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Why Are We Sleeping

Soft Machine

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This is the tab to soft machines 1968 song "Why are We Sleeping". with one of the best 1960's basslines,,,enjoy!! Since the song is over 5 minutes long i will just give you a series of basslines that go with the lyrics: -(4)--4-4---3/4-3/4--------------| intro lick 4 times ----2-----2---------2------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ------------5p7p5---------------------------| pre-verse lick 4 times -2-22-22--2-------7-------------------------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| ---4-4------44-----44------4----4-2---------| just improvise over the lyrics -2------2------2------2--2---2------2-------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| ---0-2-4----------44-55-77-5-4-2---| why are we sleeping chorus -2---------222222------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| ---00-22-44---1/22234456677\--------| alternate chorus lick -22---------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| -4/5-4/5-4/5 etc.50x----------------| each about 50 times until ----------------------22222etc.50x--| main part again ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ---4-4-------4-4--------------------| main part -2-----2--2------2------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| -2-2-5----------7-5-----------------| heard around the 4:40 mark ---------5p7p5----------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| --------------------1/2-1/2-1/2-1/2--2-| ending licks -22--2--22--2--------------------------| ----5------5---------------------------| ---------------------------------------| i know its not set up perfectly but it'll get you started very accurate in my opinion,,,any comments or corrections email is sydbrown1970@yahoo.com thanks,,blake
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