Power Bass

Marillion-Power
Sounds That Can’t Be Made
Bass Tab
 
This whole song has a strong pattern that keeps repeating itself, only the fills change.
I have shown when you should play which note in which the pattern is then playing.
 
0:00-0:12 first verse
 
Cm
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------3-1------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3---1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
E---------3--------3-------------------------------------------------|
 
0:13-0:35
The pattern is the same as shown above, but goes to Gm at 0:33 when H sings “…to feel it though”
Just play single notes, then go back to Cm at 0:37
 
Gm                    Cm
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
E-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------|
 
0:35-1:12  still first verse
*0:39 Fm slide downwards from the 8th fret on the E string
*0:42 Bb
*0:46 Gm
*0:49 Cm
*0:52 Fm with the same slide downwards from the 8th fret on the E string
*0:55 Bb  (no fill)
*0:58 Gm
*1:01 Cm
*1:04 Fm
*1:07 Bb
*1:10 Gm
 
Fm                Bb          Gm          Cm          Fm
G-------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D-------------3-1-----------1-----------5----------------3---------|
A-----------------1-1-1-1-----------------3-3-3-3------------------|
E-8\1-1-1-1-1--------1--------3-3-3-3-3------3----8\1-1-1-1-1------|
 
Bb              Gm          Cm        Fm         Bb        Gm
G------3------3----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5---------3----------3---------3---------|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------3-3-3-3--------------1-1-1-1-----------|
E---------------3-3-1-3-3------3------1-1-1-1-1-----1------3-3-3-3-|
 
1:12-1:37 Chorus
The pattern above is not played in the chorus, but I will show again which notes are played.
The ‘groove’ on the other hand is still being kept in the chorus,
just listen to the song and you’ll get what I mean.
 
*1:12 Cm
*1:16 Fm
*1:19 Bb
*1:22 Ab
*1:25 Cm
*1:28 Fm
*1:31 Bb
*1:34 Ab
*1:37 Cm
 
Cm       Fm      Bb              Ab      Cm      Fm     Bb       Ab
G-------------------------------------------------------------3------|
D------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-------3-----|
A-3-3-3-3--------1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3---------3-3-3-3--------1-1-1---3----|
E--------1-1-1-1-----------------4-4-4-4-------------------------4-4-|
 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---6----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----6---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-4---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
1:37-2:38 Second verse, follows the same pattern as the first verse
2:38-3:26 Chorus, follows the same pattern as first chorus
 
3:27-4:26
This part is played slow and in the background, so it’s difficult to hear in the beginning.
Repeat the figure beneath until the next part starts at 4:27.
 
G-----8--8-7-5--5----------------------------------------------------|
D---8--8------3--3---------------------------------------------------|
A-6---------------3-5-6----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
4:27-5:01
“But now you can’t function…”
 
This figure basically is just playing the scale of Cm.
You can hear it in the song when the scale is being progressed, but I will also show it
here like I did before.
It’s possible that some of the fills are wrong and I didn’t tab the right amount of notes to play
within each chord, but listen to the song and you’ll know what I mean.
 
Cm              Dm             Eb            Fm     Gm          Ab
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-2-3-4-4-4-|
 
          Bb               Gm      Ab           Gm      Ab      Gm
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------3-------------------1--|
E-4-4------------------1-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-6--3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
Fm  (“From heaven…”)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
5:01-5:31
Again the scale of Cm is being played. The bass stops at 5:26, just hold the 3rd fret on the A string.
Cm          Dm        Eb       Fm               Gm      Ab      Bb
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------5--------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-10-----3----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------3-3-3---4-4-4-4-6-6-6-|
 
      Cm
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------1-3----------------------------------------------------|
A-----3-3-3-3----3---------------------------------------------------|
E-6-6----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
5:31-6:05 play the intro again.
So, that was Power from Marillion!
If you got any suggestions, improvements or corrections..let me know! If you got a request
to tab a Marillion song on bass, also let me know! I’m happy to try.
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