Drifting Bass

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| Drifting                                                      |
| by: Sixpence None the Richer                                  |
| CD: This Beautiful Mess                                       |
| written by: Matt Slocum                                       |
| transcribed by: mred@mailhost.net (Josh Prins)                |
| copyright: (C) 1995 Le Tigre Sur Un Ballon Publishing (ASCAP) |
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BASS TAB
 
The numbers above the tabs are the beats (in 4/4 time)
There may me subtle differences between this and the actual song,
     but I believe it is right for the most part.
 
 
2 measure guitar intro (no bass)
 
Intro:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
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-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------
0---3-----3-0---0---3-----3-0---0---3-----3-0---0---3-----3-0---
------------------------------3---------------------------------
 
Verse A:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
--------------------------------
-------0------------------------
0---3-----3---------2--3--2-----
------------0-0-33----------0-0-
 
repeat VERSE A 7x
 
Verse B:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
0--00--0----0---0--00--0----0---
----------3---------------3-----
 
Chorus A:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
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----------------------------------------------------------------
3-----3-----2---0-----0-------------------------3-----3---5-3---
----------------------------3---1-----1---0-1-------------------
 
repeat CHORUS A
 
Chorus B:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
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----------------------------------------------------------------
0---------------0-----0-----0-2-3-------2-------0---------------
------3-----3-----------3-3-----------------------------3-------
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
1---------------0---------------
 
VERSE A (9x)
 
VERSE B
 
CHORUS A (2x)
 
CHORUS B
 
Bridge A:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
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0---------------------------------------------------------------
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Bridge B:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
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------------------------------------------------------------5---
0-----2-3-----------------------0-----2-3-----------------------
--------------0-1-------3---------------------0-1-------3-------
 
(the 5 on the D string falls to the open A)
 
Bridge C:
 
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
0-----2---2-3-------------------
----------------1-----1---3-3---
 
repeat BRIDGE C 3x
 
BRIDGE A
 
Transition:
 
1   2   3   4
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----------------
0--00--0----0---
----------3-----
 
CHORUS A (4x)
 
End:
 
1   2   3   4   1
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0-------------------
------3---------1---
 
Josh Prins
mred@mailhost.net
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