BASS TABLATURES

SONGBOOK

tabbed by Florian Decros

 Summary :

1. Respectable Street 3
2. Generals and Majors 6
3. Living Through Another Cuba 11
4. Love at First Sight 14
5. Rocket from a Bottle 15
6. No Language in Our Lungs 19
7. Towers of London 24
8. Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) 28
9. Burning With Optimism’s Flames 31
10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 37
11. Travels in Nihilon 42
 01. Respectable Street
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 126
Approx. 30 seconds of intro
A Intro
3x
1

E-Bass
3x

8 6 8 6
6 9
11 11 6 9 6 9 6 9
9 8 7 7 7

B Verse
9

8
6 6
6 9 6 9 6 9
7 7 7

C Chorus
5x
12

5x
6 8 6
9 6
6 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7

15

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

18

4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

1/3
 D Verse
21

8
6
7 7 7 9 7 6 6 9 6 9
9 7 7

E Chorus
5x
24

5x
6 8 6
9 6
6 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7

27

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

30

4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

F Verse
33

8
6
7 7 7 9 7 6 6 9 6 9
9 7 7

G Bridge
36

6 8 6
9 6
6 9 6 9 7 9
7 7 5 7

3x
39

3x
12
11 8 7 9 11
9 6 5 7 9 10

2/3
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9 7 9 7
7 10
7 10 7 10 7 10
8 8 8

H Chorus
6x
45

6x
7
7 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
8 10 10 10 10

48

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8

I Verse/Outro
51

9
10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 8 7 7 10
10 10 10 10 10 8

54

7 9 7
7 10 7
7 10 7 10 7 10
8 8 8

57

7 9 7 7 9 7
10 7 10
7 10 7 10 7 10
8 8 8

60

10
7 10
8

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 02. Generals and Majors
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Colin Moulding

Standard tuning

= 141
A Intro
1

E-Bass

8 10 8 10
8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 10 10
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

6 8 6 8
8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8

B Verse
9

5 7
8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 5 6 8
8 8 8 5 6 8

13

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4

17

8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

C Chorus
20

5 7
5 6 8
5 6 8 1 (1)

1/5
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3 (3) 1

26

(1)
1 (1)

D Little guitar solo

29

8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

E Verse
32

5 7
5 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8
5 6 8 8 8

35

5 7
8 8 8 8 6 8 5 6 8 5 5 5 5
8 5 6 8

38

5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4

41

8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

F Chorus
44

5 7
5 6 8
5 6 8 1 (1)

2/5
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3 (3) 1

50

(1)
1 (1)

G Another little guitar solo

53

8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

H Verse
56

5 7
5 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8
5 6 8 8 8

I Outro
59

5 7
8 8 8 8 6 8 5 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 5 6 8 8

62

8 10 8 10
8 8 8 6 8 10 10
8 8 8 8 8 8 8

65

6 8 6 8
8 8 8 8 8 6 8
6 6 6 6 6 6 8

3/5
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8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

71

8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 0 4 0

74

8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
6 6 6 0 4 0 8 8

77

8 10
8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 10
8 8 8 8 8

80

8 10 6 8 6 8
10 8 8
8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6

83

8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

86

8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7

89

8 8 8 6 8
6 6 6 0 4 0 6 6 6 0 4 0 8

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 Fade out...
92

8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
8 8 8

95

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 0 4 0

98

8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8
6 6 6 0 4 0 8 8

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 03. Living Through Another Cuba
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 141
The bass part is played with some effects (phaser I think, and delay)
A Intro
1

E-Bass

full full

5 (5) 5 5 (5) 5

full full

5 (5) 5 5 (5) 5

B Verse
4x 9x
9

4x 9x
6 6 3 4 4 1 6 6 3 4 4 1
4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2

C Guitar riff D Verse

4x 9x
13

4x 9x
6 6 3 4 4 1 6 6 3 4 4 1
4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2

E Guitar riff F Verse G Guitar riff

4x 9x
17

4x 9x
6 6 3 4 4 1 6 6 3 4 4 1 6 6 3
4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4

1/3
 H Intro
22

full

4 4 1
2 2
5 5 5 5 5 5 5

25

full

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

28

full

14 15 17 18
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5

I Guitar riff J Interlude & Outro

4x
31

4x
6 6 3 4 4 1 6 6 3
4 4 2 2 4 4

34

4 4 1
2 2

4x
37

4x
6 6 3 4 4 1
4 4 2 2

2/3
 17x
40

17x
6 6 3
2 2 4 4

8x
43

8x
4 4 1
2 2 6

3/3
 04. Love at First Sight
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Colin Moulding

Standard tuning

= 116
A Intro B Verse
3x 8x 4x
1

E-Bass

3x 8x 4x
5
7
5 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 5

C Chorus D Verse E Chorus F Bridge

4x 4x 8x
5

4x 4x 8x

3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 3
3

G Chorus H Bridge
16x
9

16x

5 3 3 3 5 5 3 5
5 3 5

I Chorus J Verse
8x 4x
13

8x 4x

3 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 5
3 5

K Chorus L Outro
16x 4x
17

16x 4x

3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 5

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 05. Rocket from a Bottle
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 143

A Intro B Verse
12x 6x
1

E-Bass

12x 6x
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

6x
5

6x
2 3 2 3
3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 6 8 6 6
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 8

C Chorus
9

10 10 10 10 10 10
8 10 10 10 10 10 10
6 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
8 8

13

10 10
10 10 10
8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

D Verse
14x
17

14x
2 3 2 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1/4
 6x
21

6x
2 3 2 3
3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 6 8 6 6
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 8

E Chorus
25

10 10 10 10 10 10
8 10 10 10 10
6 8 6 8 8 8 8 8
8 8

28

10 10 10 10
8 8 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

31

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

34

10 10 10 10 10 10 10
8 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

37

10 10
10 10 10
8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

F Guitar solo
40

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2/4
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

46

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

G Chorus
49

9 9 9 9
7 9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

52

9 9 9 9
7 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2

55

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2

58

9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

61

9
9 9 9
7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2

64

9 9
7 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7
2 2 2

3/4
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9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7

70

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

H Outro
4x
73

4x
9 9
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7

76

9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

79

4 (4)

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 06. No Language in Our Lungs
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 128
A Intro
3x 4x
1

E-Bass

3x 4x

2
2

B Verse
4

2 2 2

4 4 7 6 7 6
7 6 7 6
2 2

10

4 7 6 7 6 4
7 6 7 6
2 2

C Bridge
13

8 6 8 6 6 4 4
6 6
2 2 4

16

4 4
2 2
6

1/5
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4 4
2 2 2 2 4 2 4

D Verse
22

4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2
2 (2)

25

2 2 2 2 2 2

28

4 4
2 2
2 2

31

7 6 7 6 4 7 6 7 6
7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6
2

E Bridge
34

8 8 6 6 4 4
4 6 6
2

37

4
2
2 2 4 4 6

40

4 4 4
2 2 2

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 4 2 4
2 (2)

F Guitar solo
46

4 4 4
2 2 2

49

4
4
2 2 2
2

52

4 7 6 7 6 4
7 6 7 6
2 2

55

8 8 6 6
7 6 7 6 4
7 6 7 6
2

58

4 4
6 6
2 2 4 4 5

G Bridge
3x
61

3x
2 X 4 6 2 X 4 6
4 0 X 3 4

3/5
 3x
64

3x
2 2
2 2 4
0 X 3

8x 15x
67

8x 15x
4
4 4 4
2 2

70

3 3
4 4 6 6

73

4 4 6 6 8 8

4x
76

4x
9 9 11 4
9 2

79

2 2 4 2 4
2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

H Verse
82

4 4 4
2 2 2

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4
4
2 2 2
2

88

4 7 6 7 6 4
7 6 7 6
2 2

91

8 8 6 6
7 6 7 6 4
7 6 7 6
2

94

4 4
6 6
2 2 4 4 6

I Outro
4x
97

4x
4
4 4 4 4
2 2 2 4 2 4
2

100

4
4 4 4
2 2 2 4 2 4 4
2

3x
103

3x
4
2 2 2 4 2 4
2

106

(2)

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 07. Towers of London
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 111
Approx. 9 seconds before song begins
A Intro
4x
1

E-Bass

4x

1 1

B Verse
3x
5

3x
5
2 5 5 3 2
1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

3x
9

3x
3 3 2 0
1 0 0 1
1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1

C Chorus
3x 3x
13

3x 3x
3 2 0 3 2 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1

3x
17

3x
3 2 0 5 (5)
3 3 3 2 5 5 3 2
1 3 3 3 3

21

3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10
3 3

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D Verse
3x
25

3x

1 1 1 3 3 3 3

3x
28

3x
5
2 5 5 3 2 1 0
3 3 1 1 3 1

E Chorus
3x
31

3x
3 3 2 0
0 1 3 3
1 1 3 1

3x
34

3x
3 2 0 3 2 0
3 3 3 3
1 1

3x
37

3x
3 2 0 5
3 3 3 2 5
1 3 3 3

40

(5)
5 3 2 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10
3

F Verse
3x
43

3x

3 10 3 10 3 10
3 3 1 1

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 46

5
2 5 5 3 2
1 3 3 3 3 3 3

49

1 0
1 1 3 1 1 1

G Bridge
52

0
4 2 0 4 5 5 4 5
2 0 2 0

55

0
4 5 5 0 2 2
2 0 2

H Guitar solo
3x
58

3x
5 4 2 9 7

3 3 3

3x
61

3x
7
4 7 7 5 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3

64

3 2 5 4 2 0
5 3 3 3

3/4
 I Bridge
67

4 5 5 4 5 4
2 0 2 0 2 0 2

70

5 4 2 9 7
0
5 5 0 2 2

J Verse
3x
73

3x

3 3 3 5 5 5 5

3x
76

3x
7
4 7 7 5 4 3 2
5 5 3 3 5 3

K Outro
8x
79

8x

3 3 3 3 3

3x 8x
82

3x 8x

3 3 3

Repeat until fade out...

85

5
2 5 5 3 2
3 3 3 3 3

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 08. Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 144
Approx. 25 seconds before bass enter
A Intro
4x
1

E-Bass

4x
7
7 7 7
8 8 8 10 10

B Verse C Bridge
4x 3x
5

4x 3x
3 5 5 5
7 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 (3) 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3
8 8 8 10 10

(3) 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

13

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4

D Verse
8x
17

8x
3 3 3 3
7
1 (1) 7 7 7
4 4 4 4 8 8 8 10 10

1/3
 E Bridge
3x
21

3x
3 5 5 5
5
7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 (3) 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3

24

(3) 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

27

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3

30

1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4x
33

4x
3 3 3 3
7
1 (1) 7 7 7
8 8 8 10 10

F Interlude
36

2 2 2 2
3 5 3 5
2 2 2 2 3 3

3x
39

3x

3 3 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 5
3 3

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 12x
42

12x
3 3 3 3
7
1 (1) 7 7 7
8 8 8 10 10

G Verse H Bridge
4x 3x
45

4x 3x
3 5 5 5
7 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 (3)
8 8 8 10 10

48

7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 (3) (3)

I Outro
12x
51

12x
7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 10 10

54

(10)

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 09. Burning With Optimism's Flames
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 148
A Intro B Verse
6x 3x
1

E-Bass

6x 3x
5 5
3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
3 3 6 3 (3)

3x
5

3x
5
3 3 2 2
3 6 3 (3) (3)

C Bridge
9

1 1 1 3
1 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

D Chorus
13

3
3 3 3 3
1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1

17

3 3 3
1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

20

3
3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3

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1 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3

26

9 7 8 6 8 6
5 5 4 8 4 8

29

6 4 9 7 8 6
2 6 5 5 4 8

E Verse
6x
32

6x
8 6 6 4
4 8 2 6 5
3 3 2 2
3

3x
35

3x
5
3 3 2 2
6 3 (3) 3

38

6 3 (3) (3)

F Bridge
41

1 1 1 3
1 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1

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 G Chorus
44

3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3

47

3 3
3 3 3
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1

50

3 3
3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1

53

3 3 3
1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

56

9 7
5 5
3 3 3 3
1 1 1 3 3

59

8 6 8 6 6 4
4 8 4 8 2 6

62

9 7 8 6 8 6
5 5 4 8 4 8

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 H Interlude
7x 4x
65

7x 4x
6 4
2 6 5 3
3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0
3 1

4x 4x 4x
68

4x 4x 4x
5 3 5
3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 2 2
3 1 3

I Bridge
3x
71

3x
5 5
3 3 2 2 3 3 2
3 3 1 1 1 3

74

1 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

J Chorus
77

3 3 3
1 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1

80

3 2 0
3 0 3 3 3
1 3 3 3 0

83

3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1

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3 3
3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

89

9 7 8 6
5 5 4 8
3 3 3 3

92

8 6 6 4 9 7
4 8 2 6 5 5

95

8 6 8 6 6 4
4 8 4 8 2 6

98

9 7 8 6 8 6
5 5 4 8 4 8

101

6 4 9 7 8 6
2 6 5 5 4 8

K Outro
104

8 6 6 4
4 8 2 6
3 3

107

5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8

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7 9
10 10 12
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

113

10 9 7
10
3

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 10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 129

A Intro B Verse
3 8x 3 15x 3 3
1

E-Bass

8x 15x

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3
C Bridge
5

3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 5 3 0
3 3

3
D Chorus 3
9

1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 1 3 0
3 1 1 1 1

3
13

3
3

3 3
5 5 1 1 1
1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3

3 3
16

3 1
3
0 1 1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1 1

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 E Verse
3 3x 3
19

3x
12 11
1
0 0 0 0 0 0

F Bridge
3 19x 3 3
22

19x

3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3
25

0 0 0 0 3 5 5 5 3 0
3 3

3
G Chorus
28

1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 1 3
3

3
31

3 3
5 5
0 1 1 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1

3
3 3
34

1 1 1
3 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1

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 H Interlude
37

3 1
3
1
1 4 4 4 4

3
40

0 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1

43

1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1

I Intro
3 3 8x
46

3 3 3 3
8x
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0

3
J Bridge
49

3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 5 3 0

K Chorus
52

3 3 3 3
3 3 3

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 3
3
55

3
3

3 3
1 1 1 5 5
3 1 3 0 1 1
1 1 1 1

3
3
58

1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 1 3 0
1 1 1 1

3 3
3
61

1 1 1
1 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3

3
64

3 3
5 5
0 1 1 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1

3
3 3
67

1 1 1
3 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1

4/5
 L Outro
3 7x
70

3
7x
3 1
3 3
1
1 0 0 0

3
73

0 0

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 11. Travels in Nihilon
XTC
Black Sea
Music by Andy Partridge

Standard tuning

= 189
No bass during the first 83 seconds approximatively
1

E-Bass

This riff is repeated during the whole song. Add some effectt, slides, etc.. if you want. This represents approx. 262 repetitions
5

6
6 7 9 9 7 6
7 9 9 7 9 7 9 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0

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