"Possession" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "First And Last And Always")
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transcribed by Peter Wake
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sisters_of_mercy/possession_btab_ver_2.html ]
Intro
------7-------7-10-9---
--7-------7------------
----8-------8----------
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Riff X
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-5-5-s-17-8-8-8-8-8-
Three* times, then
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-5-5-s-7-7-7-7-7-s-8-8---
;;;;;;;;;
some of these notes are quite fast
* Note that you can play this either by sliding up an octave (which
can be tricky for beginners) or by playing the octave of the A on the
D string. (No slide and D, fret 7 instead of 17). The original uses
a slide.
Riff Xa
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-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-
Three times, then
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-5-5-s-7-7-7-7-7-s-8-8---
Riff Y
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-5-5-s-17-8-8-8-8-8-
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Three times, then
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-5-5-5--------------
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Riff Z
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-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----
Four times. Or you can play it on the A string 5 and 7 for variety
from time to time.
Possession
Bass Line Structure
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4 x Intro
2 x Riff X
Riff Y
Riff X
Riff Y
Riff X
4 x Riff Z
2 x Riff X
Riff Y
Riff X
4 x Riff Z
4 x Intro
2 x Riff X
Riff Y
Riff X
Riff Y
Riff Xa
8 x Riff Z
There's a A note to finish.
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Peter Wake