In The Kingdom 19 Bass Tab

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IN THE KINGDOM #19

bass tab by chris lawrence (mustang@islandnet.com)

Here's the main riff that cycles throughout the song. You need
to let the notes ring out to keep it sounding fluid.

G--------------------------------------------
D--------10----------------------------------
A------10------------------------------------
E--811----11/8-13-13-13-13-1113-13-13-13--

It's tricky to hear, and there are additional notes
played sometimes, subtle variations, but rather than clutter 
the tab up I'll leave it up to you...

WITH ONE FINAL BACK AND FORTH ROCKING MOTION COMING TO REST:

G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E--8--811-13--11-13--13-11-13-11-

Back to main riff @ "the beautiful paintjob hopelessly marred"..

I don't think there's any bass during the outro....  

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Sybren Average	#1 by Sybren .... at Dec 31, 1971 at 11:50 PM EST
	Seems to me like a getaway getting shot in their car. Or a person getting shot my a gang (MAfia?) i think it describes the NY streets.

No Picture Slash Rhythm Player	#2 by Slash at Dec 12, 1973 at 1:44 AM EST
	The image I always got was cinematic. Even the way the song begins suggests this to me. Kind of like the 50s "teen rebel" movies. Hell, this could be "Leader of the Pack" minus the romance and the melodrama.

No Picture Guitar Man Lead Player	#3 by Guitar Man at Jan 10, 1975 at 7:16 AM EST
	i believe this song is about somebody in the band running over a small animal in the car, i read it in the EVOL cd insert i think.

No Picture Hoffel Average	#4 by Hoffel at Aug 8, 1976 at 11:21 AM EST
	I think the way this song is laid out is possibly a tribute to The Velvet Underground and their song The Gift. The Gift has got a sort of bluesy rock song but instead of lyrics, John Cale just recites a short story. Lee is kindof reciting this rather than singing it. They also mention White Light and The Gift is on the V.U album White Light/White Heat. Awesome song on an awesome LP by an awesome band.

No Picture knob Wanna Be	#5 by knob head at Nov 13, 1976 at 9:50 AM EST
	Its about a man running over an animal. His car crashing and then he gets out and runs off into the woods with the animal it probably has nothing to do with any of that but thats all i can translate!

No Picture Andy Average	#6 by Andy Benson at Nov 19, 1987 at 3:20 PM EST
	insane,violence and imagination. criticising the irresponsible drivers or being one?i know not much about it.

No Picture __KAT Wanna Be	#7 by __KAT astrophe. at Jan 24, 1994 at 12:55 AM EST
	its defiently not a motorcycle, as the song mentions the car being on its back, wheels still spinning. such a good song

No Picture Julien Average	#8 by Julien MarK at Sep 27, 2005 at 4:28 AM EST
	This song is about a man who hits an animal on his motorcycle, and as a result crashes. As he lays dying, another man arrives on the gory scene ("some guy there kneeling in the blinded mirage of white light)". The new man, brushes out the ember on his grimy coatsleeve, picks up the animal, and "he strode of into the woods with the animal." The man saves the animal, not the motorcyclist. He goes off into the wilderness, and never looks back. The motorcyclist is left to die, and he does. FUN FACT at around 55 seconds into the song, Thurston throws a bunch of loud fiery firecrackers into the recording booth where Lee is recording the song. You can totally hear it! What's best, it's at the perfect time for the song, right at the crash!

No Picture Collin Wanna Be	#9 by Collin McCabe at Jan 25, 2006 at 1:25 AM EST
	this song really reminds me of Poppy Z Brite books...hmmm weird books but they have the same feel