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Left Behind
Operation Ivy
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Left Behind--Operation Ivy
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Tabbed By : Zack
e-mail: amricnidiotsnr03@aol.com
This is my tab for Left Behind by Operation Ivy (a.k.a. best band on earth). Matt
is a punk bass GOD! He is my idol, and the reason i picked my bass back up after almost 10
of not touching it. Anyway, this is an awesome song with a cool little bass lick near
end..soo, yea...here it goes!
I learned this entirely by ear so, it should all be pretty much accurate. There is also
video of me playing it on youtube for those of you who can learn by watching or
Just search "Left Behind Operation Ivy" then it should come up. My youtube account is
So yea..enjoy
Tuning: Standard
*THERE ARE NO DOUBLE DIGIT FRETS USED IN THIS SONG WITH THE ACCEPTION OF THE SOLO!..THE
ARE 3's 4's 5's ETC.
*ALSO, EACH "-" REPRESENTS ONE 16TH NOTE!
*THE COUNTS TO ALL THE NOTES ARE ABOVE THE STAFF:
Intro::
1 2e&a e& a a e& 2 & 3 & 1 2 a e& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3
G|------33-35-3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----35---------5|-55-4-3---3-ring|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|--------6-------|3---1--1-10---1-|3-1-0-1---------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------3---|--------3-------|
Verse::play 3x...listen to the song to get it exactly right
1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3
G|----------------|----------3-5---|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---1---------1-|3-1-0-1---------|3---1---------1-|3-1-0-1---------|
E|--------3-1-3---|--------3-------|--------3-1-3---|--------3-------|
Chorus::
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &...straight eight notes til 7th measure!
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-0-------------|
D|----------------|----0-2-----0-2-|----------------|----3-3-2-2-0-0-|
A|------0-3-1-0-1-|--2-------2-----|------0-3-1-0-1-|----------------|
E|1-1-1-----------|3-------3-------|1-1-1-----------|----------------|
1 3 & 1 & 2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---5-----------|
D|----------------|----0-2-----0-2-|--------------3-|--3-------------|
A|------0-3-2-1-0-|--2-------2-----|----------------|----------------|
E|1-1-1-----------|3-------3-------|1-------5-------|----------------|
Bridge::
1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-1-3-----------|----------------|3-1-3-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|3-1-3-----------|----------------|3---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 a e& 4 & 1 2 3 4 1
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------(one's!)-|----------------|----------------|
A|3---2---1---0---|-------1-11-----|3---2---1---0---|----------------|
E|----------------|3-1-3-------1-3-|----------------|3---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 a e& 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---2---1---0---|-------1-11-----|3---2---1---0---|----------0-----|
E|----------------|3-1-3-------3-1-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3---4-3-|
(into chorus!)
BASS SOLO!::(these next notes are ALL DOUBLE DIGIT FRETS! I'll do my best to make it
kind of normal)
1 2 3 e a e a 1 & 2 & a e & 4 &
G|17b----15----12-15-12-15--12---17--17--15--12-15--12-----12-12-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------15------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 e a 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|15-17-17-17-15--13--13--15--13--15--16-16--15-15--13---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------15--13--13--15|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 a & 3 & 4 & 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
G|--------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
D|13-13-13---------13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------|
A|---------15-13-15--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 a & 3 a & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|17---15---12----15---12---15---17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------back to chorus!|
Outro::(listen to the song to figure out timing stuff..it's pretty random!...also has
DIGIT FRETS!)
G|----------------------17-15-12-15-12-11-10-8-10-----------5~-------|
D|------------------------------------------------10~~\---5~--5~--5~-|
A|3v~~~/~/~/~/~/~/15~~~~-------------------------------\3~------3~---|
E|-------------------------------------------(free style these notes)|
END ON "C"
G|------|
D|------|
A|3-----|
E|------|
ORDER::
Intro 1x
Verse 3x
Chorus 1x
Verse 3x
Chorus 1x
Bridge 1x
Chorus 1x
Solo 1x
Chorus 1x
Outro 1x
listening to the song will also help.
hope this tab helps you all
OpIvy 4 Life!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| b bend
| x Mute note
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