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Sabotage
Beastie Boys
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*This is the bass-line-ish part
SABOTAGE (Bassline)
As recorded by Beastie Boys
(From the 2001 Album THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE)
Transcribed by Kaz3-6-0
Words and Music by Beastie Boys
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Overdrive'
Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Drums'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Grand'
Intro
Maderate Hip-Hop Q=80
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11--------11-------11-------11-------11----|----11--------11-------11-------11-------11-|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11-----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-|-11----11-11-----11-11----11-11----11-11----|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E H. E E H.
|--x--------------------------------------------|--x-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--x--------------------------------------------|--x-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|------11-------11-------11-------11-------11----|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S H S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|--x-x--------------x--x-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|--x-x--------------x--x-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|------11-------11-------11-------11-------11b13-(11)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S E
|------11-------11--------------------|
|-------------------------------4---9-|
|-11------11-11----11-------4h6---6---|
|-----------------------4h7-----------|
|
| S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x-x---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x-x---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Verse
$
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||-----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|
||o-------------------------------------------|
||o-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|
||--------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-----|
|--------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11b13-(11)-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
To Coda
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11--||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----o||
|--------------------------------------------||
Chorus
E S S S S S S S S S E. E
|------11-------11-------11-------11--11-|
|----------------------------------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S E. E
|------11-------11-------11-------11--11-|
|----------------------------------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S E. E
|------11-------11-------11-------11--11-|
|----------------------------------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------11-------11---------------------|
|--------------------------------4---9-|
|-11------11-11----11-11-----4h6---6---|
|------------------------4h7-----------|
|
| S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar Break
Wx3 Q. E +S S S S S S E
|------------|------13b15-(13)-------------|
|------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|-----------------4---4-6-4-6-|
|------------|-------------------7---------|
Verse
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S E E S S H S S E E S S H
|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S H H. Q
|------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|------11-------11------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-11------11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11------11-11----11-11------|---------0S==|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
|
| S S E E S S H S S E E S S H W
|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|--x-x--------------x--x------|-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
|--x-x--------------x--x----------------------|--x-x--------------x--x------|-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
Bass Solo
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------11-------11-------11----11-11-------|-------11----11-11--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------4---9--|
|-11-11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-------11-11-|-11-11----11-------11\-----4h6---6----|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------4h7------------|
Bridge
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------11-------11-------11-------11--|----11-------11---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------4---9-|
|-11-11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-----|-11----11-11----11-11-----4h6---6---|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------4h7-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------11-------11-------11-------11--|-------------11------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------4--------|
|-11-11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-----|-11-11-11-11----11-11-----4h6---6-6----|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------4h7--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S E S S S S E
|-------------11-------11-------11-------11--|-------------11-------11--------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------4---9-|
|-11-11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-----|-11-11-11-11----11-11----11-4h6---6---|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------11-------11-------11-------11--|----11-------11------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------4---9----|
|-11-11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-----|-11----11-11----11-11-----4h6---6------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------4h7--------------|
Drum Break
W W W
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H +E
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-11--------10-------(10)-|-9--------8-------(8)-|-11--------10-------(10)-|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S E E S S H S S E E S S H S S E E S S H
|--x--x------x-x----------|-x--x-----x-x---------|--x--x------x-x----------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--x--x------x-x----------|-x--x-----x-x---------|--x--x------x-x----------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
H S S S S S E. W
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|----------------------4-9------|------------------*|
|------------------4h6----------|------------------*|
|--------------4h7--------------|------------------*|
|
| Q. H +E W
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|-9--------8----------------(8)-|------------------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|
| S S E E S S H S S E E S S H
|-x--x-----x-x------------------|-x-x-----x-x------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
|-x--x-----x-x------------------|-x-x-----x-x------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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