Space Bass Tab

North Tabs:

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Band: Something Corporate
CD: North
Label: Drive-Thru
Song: Space
Bassist: Clutch
Tabber: Chris, a beginner
I believe this is 97% correct

Verse (Begins at "I don't know, but I can tell this isn't you...")

I've concluded that the verse is palm muted or
played very softly.  You decide...

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----22222222-5555-0000----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm    xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx

Pre-Chorus ("Oh no, don't you dare hang up this phone")
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----22222222-55555555-00000--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm    xxxxxxxx         

Chorus ("Hey, Give me space so I can breathe.")
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------55555555---------|
E|----55555555-77777777-33333333-00000000-3333333-00000000----------55555555|

Bridge (These battered walls and TV screens)

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|----0000000000000000-55555555-6666-5555-----|

Ok, In the music video Clutch appears to be doing a slide or something,
So I made this, it sounds good.

Bridge Variation

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-00-/12-0-00--00-/12-0-00-55555555-6666-5555-|

The slide is a very fast slide up to the 12 fret just gently 
touching the string, hammering onto the 12 and gently touching 
the string while sliding down.  You can kind of hear something 
to this effect in the song.

Bridge part 2 (When he yells)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0000000000000000-55555555----------------------------------|

Bridge Part 2 Variation

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-00-/12-0-00--00-/12-0-00-55555555---|

Final Chorus

One more added thing, in the final chorus this sounds good. 
Otherwise, just play the chorus.

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------3/5555555--------|
E|---55555555-77777777-33333333-00000000-3333333-00000000-----------55555555|

Don't strike the 3, just slide from the 3 fret up to the 5.

Ending

G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|----7---|

Order:

Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
Bridge x2
Bridge part 2
Chorus x2
Ending

Again, those added parts just make the song sound a bit cooler.  It
sounds fine without them.  Thanks.

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

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/s/something_corporate/106473.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Layne Wanna Be	#1 by Layne Staley at Feb 25, 1975 at 3:52 AM EST
	how a bad relationship can make you feel like you're never alone because of the effect the other person has on you... they never leave your mind because it's bothering you so much, etc

No Picture Bill Wanna Be	#2 by Bill Rossi at Jul 16, 1981 at 10:50 PM EST
	this is the coolest song ever. to me it is about how he needs his space...but in the chorus later he says "give me space but i cant breathe give me space but i cant sleep give me just 1 inch i swear thats all i need"its like he asked 4 his space and they backed away and left him alone but then he realized he needs them and wants them back.....maybe its about his gf or just a girl tahts obsessd w/ him and he needs his space but then when she nacks off he noticeses he misses all the attention.....idk maybe....... im just a fan interpreting it how i want idk if this has ANYTHING to do w/ the real meaning. savannah :)

No Picture Belian Average	#3 by Belian Carter at Oct 25, 1982 at 10:05 PM EST
	I'm pretty sure that this song is about how Josh felt while returning home to his family after touring for so long. He's isolated himself from them while doing his work that now upon his return, he feels bombarded by them and their attention and is getting claustrophia. I think he's having to get used to being around all those people who aren't in Something Corporate, you know?

No Picture Nate Average	#4 by Nate Shipley at Oct 5, 1987 at 9:55 AM EST
	pretty confusing... it's about needing space, that much is clear but i cant make sense out of the rest of it. It seems like they're just trying to fill up the rest of the song.

No Picture wade Wanna Be	#5 by wade petty at Aug 22, 1991 at 10:20 AM EST
	"Home, Is this a quiet place where you should be alone? Is this where the tortured and the troubled find their own?" This is one of the most thought provoking of Something Corporate lyrics. Not because it's overly poetic, or that it secretly eludes to some other meaning; but because it's a good question. I would answer yes to the both of those questions. Let's break it down, shall we? "Is this a quiet place where you should be alone?" Home should be a place where you know you can do what you want and think what you will without fear of persecution. If out with friends, and you decided to lie down on the table at the diner and think about the future for an hour or two, they might flip out at you, and tell you that you'll miss the movie. When you are at your home, you can do anything you please, with certain legal limitations. You can leave your home whenever you please, but no one from the outside can come in unless you want them to. In a way, your home could be likened to your mind or heart. You can express your feelings freely to the world, but it's up to the occupants thereof to decide whether to let those feelings into their own "homes". You have those same decisions to make, and that's what makes the entire concept so great. Now that I have chattered on endlessly about that, let me move to the second section. "Is this where the tortured and the troubled find their own?" A bit less metaphorical than the last question, but still a valid one. Let me first say that I shall be discussing this (for the most part) in the metephorical sense from the first question. Some people treat their homes (and "homes") as places where they can block everyone out but those who are like them. This leads to closedmindedness, and on the same tangent, a distorted worldview. You would have only had exposure to ideals identical to your own (by your own choice, no less), which would lead to many others seeing you as a "troubled" soul. Hence, the second parallel I am drawing. I couldn't hope to go into the rest of the song without having my fingers cramp up, but suffice it to say, the song has great meaning. Let me conclude by saying that, when you truely think about it, the beginning word of the song always makes the most impact. In this song, the impact can truely be felt, mostly due to the minimal musical backdrop, and the seperation from the rest of the beginning. For this reason, and more, this song always sends chills down my spine when I listen to it. EVERY time. Something that can be appreciated.

No Picture Chris Average	#6 by Chris Young at Feb 15, 1998 at 7:38 AM EST
	Go on Launch and watch this video, kids. When I first got North, my favorite song was Space. The chorus just grabs you... Hey! Give me space so I can breathe! You know? I love this song. I think its just trying to say, give me some space man.

No Picture masterbasser Rhythm Player	#7 by masterbasser . at Apr 8, 2000 at 9:18 AM EST
	you say That you have, When you know, That you don't, And you say, That you can, When you know, That you won't ...That part confuses me when i listen to this song..