this song is normally played on an upright bass
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1st verse
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2nd verse is the same
Bridge
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Instrumental/ Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/arcade_fire/no_cars_go_btab.html ]
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then........................
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bass stops for 16 bars
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OUTRO
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For the outro chord sequence it goes 8 bars, then 7, Repeat this until
the end.