Singing In My Sleep Bass Tab

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Singing In My Sleep »
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BTAB: Singing In My Sleep
Artist: SemiSonic
 Album: Feeling Strangely Fine
Author: Rattman (jratt0@hotmail.com)

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Verse/Intro:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus:
G----------------------
D----------------------
A-2-2---2-2---0-0--0-0-
E----------------------

Chorus:
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------

Bass Solo:
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------0h2---------------0h2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0~-4-----2-2-2-2-2-2-4-------------------------------------

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture T.S. Average	#1 by T.S. at Sep 6, 1975 at 7:05 AM EST
	I heard an interview with Dan Wilson some time ago where he said that this song was a response to a fan (of Dan's) who sent him in a mix tape.

No Picture Jaymz Average	#2 by Jaymz Lemaitre at Dec 28, 1975 at 11:18 PM EST
	this song is brilliant.

No Picture Adam Average	#3 by Adam Baine at Jun 1, 1985 at 7:56 AM EST
	Another theme I pick up on here... I don't think it's a healthy relationship. "Now I'm falling in love to fast with you, or the songs you chose" leads me to suspect that he's more in love with his notion of the girl than the girl herself. He may be reading "in between the lines" and seeing feelings and intentions which aren't there. The lines "Living in your cassette" and "pray to Sony my soul to keep" indicate an unhealthy obsession as well. "Were you ever so bright and sweet, did you ever look so nice?", again, is more about his ideal than the real person. I think this song is brilliantly crafted.

No Picture Bradon Average	#4 by Bradon at Aug 8, 1986 at 11:00 AM EST
	I think that there are two maybe explanations for this song. I know the mixtape one is really sweet and that's what I think, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's about Blondie wired and phoned to a heart of glass and all the stars play for me as in the Blondie song Heart of Glass and movie or song stars. Killing Me Softly is about Don McLean so I don't see why not, although I still like the mixtape explanation better.

No Picture Derek Wanna Be	#5 by Derek Lane at Jun 12, 1988 at 2:42 PM EST
	this has been one of my favorite songs for a very long time. man, 1998 was a while ago. here's my interpretation of the whole song... the beginning makes me think that he is on his way to see the person he is singing about or on his way back from seeing her/dropping her off at the airport. "All alone on the overpass Wired and phoned to a heart of glass Now I'm falling in love too fast With you or the songs you chose And all the stars Play for me Say the promise you long to keep," anyone who has ever been away from someone they love knows you spend most of your time on the phone as your main form of keeping contact. I feel that the mixtape, the music, is what these two have to tie them together, and they share them via the mail or whatever. no matter the distance or trouble that keeps them apart, they can always be together in their minds through the songs they choose for each other. these bits describe his drive home, at night, and he's listening to the tape in the car on the way home and he connects through the "stars" singing and imagines she is the one sending him messages through the songs(a practice a few friends and I do on occasion with each other). my favorite part: "I've been living in your cassette It's the modern equivalent of Singing up to a Capulet On a balcony in your mind," I feel that these lines imply that the relationship is a long-distance one, because the two cannot be together because of a very large, very real obstacle(distance or whatever). it's a Romeo and Juliet reference, and we all know the ending to that story. the songs are secret messages they can send back and forth to each other regardless of what is going on in their lives. "In the City the lion sleeps Pray to Sony my soul to keep Were you ever so bright and sweet Did you ever look so nice? And all the sounds Dream for me Dive me down in a soul so deep," he is back at home and in bed after spending a duration of time with the person he loves. he's reflecting on their time together, in that glorious afterglow of being with someone you love. and as he listens to her songs, he drifts off into a beautiful dream where she is singing the words to him, and they are living out the songs together. definitely one of my all-time favorites. I think the song references are just giving hints as to some of the songs included on said mixtapes.

No Picture Galen Wanna Be	#6 by Galen at May 2, 1999 at 2:50 AM EST
	Great song. It also explains very well the value of music in most relationships. By the way funny line "Pray to Sony my soul to keep" yet very deep as a lot of people find bits of thir souls in songs that mean someting to them...