------14-14-|
|-7---7---7-----------5---|-3---3---3--------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-5---5---3--------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|------------------------|


   S  S  S S S  S E  S S E  S S  S  S    S S  S S S  E S  S S E Q    W
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|------|
|--------------------------14---12-10-|-12---14--------------------|------|
|-12-12-12-----12---12----------------|-------------15---12--------|------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|------|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3--|-0---0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3--|-0---0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3--|-0---0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3--|-0---0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3--|-0---0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-3---3---3---3--|-0---0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3---|-5-----------*|


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


Depeche Mode albums
2001 Exciter
1997 Ultra
1993 Songs of Faith & Devotion
1990 Violator
1987 Music for the Masses
1986 Black Celebration
1984 Some Great Reward
1983 Construction Time Again
1982 A Broken Frame
1981 Speak and Spell
Some Great Reward tabs
01Something to Do tabbass tab
03People Are People tabbass tab
05Stories of Old tabbass tab
06Somebody tabbass tab
07Master and Servant tabbass tab
09Blasphemous Rumours tabbass tab

 

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