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Flawed Design
Stabilo Boss
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This tune is played on a 5 string bass in standard tuning. Low D's are played on the 3rd
fret of the B string. If you have a 4 string bass, substitute those notes for a D on the
fret of the A string
The progression for most of the song is Em G D Am
verse:
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------5------5-7-----------------|
E-0------0--2-3------3--5------------5-----8-7-5-3---|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------5------5-7-------2-0------|
E-0------0--2-3------3--5------------5---------3----|
B---------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-----0--2-3-3-----3--3-------------5-5------5-5-3------|
B---------------------------3-3-----3--3--------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-----0--2-3-3-----3--3---------------5-5----5-5-5-5----|
B----------------------------3-3-----3--3-------------------|
Chorus:
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-----7-7---x-7--------------------|
E----------7-----------3-3-----3-3---5---|
B-----------------------------3----------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A-5-5----5--------------------------2---|
E--------------2-2-5-5----3h5-5-5-5-----|
B----------3-3--------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0-0-----x0-0-2-2-3-3-----3-3----5----|
B--------------------------3-----------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-5-5--------5-5-5-7---------------------|
E---------3h5---------5-5-5-5-5----------|
B----------------------------------------|
verse 2:
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A----------10----------12-14-----12-----12--10-----|
E-12----------------14-----------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A----------10----------12-14-----12----------------|
E-12----------------14-------------------h(5)s-----|
B--------------------------------------------------|
For the last note, try hammering onto the 5th fret without plucking the string, then
slide downwards
The rest of verse 2 is the same as verse 1. Chorus 2 is very similar to Chorus 1 so
we'll skip ahead...
Bridge:
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A------------10-----------------------------|
E-8--8--8-------8-10-s--5--5--5----35000----|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-8------8-----8-x10-s--5--5--5---3-5-5-----|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A------------10-----------------------------|
E-8--8--8-------8-10-s--5--5--5----003-5----|
B-------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------I--------------|
D------------------------------------------------I--------------|
A------------------------------------------------I--------------|
E-8--8--8---8----88--10--10----101011-11---11--I-12-------------|
B------------------------------------------------I--------------|
Outro chorus is similar to the first 2, but when it repeats the bass adds some variations:
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0-0-----x0-0-2-2-3-3-----3-3----5----|
B--------------------------3-----------|
G---------------------------------------------I---------|
D---------------------------------------------I---------|
A-5-5----5--------5-h-7-----------------2----I----------|
E-----------3-h-5--------5-5----3h5-5-5---32-I--0-0-----|
B---------------------------------------------I---------|
have fun!