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SONG: This Town
ARTIST: Hot Hot Heat
Album: Make Up The Breakdown
Submission by Paulie Jay
Bass tab - standard tuning
INTRO - and Verse 1
G--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
D--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
A--------------|-----------6-6-|-6----------------|--------------6-6-|
E--------------|---------------|---6--6---6--6--6-|-6--6---6--6------|
G------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D------------------|--------------4-4-|-4-4----------------|--------------6-6-|
A-6----------------|------------------|-----4--4---4--4--4-|-4--4---4--4------|
E---6--6---6--6--6-|-6--6---6--6------|--------------------|------------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A-----6-6-6-------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-6-6------------------|
E-------------6-6-|-6---------------|-----------------|-----6--6---6--6--6-6-|
This bar is 2/4 Let ring
G------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D------------------|--------------------|--------------4-4-|-4-4----------------|
A--------------6-6-|-6-6----------------|------------------|-----4--4---4--4--4-|
E-6--6---6--6------|-----6--6---6--6--6-|-6--6---6--6------|--------------------|
G------------------|-----------------|
D--------------6-6-|-6------6-6-6----| "Did you get..."
A-4--4---4--4------|-----------------| Careful of the timing here!!
E------------------|-----------------|
CHORUS 1 "This town..."
G-----------------|---------------------|
D-----------------|---------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-|
E-----------------|---------------------|
VERSE 2
G--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D--------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------4-4-|
A-6------------------|--------------6-6-|-6----------------|------------------|
E---6--6---6--6--6-6-|-6--6---6--6------|---6--6---6--6--6-|-6--6---6--6------|
G--------------------|-------------------|--------------|
D-4-4----------------|----------6----6-6-|-6----6-6-6---|
A-----4--4---4--4--4-|-4--4---4---4------|--------------|
E--------------------|-------------------|--------------|
CHORUS 2
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
MIDDLE PART
G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D------------8-8--8-------|-------------------------|
A-----5--------------5--6-|-----------------------3-|
E--6-----6----------------|--3--1--3---3-3--3--1----|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D------------8-8--8-------|-------------------------|
A-----5--------------5--6-|-----------------------3-|
E--6-----6----------------|--3--1--3---3-3--3--1----|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
D------------8-8--8-------|-------------------------|------------------|
A-----5--------------5--6-|-----------------------3-|-6----------------|
E--6-----6----------------|--3--1--3---3-3--3--1----|------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hot_hot_heat/this_town_btab.html ]
G---------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D---------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
A-----------6-6-|-6----------------|----------------6-6-|-6----------------|
E---------------|---6--6---6--6--6-|-6--6---6--6--------|---3--3---3--3--3-|
G------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
A--------------6-6-|-6----------------|----------------6-6-|-6----------------|
E-3--3---3--3------|---6--6---6--6--6-|-6--6---6--6--------|---3--3---3--3--3-|
G----------------|--------------|---------------|
D----------------|--------------|---------------|
A----------------|-6------------|---------------|
E-3--3---3--3--3-|--------------|---------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D------------8-8--8-------|-------------------------|
A-----5--------------5--6-|-----------------------3-|
E--6-----6----------------|--3--1--3---3-3--3--1----|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D------------8-8--8-------|-------------------------|
A-----5--------------5--6-|-----------------------3-|
E--6-----6----------------|--3--1--3---3-3--3--1----|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
D------------8-8--8-------|-------------------------|-------------------|
A-----5--------------5--6-|-----------------------3-|-6-------------6-6-|
E--6-----6----------------|--3--1--3---3-3--3--1----|-------------------|
"One more night in town..."
G------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D---8--8---8--8--8-|-8--8---8--8-------|---8--8---8--8--8-|-8--8---8--8-------|
A-6----------------|---------------6-6-|-6----------------|---------------6-6-|
E------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D---8--8---8--8--8-|-8--8---8--8-------|---8--8---8--8--8-|-8--8---8--8-------|
A-6----------------|---------------6-6-|-6----------------|---------------6-6-|
E------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D---8--8---8--8--8-|-8--8---8--8-------|---8--8---8--8--8-|-8--8---8--8-------|
A-6----------------|---------------6-6-|-6----------------|---------------6-6-|
E------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G------------------|
D---8--8---8--8--8-|
A-6----------------|
E------------------|
CODA
"Gonna walk right through this..."
G--------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
D--------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------4-4-|
A------------1--1--1-|-1--1---1--1--1-|-1--1---1--1--1-|-1--1---1--1-------|
E--------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
G------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D-4----------------|--------------6-6-|-6----6-6-6---6-6-6-|
A---4--4---4--4--4-|-4--4---4--4------|--------------------|
E------------------|------------------|--------------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G------------------------|-------------------|
D-6-6-6------------------|-------------------|
A---------6-6-6----------|-------------------|
E------------------6-6-6-|-----------------6-|
Perfomance tips - you really need to know this song back to front to play it
with confidence. There are some quirky leaps in the time signature which may
leave you feeling a bit disoriented.
