This is a tab for the bassline that Dan plays on the Halloween at the Metro DVD. Not
sure on the verses, but the rest sounds spot on.
Intro:
G|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--Derek counts in--|-------999-9h11-9-666-6h7-6--------6---------4---|
A|----with hi-hat----|7-7-7-7---------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2-2--|
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999-9h11-9-666-6h7-6--------6----------4------|
A|7-7-7-7---------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2---2----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse: "I've got it now..."
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999-9h11-9-666-6h7-6--------6----------4----|
A|7-7-7-7---------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2---2--| (X4)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: "And you'll be there..." (Dan just hits octaves here throughout)
G|-----2-222-----2-222------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4-444-----4-444-----4-444-----4-444-|
A|0-000-----0-000------2-222-----2-222--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------2-222-----2-222------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| End of chorus
A|-----6-666--------7-77777777-|
E|4-444-------5-555------------|
Break:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999-9h11-9-666-6h7-6--------6----------4----|
A|7-7-7-7---------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2---2--| (X2)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Interlude:
G|------9-----9---------------------9----|------------------------|
D|----7-----7---------4----------/7------|2-222-4-2-2-4-2-1-2-1-2-|
A|0-------0------2--2---2----2-0---------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------| (at the /\ whip your hand up and
A|2-2222/\--4-4444/\--7-7777/\--6-6666---| down the fretboard like dan
E|---------------------------------------| does)
G|------9-----9-----------------2----|------------------------|
D|----7-----7---------4--------------|2-222-2-222-4-444-2-222-|
A|0-------0------2--2---2----0----00-|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|------4-4444-------------|
A|2-222--------4-444-5-555-|
E|-------------------------|
Verse: "I've got it now!"
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999-9h11-9-666-6h7-6--------6----------4----|
A|7-7-7-7---------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2---2--| (X4)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Bass Solo
(This is completely different to the CD version)
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------77777--------------|
A|-------------4-4444-2-2222-0-0000------4-4444-2-2222-| (X2)
E|0-0000-0-0000----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/97_live_btab.html ]
"Back in the city..." Matt begins quoting
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------4~-----2~-----0~------4~-----2~------| (X2)
E|0~-----------------------------------------------|
"The rats were pissing in doorways..." (Matt messes up)
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-4444-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-4-4444-2-2222-| (X2)
E|0-0000-0-0000------------------------------------------|
"Had a dream with Roy's face in it..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------(7)(7)(7)(7)---------------|
A|-------------4-4444-2-2222-0-0000-------------4-4444-2-2222--| (X2)
E|0-0000-0-0000------------------------------------------------|
"I put too much on the table..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7\\\-------------|
A|-----7\\-------4-4444-2-2222-0-0000-----4-444-2-222--|
E|0-00----0-00-----------------------------------------|
"I put too much at stake..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------77777--------------|
A|-------------4-4444-2-2222-0-0000------4-4444-2-2222-|
E|0-0000-0-0000----------------------------------------|
Dan returns to the double notes from the CD version now!
"I don't deserve this..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6-6666-4-4444--------777776-6666-4-4444-|
A|-------------4-4444-2-2222-0-0000------4-4444-2-2222-| (X2)
E|0-0000-0-0000----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6-6666-4-4444--------7\\\\6-6666-4-4444-|
A|-------7\\---4-4444-2-2222-0-0000------4-4444-2-2222-| (X2)
E|0-0000-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6-6666-4-4444-------------------6-6666-4-4444-|
A|-------------4-4444-2-2222-0~-0~-0~-0~-0~-0~-4-4444-2-2222-|
E|0-0000-0-0000----------------------------------------------|
Outro
(This bits difficult to work out)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9h11-9------6h7--6----------6----------4----|
A|-----------------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2---2--| (X3)
E|0-00000---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999-9h11-9-666-6h7-6--------6----------4----|
A|7-7-7-7---------------------4-44-4---4-2-22-2---2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------6-7-7--77777777777777777---------7-7-|
E|0~-----------------------------------------0-|
G|----------------------------|-------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------|
A|-Matt's little guitar outro-|--7-7\\\\\\\-|
E|----------------------------|-------------|
Awesome song to finish an awesome DVD.
Enjoy.
(use a pick on this song, it makes it sound more authentic)
