Home › J › Joy Division › These Days Bass Tab

#-----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------------------#
#  This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the   #
#  song. The owner of this website has not reviewed the contents of this file and  #
#  does not support copyright infringement or violating the rights of any artist   #
#  or legal entity. If you feel that the content of this file may be violating     #
#  copyright law, you may not use the information displayed here in any way.       #
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"These Days" by Joy Division (from the album "Substance")
=========================================================

transcribed by Gilles Velay

Any comments, corrections or suggestions ?
Please email me at velay@suisse.far.cea.fr

Notation :
	w : whole
	h : half
	q : quarter	/ : slide up
	e : 8th		h : hammer on


Pattern I
=========

    q   e e e e q      w                 q   e e e e q     w                   
G-|-7---5------------|-----------------|-7---5-----------|--------------------|
D-|-------7-5--------|-----------------|-------7-5-------|--------------------|
A-|-----------8-5----|-3---------------|-----------8-3-/-|-5------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


Pattern Ib
==========

    e e e e e e q      w                 e e e e e e q     w                   
G-|-7-7-5------------|-----------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------|
D-|-------7-5--------|-----------------|-------7-5-------|--------------------|
A-|-----------8-5----|-3---------------|-----------8-3-/-|-5------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


Pattern II
==========  
                                                                  
    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e     
G-|------------------|-5---------------|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


Pattern III
===========
                                                                  
    e e e e e e e e    e e e q   e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e h           
G-|------------------|-------11----11--|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-9-9-9-----9---9-|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5----------|


Pattern IV
==========
       
     e e e e e e e e [x4]      
G-||------------------||
D-||------------------||
A-||------------------||
E-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||



Intro : 	guitar... drums... then
		Pattern I   (x2)  

1st Verse :	Pattern II  (x4)

2nd Verse :	Pattern II  (x3)
		Pattern Ib  (x2)

Chorus :	Pattern III (x3)  
		
3rd Verse :	Pattern II  (x3)
		Pattern Ib  (x2)

Chorus :	Pattern III (x3)  

Break :		Pattern IV

4th Verse :	Pattern II  (x4)

Outro :		Pattern Ib  (x2)
		




Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net