Boys In The Band Bass Tab

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The Libertines
Boys in the Band

Im almost certain that this is totally correct as i have 
spent absolutely ages on it. A couple of bits and pieces 
in the chorus may sound strange but if you listen carefully 
and pick out the bass line that is what he is playing if you're 
playing it at the right time. 
Any comments/questions/queries directed to willwillwillwill@hotmail.com

Intro (bass comes in at 0:09)
G--------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------8-10-8-----
A--6-6--6--6-6--6-8-8-----/8-8-11--------11--
E---------------------1-1--------------------

G-----------------------------  _
D------------------8-10-8-----   |
A-8-8-----/8-8-11---------11--   |===== repeat this bit three times
E-----1-1---------------------  _| 
                                  
G--
D--
A-8
E--

Verse (bass comes in at (0:27)
G----------------------
D-------8-10-8---------
A8-8-11--------11-8----
E-------------------1-1

(0:32)
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------8-10-8-----------------------10-10-10---------------------------12-x-11-x-10
A8-8-11--------11--10-10-10-10-10-10----------9-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(0:41)
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A10-10-10-10--/15-------
E-----------------------

(0:44)
G---------
D-10-9-8-7
A---------
E---------

(0:46)
G----------------------------  _
D-----------------8-10-8-----   |
A--8-----/8-8-11---------11--   |===== repeat this bit two times
E----1-1---------------------  _|

G--
D--
A-8
E--

Second verse (0:55)
G----------------------
D-------8-10-8---------
A8-8-11--------11-8----
E-------------------1-1

(0:59)
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------8-10-8-----------------------10-10-10---------------------------12-x-11-x-10
A8-8-11--------11--10-10-10-10-10-10----------9-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1:09)
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A10-10-10-10--/15-------
E-----------------------

(1:13)
G---------
D-10-9-8-7
A---------
E---------

Pre-chorus
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12---------------13-13-12-12
E-------------------------10-10-10-10-10------------

Chorus (1:22)
G----------------7--7-------------------------------------
D-----------------7--7h8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
A-8-8-8-8-10-8-8------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

(1:29)
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
A-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

(1:36)
G--------------
D--------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
E--------------

Verse (1:39)
G----------------------
D-------8-10-8---------
A8-8-11--------11-8----
E-------------------1-1

G-------------------
D-------8-10-8------
A8-8-11--------11-8-
E-------------------

G----------------------
D-------8-10-8---------
A8-8-11--------11-8----
E-------------------1-1

(1:50)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------8-10-8-----------------10-10-10--------------------------12x12p11-x-11p10
A8-8-11-------11-101010101010----------9-10-11-12-12-12-12-1212-----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^Those are 10's on the A string, not enough room to space it out properly
(2:00)
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A10-10-10-10--/15-------
E-----------------------

(2:04)
G---------
D-10-9-8-7
A---------
E---------

Pre-chorus(2:06)
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12---------------13-13-12-12
E-------------------------10-10-10-10-10------------

Chorus (2:13)
G----------------7--7-------------------------------------
D-----------------7--7h8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
A-8-8-8-8-10-8-8------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

(2:20)
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
A-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

(2:28)
G--------------
D--------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
E--------------

Guitar solo(2:31)
G----------------------------  _
D-----------------8-10-8-----   |
A--8-----/8-8-11---------11--   |===== repeat this bit two times
E----1-1---------------------  _|

(2:38)
G---------_
D--------- |
A-8-8----8 |===== repeat this bit two times
E-----1-1-_|

(2:45)
G--------------------------------------
D---3-1---1-3---3-1---1-3---3-1---1-3--
A-------3-----------3-----------3------
E-1-----------1-----------1-----------1

G------------------
D------------------
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8
E------------------

Pre-chorus(2:56)
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12---------------13-13-12-12
E-------------------------10-10-10-10-10------------

Chorus(3:03)
G----------------7--7-------------------------------------_
D-----------------7--7h8-8-8---8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- |
A-8-8-8-8-10-8-8-------------8---------------------------- |===== x2
E---------------------------------------------------------_|

(3:17)
G--------------------------------------------------------------_
D---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 |
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------------------------- |x2
E--------------------------------------------------------------_|

G--------------
D--------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
E--------------

G--
D--
A-8
E--

That's your lot!
Peace, love,and death metal (not the eagles of DM but the real stuff)
Will

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

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/l/libertines,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jared Wanna Be	#1 by Jared Janak at Jul 27, 1970 at 5:01 PM EST
	I like the way this song is sorta slow but fast. Bass line keeps on going and stuff like the guitar and the trumpet a really chilled give the song a nice relaxing feel. Takes me back to the 70's well makes me think about the seventies I wasnt born till the 90's. I think it is Flea playing trumpet on this youknow record bass then played trumpet over. I doubt they would have got anyone else into to play when they have such a great musician to use.