Pointer Sisters- Automatic
Bass tablature
Intro
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1--11--4------1--11--4------1--11--3/4----------1--11--4/5----|
A|-----------1-3-----------1-3--------------0-234----------------|
E|----------------------------------------44---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0-134--REST----0-134--REST----0-134-|
E|-44-------------44-------------44------|
Verse 1 look what you've done to me...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11--4-322--1--11--4--4-420---1--11--4--4-420--1--11--4--4-420-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 All I can manage...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2--2-----12--2-2--2-2-----2-0-------------------|
A|-4--4--24--4--2-----2-34--------2----2-0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------2--2------1-2--2--22---2-|
A|-4--4--4-4-------2--4------------4---|
E|-------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pointer_sisters/automatic_btab.html ]
Chorus no way to control it...
G|-------------------------------------------12------------------|
D|-1--11--4----------11--4-------1--1--4--4-4----1--11--4---02---|
A|------------0-134----------0-13-------------------------44-----|
E|----------44-------------44------------------------------------|
Bridge Au-to-ma-tic... (low voice)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------o|
A|---R---E---S---T------------0-134---o|
E|--------------------------44---------|
Verse 3 what is this madness... my hands perspire...
G|--------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D|o-1--11--4--4-420--o| |-------------2-2---12-2--2-2---2---|
A|o------------------o|x4 |-4-4--24-4--2----43----------2---2-|
E|--------------------| |-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2-2--2-2---12-2-2--2-2--2-2--222-|
A|-4-4--24-4--2---------43----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Solo
G|-------------|
D|o-----------o|
A|o--R-E-S-T--o|
E|-------------|
Order:
Intro 00:09
Verse 1 00:35
Verse 2 00:52
Chorus 01:09
Bridge 01:27
Verse 3 01:36
Chorus 02:11
Bridge 02:28
Solo 02:36
Bridge 03:02
Verse 1 03:19
Verse 2 03:37
Chorus 03:54 (repeat until end)
I believe they use synthetics for this song, but it sounds alright on bass guitar as well.
This is my first tab and it's the best I can do so far.
Corrections readily accepted, questions/comments sk8now22@sbcglobal.net
