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Semisonic Closing Time Bass Tab

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Semisonic - Closing time

This is a great song but people always miss so much of it
and make it simplistic anyway listen carefully to the subtle
parts people miss like a whole verse.. enjoy :)


Rest For intro and first verse



Intro

Verse

Chorus A

G|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------------------| (X4)
A|-------5-5-5-5-|---------3-3-3-2--|
E|-3-3-3---------|-5-5-5-5---------5|


Verse A

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|----------2|-----------|-----------|
E|--3--------|-----------|3*---------|-----------|

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|--------332|-----------|-----------|
E|--3--------|-----------|3*---------|-----------|

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|----------2|-----------|-----------|
E|--3--------|-----------|3*---------|-----------|

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|---------33|-----------|-----------|
E|--3--------|-----------|3*---------|-----------|

Chorus A

G|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------------------| (X4)
A|-------5-5-5-5-|---------3-3-3-2--|
E|-3-3-3---------|-5-5-5-5---------5|

Interlude

chorus B

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|--------3-3-3-3---|---------5-5-5-5--|---------3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-----------|-3-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5---5-2-----|

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|--------3-3-3-3---|---------5-5-5-5--|-----------7-7-7---|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-----------|-3-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5-8-------2-|

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|--------3---------|---------5-5-5-5--|---------3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5---5-2-----|-3-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5---5-2-----|

Verse B

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

Chorus C

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------5-5-5-|-----------3-3-3--|-----------5-5-5--|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5--------|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--5-5/8---8-5-8-58-|

Listen carefully to get the exact timing on the last bar here ^^^^^^^^


G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------5-5-5-|-----------3-3-3--|------------------|-----------55--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5--------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|--55-55-55-------------|

Chorus B

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|--------3-3-3-3---|---------5-5-5-5--|---------3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-----------|-3-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5---5-2-----|

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|--------3-3-3-3---|---------5-5-5-5--|-----------7-7-7---|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-----------|-3-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5-8-------2-|

G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|--------3---------|---------5-5-5-5--|---------3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5---5-2-----|-3-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5---5-2-----|

Outro

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


Structure

Intro = [Rest]
Verse = [Rest]
Chorus A (x4)
Verse A (x1)
Chorus A (x4)
Interlude [Rest]
Chorus B (x1)
Verse B (x1)
Chorus C (x1)
Chorus B (x1)
Outro (x1)

Enjoy :)
Any questions feel free to message me
Tony

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/s/semisonic/152275.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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devon
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#1 by devon at May 19, 2006 at 11:47 AM EST
I think this song is about trying to stay young forever but ultimately haveing to realize that you are an adult and you cant spend your whole life as an iresponsible kid
 
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nathan
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#2 by nathan rhodes at Aug 16, 2006 at 9:28 AM EST
God what is it with semisonic fans? This so isn't about pregnancy
 
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Tyler
Wanna Be
#3 by Tyler Epperson at Feb 22, 2007 at 11:09 AM EST
=), xixixixixixixi
 
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xKGx
Average
#4 by xKGx at Jun 9, 2007 at 1:58 AM EST
I think maybe (Jeannie said) it is a metaphor for graduation! Well it is a really great song anyways! :)
 
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Bass Chicks are
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#5 by Bass Chicks are HOTTTT at Jul 21, 2007 at 2:35 AM EST
i ahev no idea what this song means and that's ok, cuz it's atill an ok song at least!
 
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sammy
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#6 by sammy shaffer at Sep 6, 2007 at 10:39 AM EST
damn and here i just thought it was about getting the hell out of the bar
 
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jon
Wanna Be
#7 by jon jeffreys at Sep 14, 2007 at 12:06 PM EST
And the whole time I thought it was about a bar closing...