Utopia Bass Tab

Felt Mountain Tabs:

Lovely Head
Utopia »

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If you look at my tab of lovely head then you'll probably find this is done 
in the same style and timing, maybe very slightly different
This is such a cool laid back song to play -

VERSE

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------7~x-7-7~-x--7~x-7-7~-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------7~x-7-7~-x--7~x-7-7~-x--10~x-10-10~-x--10~x-10-10~-x----------
E-----------------------------------------8~x-8-8~-x--8~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

then

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------8~x-8-8~-x--8~x-8-8~-x----------------------------------------------------------------------
E------10~x-10-10~-x--10~x-10-10~-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS

G------7~x-7-7~-x--7~x-7-7~-x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------10~x-10-10~-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------8~x-8-8~-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

then

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------8~x-8-8~-x--8~x-8-8~-x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------10~x-10-10~-x--10~x-10-10~-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


VERSE x1
CHORUS x1
VERSE x1
CHORUS x1
VERSE x1
CHORUS x3
The x's are not muted notes, they are just a guideline as to when the note is 
stopped (you can do this lightly with your palying fingers)
Also this song uses distortion but it sounds just as good without.
Enjoy.

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/g/goldfrapp/152311.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rich Average	#1 by Rich Frazer at Apr 24, 2006 at 1:40 AM EST
	This woman is a genius

No Picture DIPSY Lead Player	#2 by DIPSY (NOT THE TELETUBBIE) at May 16, 2006 at 3:18 AM EST
	Though I can't work out what it's about at all, I think it's definitely the best song on the album!

No Picture [HFC] NICK fuck Average	#3 by [HFC] NICK fuckers at May 24, 2006 at 8:58 PM EST
	What a beautiful but to me, sinister song. It may well be about genetic engineering, etc, but from the first, I've always imagined another interpretation.... I imagine that this song is being sung by a woman, who, for whatever reason, was kidnapped long ago as a child, taken to a laboratory along with other children and experimented upon. The scientists' work concerned fusing a human's brain into a transglobal network (internet) that taps into all connected systems be they computer, telecommunications, surveilance or otherwise. To handle and disseminate this mass of information, the human brain was chosen as the interface between the network and the enduser (the scientists and whoever they are working for - I imagine some Big Brother (fascist) type state organisation). They were successful in making her part of the system. However, in order to cut out distractions and limit insight into what she was, she has been made to lose most of her sense of self and been told/modified to believe that she is not supposed to feel or sense anything outside the world of her intended function, thus this vagueness over what she sees, feels and remembers (as indicated by the lyrics in the first part of the song). Her function is to propogate Utopia through her job as the Fascist's eyes and ears to the world. However, there is one aspect from her previous life that they have failed to erradicate and that was her love for her childhood pet dog. She remembers the joy, love and togetherness of their relationship and so she speaks of her desire to bring that into her present, for her not to be alone but have again in some sense, that companionship and love she remembers, eternally. Perhaps the saddest lines are the last ones, where she indicates that she does actually know what she is and what was done to her. I get such a feeling of resignation and powerlessness from those lines. As I listen to the song, I visualise her, the screen filled with her sleeping face, as if dreaming. Then as the song progresses, the camera pans out and by the latter part of the song, you see that she is in fact immobile, in a perspex box, wires trailing from her head and machinery all around her manned by scientists as they continue their work, oblivious of her thoughts and feelings. It is ironic to me how the song sings of Utopia yet the for the subject and for the world, living in a fascist, Big Brother-type state it is in fact a Distopia.......

No Picture Andy Average	#4 by Andy Quinton at May 26, 2006 at 7:51 AM EST
	This is, in my opinion, the strongest song on Felt Mountain (only Lovely Head and Deer Stop come close), and possibly their best song in this style to date. I would hate to have to compare it with Ooh La La (or all of Supernature for that matter - even Strict Machine seems to be a kind of half-way marker between styles) as they're both ingenious in their own right and style. It's amazing that the inspiration for this song which causes so much destruction and peril can be presented in a way that has a sound which evokes a sense of hope (here I'm referring to the build up to the chorus, the bridge etc.)... it comes as a surprise to me because Shuttlefarm put it so well that it is most likely trying to present the exact opposite - total hopelessness, total helplessness. 1

No Picture Harry Average	#5 by Harry Johnson at Aug 19, 2006 at 10:31 PM EST
	This woman is a genius

No Picture Tristan Wanna Be	#6 by Tristan Riles at Aug 22, 2006 at 12:49 AM EST
	this albulm is so different to the second one, i love the french caberet feel, its amazing, amazing voice,

No Picture tommy Average	#7 by tommy greenham at Oct 9, 2006 at 5:56 AM EST
	It's about genetic engineering, such as a desire for a perfect race, hence the Utopia, and how this desire is quite similar to a fascist regime. "I'm superbrain, that's how they made me" kinda gives it away.

No Picture isaac Average	#8 by isaac morales at Oct 15, 2006 at 9:17 AM EST
	Shufflefarm, great analysis of the song! It all makes sense to me now. I'm curious, if anyone knows if the song is in reference to an older Sci-Fi film.

No Picture Lucky Sick Wanna Be	#9 by Lucky Sick at Jan 28, 2007 at 1:03 PM EST
	Eugenics has never sounded so good. :)

No Picture [ßĩη& Average	#10 by [ßĩηŁ@Ðэń] at Mar 2, 2007 at 5:45 AM EST
	Cooooel!

No Picture ian Average	#11 by ian mckinly at Apr 12, 2007 at 2:02 PM EST
	Awsome! Truely amazing work of hers, and I can't wait to hear her next album. Best wishes to a great artist, Goldfrapp.

No Picture KEV! Wanna Be	#12 by KEV! Kavanagh at Aug 7, 2007 at 2:25 PM EST
	This song made me a Goldfrapp. It's so beautiful with a beat that makes me think of French erotica...I don't know what its about though.