STARS (Bassline)
As recorded by Switchfoot
(From the 2005 Album NOTHING IS SOUND)
Words and Music by Switchfoot
Transcribed by Doug Olivier (3 Days Later)
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=133
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 E E E E E E E E 4x
|------------||-------------------||
|------------||o-----------------o||
|------------||o-----------------o||
|------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Riff
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------4-|-----------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|-------4-5---0---|-------7-----4-5-|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5---0-2-----|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------4-|-----------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|-------4-5---0---|-------7-----4-5-|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5---0-2-----|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
Verse
q q E q E E E q E E E E q q E q E E E q E E E E
||---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
||o--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
||o--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
||--0--0--0-0--0-|---0-0--0-0-0-0-|-5--5--5-5--0-|---0-0--0-0-0-0-|
q q E q E E E q E E E E q q E q E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------||
|--------------|------------4---|--------------|---------4-2------o||
|-3--3--3-3----|----------------|-0--0--0-0--0-|---0---0-----0----o||
|------------5-|---5-5--5-5---5-|--------------|-----2---------4---||
PreChorus
Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E +H. +Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|------------0-|-0--0--0-0--2-|-2--2--2-2--3-|-(3)------(3)\---|
|-5--5--5-5----|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Q E E E Q E +E E Q E E Q Q E E E Q E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|--------0-5----|-----------------|----------5----|-------------------|
|-0--0-0------0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0--|-5--5-5-5----5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|---------------5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5--|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
D.S.
Q E E E Q E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +W
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|---------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|---------|
|----------5----|------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-----|
|-5--5-5-5----5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------|
Riff
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------4-|-----------------|
|----------|-------4-5---0---|-------7-----4-5-|
|----------|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5---0-2-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------4-|-------------------|
|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7---|
|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5-------------|
Bridge
E Q E E Q E E Q H +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|---------------|------0----(0)-|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|-5-5--5-5-5--4-|-4-4-----------|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E H +E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------0----(0)-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-(4)-4-4----------|
Pre-Chorus
H +E Q E +H +E Q E +H +E Q E +W
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
|-------------0-|-(0)----(0)-0----|-----------------|--------|
|-5----(5)-5----|---------------4-|-(4)----(4)-4--5-|-(5)----|
H +E Q E +H +E Q E +H +E Q E +H. +Q
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-|-(0)----(0)-0--2-|-(2)----(2)-2--3-|-(3)------(3)\---|
|-5----(5)-5----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Final Chorus
W +W W +H. E E
|----------|------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------|----------0-0--|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-5--------|-(5)-----------|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|---------------5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
Q Q E Q E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E +W
|--------------|------------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|------------------|------------0-|-(0)----|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2----|--------|
Closing Riff
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------4-|-----------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|-------4-5---0---|-------7-----4-5-|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5---0-2-----|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
H.Q=12Q=10Q=80 Q=40
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------4-|-----------------|---------------4-|------------------|
|-------4-5---0---|-------7-----4-5-|-------4-5---0---|-------7-x-7-7-7--|
|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5---0-2-----|-0-2-0-----0-----|-0-4-5------------|
W +W
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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