Ok, Here is the bass tabs for the first two parts of the Tain. This is teh first
song I learned to play on my bass, so I know the first two parts pretty well...ok maybe not.
PART I
G----0-4-| 3-4-3-0-| ----0-4-| --7-8-9----|
D--2-----| ------- | --2-----| -----------| (two times)
A--------| --------| --------| -----------|
E--------| --------| --------| -----------|
G----0-4-| 3-4-3-0-| ----0-2-4-|---9-7-9-|
D--2-----| ------- | --2-------|--2------|
A--------| --------| ----------|---------|
E--------| --------| ----------|---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/decemberists/tain_btab.html ]
G----0-4-| 3-4-3-0-| --------| -----------|
D--2-----| ------- | --2-----| -----------|
A--------| --------| --------| -----------|
E--------| --------| --------| -----------|
PLAY PART I (IN ITS ENTIRETY) TWICE.
NOTE: PART II IS TESTAMENT TO THE AWESOMETACULAR BASS SKILLS OF MR. NATE QUERY, AS IT IS
16TH NOTES...TRANSLATION: ITS REALLY FAST.
PART II
G-------0-0--| --------0-0-|
D--2-2-2-----| --2-2-2 ----|
A------------| ------------|
E------------| ------------|
This part gets played until there is a break in the song, then it gets played again.
Musically yours,
TheAlve.
