Moonlight Bass

Artist: Death From Above
Song: Moonlight
Album: Outrage! Is Now (2017)
 
[Main Riff/Verse]
       tremolo picked (numbers in brackets indicate the exact number of notes played)
F|----17-(x28)-|
C|-------------|
G|-0-----------|
D|-------------|
 
F|----17-(x20)-------|
C|-------------------|
G|-0-----------3-----|
D|----------------3--|
 
F|----18-(x28)-|
C|-------------|
G|-0-----------|
D|-------------|
 
 
F|----18-(x20)-------|
C|-------------------|
G|-0-----------3-----|
D|----------------3--|
 
[Chorus]
 
Originally played on synth, arranged for bass.
For the first part, you can play octaves, as suggested, or use the octaver.
 
F|-19----18----15----18----|
C|-------------------------|
G|-17----16----13----16----|
D|-------------------------|
               Bend real slow and easy to imitate the climax, aim to reach 1/2 step with the last note.
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----5-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-|
D|-1------------------------------------------------|
 
The breakdown part [2:09] consists of heavily distorted pick scratching and probably some after effects.
Experiment on achieving the same sound.
 
[Build-up][2:29]
 
Once again, the note bend gradually increases, listen to the song to figure the pattern.
Aim for a full-step bend by the end of this progression, since it is followed by chorus.
 
   tremolo picked
F|-17b-(x64)-|
C|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
 
[Outro][2:35]
 
F|-19----18----15----18----|
C|-------------------------|
G|-17----16----13----16----|
D|-------------------------|
 
Unlike chorus, only half of the next bar is played:
 
F|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|-------0-----|
D|-1-----------|
 
Then it goes all over again, with a slight change:
 
F|-15----18----19----18----|
C|-------------------------|
G|-13----16----17----16----|
D|-------------------------|
 
F|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|-------0-----|
D|-1-----------|
 
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|-1-----------3-----4-----|
D|-------1-----------------|
 
                Bend real slow and easy to imitate the climax, aim to reach 1/2 step with the last note.
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----5-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-|
D|-1------------------------------------------------|
 
F|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|-3-----------|
D|----3-3--3\--|
 
 
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| b   Bend
| \   Slide down
 
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