The Specialist Bass Tab

Turn On The Bright Lights Tabs:

Song Seven
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Untitled
Obstacle 1
NYC
PDA
Say Hello To The Angels
Hands Away
Obstacle 2
Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
Roland
The New
Leif Erikson

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Interpol - THE SPECIALIST
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Album: Turn Off The Bright Lights (2002)
Tabbed: Micturion
Tuning: Dropped D
Comments: A pretty long one...love this track.


Intro A
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-0---0-------0---7---7---7---7--|-5---5-------5---5---5---5---5--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Intro B
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-0---0-------0---7---7---7---7--|-5---5-------5---5---5-------5--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Intro C
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-----0---0---0---7---7---7---7--|-5---5-------5---5---5---5---5--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Intro D
G |--------------------------------|-------------7------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-0---0-------0---7---7---7---7--|-5---5---------------5-------5--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Intro E
G |--------------------------------|-----7--------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------------------6--|
A |-0---0-------0---7---7---7---7--|-5-------5----------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-------------5-5-5---6---6------|



[00:00] Intro A,B
[00:08] Intro A,B,B,B (vocals)
[00:26] Intro C,B,B,D (guitar)
[00:43] Intro A,B,B,E (drums come in)



Verse
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A |-0---0-------5---7---7---7---6--|-5---5-------5---5---5-------5--||
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| 3x

G |--------------------------------|-----7--------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------------------6--|
A |-0---0-------5---7---7---7---6--|-5-------5----------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-------------5-5-5---6---6------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A |-0---0-------5---7---7---7---6--|-5---5-------5---5---5-------5--||
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| 3x

G |--------------------------------|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-0---0-------5---7---7---7---6--|-5-------5-------5-------5------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Chorus
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |----A---A---9-9-9---9---9---7-7|-7---7---7---5-5-5---5---5---5--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|-------------------7-7*----5-5*-| * Triples at [02:19]
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |----A---A---9-9-9---9---9---7-7|-7---7---7----5-------3--------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Break
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-0------------------------------|-0---------------------------3-4| (do not any ring notes)
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---------------------------3-4|-5-------------------7-7-7---7-7|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-----8---8---8-8----------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|---------------------7-7-----9-9|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|-----------------5-------7------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Post Chorus
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-1---1-------0---1---1---1---0-|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Post Chorus Ending A
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

Post Chorus Ending B
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Pre-Outro
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A |-5---5-------0-0-5---5-------0-0|-5---5-------0-0-5---5-------0-0||
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| 3x

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5-------0-0-5---5-------0-0|-3---3-3-3---0---3---3---4---4--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Outro
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|---------------------5-------6--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-3---3---3---3---3-------4------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|-12--12--12--101010--101012--12-|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Break II
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|---------------------3-3-----3-3|
A |-----5-(18)--------------------|--------------------------------|
D |-0------------------------------|-----------------3-------3------|

G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--------------------------------|---------------------5-5-----6-6|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|-----------------3-------4------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



[01:00] Verse
[01:35] Chorus
[01:44] Verse
[02:19] Chorus
[02:28] Verse only first 4 bars (I love the way...)
[02:45] Break
[03:01] Post Chorus + Ending A
[03:18] Pre-Outro
[03:36] Outro

[03:53] Verse
[04:27] Chorus
[04:36] Verse only first 4 bars (I love the way...)
[04:53] Break
[05:10] Post Chorus + Ending B
[05:26] Post Chorus + Ending A
[05:43] Break II
[06:00] Outro 2x

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/i/interpol/113982.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Adrian Lead Player	#1 by Adrian Ortega at Aug 29, 1976 at 3:19 PM EST
	Hmm.... I wonder if this has anything to do with the movie The Specialist? HMMMMMmm.... :) I enjoy the bass line, the first line, as well as "I love the way, you put me in the big house." And yes, this is about a Sylvester Stallone movie, watch The Specialist and you'll understand.

No Picture Jesus Wanna Be	#2 by Jesus at Apr 30, 1979 at 11:04 PM EST
	the first time i heard this i thought "this is good, but not quite up to par with the rest of their stuff." after a few more listens i've realized it's just as good as everything on Bright Lights, i wish they would have included it. such a great song. i can't wait for the new album

No Picture Atticus Average	#3 by Atticus Crowley at Dec 18, 1981 at 9:33 AM EST
	"the big house" - is that a cute way for saying asylum; she makes him go crazy? oh this song is definitely about a vain relationship based on looks and sex. "love will get you down" and "trust will get you down" - they aren't in love (clearly) and also don't trust eachother - sounds like a joke of a relationship.. just a money using fling! (my kind of song) 1 2 3 Next

No Picture Andy Average	#4 by Andy Quinton at Mar 13, 1982 at 11:02 AM EST
	Well, I don't really know what the song means, but I do know that I love this song. I've liked Interpol for a long while now (years). I've heard some of their new stuff (Antics), but I don't think it can compare to songs like this and songs on Turn On the Bright Lights, which was a brilliant album (buy it, if you don't have it yet). Oh yeah... and Paul Banks .:sigh:.

No Picture Jamie Wanna Be	#5 by Jamie Smith at Sep 7, 1984 at 8:34 AM EST
	i don't like my clothes anymore - great

No Picture Ian Professional	#6 by Ian Murphy at Jun 28, 1985 at 5:17 AM EST
	what album is this song from?

No Picture He Wanna Be	#7 by He Wo at Jul 22, 1987 at 10:33 PM EST
	this song makes me want to do something fucking stupid. But i wouldn't, of course =) there are some lines that feel really right. Right as in..what? I don't know. Nevermind. Just musing.

No Picture KETcH Average	#8 by KETcH UP at Dec 18, 1988 at 6:48 PM EST
	sigh am i the only one who likes this song? so good... oh paul banks, how i love thee

No Picture Cody Rhythm Player	#9 by Cody Mosca at Apr 2, 1990 at 5:36 PM EST
	GO WATCH THE SPECIALIST. I just got done watching it. Seriously, it's this song. It's a pretty good movie, too. Sharon Stone is totally hawt! ;)

No Picture Mark Average	#10 by Mark Murray at Feb 2, 1994 at 10:27 PM EST
	First Interpol song that I fell in love with, also the first song I put into my mp3 player. Was stuck in my head for 3 straight weeks. Got in trouble for listening to it in school. -jess

No Picture ₣oozie Wanna Be	#11 by ₣oozie at Feb 3, 1994 at 1:10 PM EST
	this song makes me want to do cocaine. Why, I dont know,but it reminds me of some club full of skinny,pale 20 somethings wearing black and snorting lines.

No Picture fukt Average	#12 by fukt at May 16, 1997 at 11:21 PM EST
	this song is so sexy....i was with my bf and my friend turned this song on.....soooo hot. when we heard "i don't like my clothes anymore" we laughed...good times... :-) as for the meaning.....its defenately about sex...but in a weird way....its like he is controlling the girl...thinking that he is the "specialist". or maybe its just off the movie.

No Picture [ash] Wanna Be	#13 by [ash] at Sep 21, 2002 at 2:41 AM EST
	definitely one of the best songs by them, ever.