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Eating Only Apples Tab

by Reuben


Eating Only apples bass by Reuben bass tab

From the album Racecar is Racecar Backwards


Tuning is standard five string bass tuning GDAEB (high to low)
If anyone wants a drop Db version (how it's supposed to be played)
then mail me and i'll post one

\  = slide ( \ = down, / = up)
~  = let ring
b  = bend
br = bend and release
h  = hammer on
p  = pull off
x  = heavily muted note
PM = Palm Mute
1 (x10) = Play note 1 10 times

Intro

G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
B----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|

G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A----2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------|
E----------------------------4-4-4-2~~--|
B---------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A------------------------4-7-4----------|
E----------------------7-------7~-------|
B----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|

And then repeat

G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
B----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|

G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A----2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------|
E----------------------------4-4-4-2~~--|
B---------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A------------------------4-7-4----------|
E----------------------7-------7~-------|
B----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|


Pre-Chorus

G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
B----2-2-2-2-5\--2-2-2-2-----|

G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|     x 2
B----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------|

Then

G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------2-2---------|
B----R-E-S-T-------------------|

Chorus

      "Suuuummmmmeeeerrrrr!!!!!!!!"

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
B----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\---|

G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A----2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-------------------|
E-----------------------------4-4-2-2--------|
B--------------------------5\----------------|

G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-7-4-----------|
E--------------------------7-------7~--------|
B----6-6-6-5\-5-5-5-5--2-2-------------------|

Then repeat

       "And i gooooo!!!!"

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
B----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\---|

G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A----2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-------------------|
E-----------------------------4-4-2-2--------|
B--------------------------5\----------------|

G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-7-4-----------|
E--------------------------7-------7~--------|
B----6-6-6-5\-5-5-5-5--2-2-------------------|


Breakdown

        "And i won't come down to earth"

G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|  played a few times
B----7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|

Fill (just guitar playing apart from...

G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
B--------------14\--------------------|

...somewhere in the middle. and...

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
B---------------------------2-4-2-4-2-4---|

towards the end)

Outro (quite tricky in this tuning)

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-4-4-4------|
E------------1-----3-----5----------------|
B----2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2--------------|

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------3-3-3-3------|
E------------1-----3-----5----------------|
B----2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2--------------|


played a load of times

That's the lot - questions or abuse (both appreciated)