50 Million Year Trip (downside Up) Bass Tab

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Artist: Kyuss
Song: 50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)
Album: Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
Tuning: C-F-Bb-Eb
Notes: Absolutely great song
~ - Let Ring
h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
 - Slide Down
/ - Slide Up


Intro:
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-5-5-5--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-5-5-5-|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-5-5-5--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-5-5-5-|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)

Eb|----|
Bb|----|
F |-0~-|
C |----|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F |------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
F |------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------3p0--|
C |-5--5-5--5--5-5-5--3-3-3--0h3h5------| (x2)


Verse 1: (x4)
    1st time
Eb|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
C |-5~-----5~-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------5---------------------------|
F |-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
C |------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--|
C |------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------3p0--|
C |-5--5-5--5--5-5-5--3-3-3--0h3h5------| (x5)


Verse 2:     
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
C |-5~-----5~-------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--|
C |------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
C |------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--|
C |------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------3p0--|
C |-5--5-5--5--5-5-5--3-3-3--0h3h5------| (x5)


Interlude/Guitar Solo/Outro:
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
C |-5~------/5-------/5-------/5--------|

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
C |-5~----------5-3-5~---3-5-3-5--5-|

Eb|-------------------------------------7-7-7-7--|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
F |-3---3---0-3---3----3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
C |----------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
C |-5--5-3-5-------5-3-5----3-5-3-5--5-|

Eb|----------------------------------7--5---5-7-5----|
Bb|---------------------------------------7------7---|
F |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
C |-5--------5-----5-3-5-------3h5p3-|

Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
F |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C |--------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/7-----/7-------7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-10-------|
F |------------0-0----------------------------------------------12-10-|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---/7---/7----/7-/7-/7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
F |-0--------0-----0--0--0---------------0---0-0-0-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------7--5---5-7-5----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------7------7---|
F |-0-0--0-3-0--0/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------5-----------------------------------------7--5---5-7-5----|
Bb|--------5---------------------------------------------7------7-5-|
F |-0-03-0--0--0/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------------------5-5----5-5----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------5------5---|
F |-0-0--0-3-0--0/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5----5--|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------5-------------------7-5----------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------7-5-3----|
F |-3-0-0-0---3-0-0-0--3-0-0-0/3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5----------5--|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------7-5----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                          Fade Out
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |-0-0--0-3-0--0-0--0-3-0--0/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C |------------------------------------------------|
   Fade In         Fade Back Out
Eb|-------------------------------5-------------------5-7-5-7--------|
Bb|-------------------------------5--------------------------7-5-3---|
F |-3-0-0-0---3-0-0-0--3-0-0-0/3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-------------3-|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Kcaz Average	#1 by Kcaz at Nov 13, 1971 at 2:54 PM EST
	kyuss really rocks, opiumforthepeople's explanation sounds the most honest to me, and kyuss is clearly much of a drug influenced band so I guess it'a about drug escapism kyuss kicks ass

Rodrigo Wanna Be	#2 by Rodrigo Pogo Punker at Jan 5, 1973 at 3:54 PM EST
	I don't know how the lyrics are so wrong at the end. It should go: "Soon I came to realize as his world began to turn That river was heading to return A fool realease I am From the corner of your mouth Fight this, man"

Cliff Lead Player	#3 by Cliff Fox at Jan 8, 1984 at 4:02 PM EST
	Great song. I love the psychedelic conclusion - I could literally listen to it forever. I don't think the lyrics are right here either, but judging from the title and the first half, I'm guessing that this is about fighting an addiction, and, ultimately, failing due to the memories spent and attached to the drug (probably teh_weed).

josh Wanna Be	#4 by josh carton at Jun 20, 1989 at 10:36 AM EST
	"See our family to realize As it's running down today I love the city love the day No fool for you In this I am I'm never gonna run about" Um...no. Nice try though. If anyone knows the correct lyrics please post them.

Sam Rhythm Player	#5 by Sam Zaccone at Apr 11, 1995 at 4:50 PM EST
	This song is so great. No clue what it's about though

Alex Wanna Be	#6 by Alex Gibb at May 25, 1995 at 10:22 AM EST
	I love this stoner band

Greg Badass	#7 by Greg at Sep 2, 1995 at 8:53 AM EST
	I think this album have lots of songs that may reffer to anger against drug abuse... downside up must mean that the conclusion is in fact the end of the song, and the rest would be just the introduction just a tought..

Alexxx <3 Lead Player	#8 by Alexxx <3 at Oct 11, 2004 at 12:47 AM EST
	I always understood: "It didnt take me long to realize That the world isnt meant for me" It very clearly talks about the drug escapism, hence the title.

Rafael Average	#9 by Rafael Santos at Nov 17, 2004 at 1:03 AM EST
	omg i can't believe people don't post about kyuss, they r so great, but more people post about dashborad 'shit' confessional. its so trip this song, and i think myself its about someone who is jsut running away from everything, and is drinking his problems away I am drinking I am rolling (you can't stop me) I am hiding I am running (you can't stop me) he could be talkin about his family, or the city he lives in, jsut running away from all the problems the city has or teh problems he has with his family. thats my thrughts on it. prob wrong about the meanin vo :)