Wish Fulfillment Bass Tab

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WISH FULFILLMENT

bass tab by chris lawrence

w/ fuzz (so thick i can barely tell what she's playing sometimes...)

tacet for verse, come in at end:

G----------
D----------
A----------
E--0-0-0-0-

chorus:

G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- X 2
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-3--X-X-X--3-3-3-3-X-X-X---/1014/12-12-12-12-12-/1014/12--12-12-

G--------------------------
D--------------------------	this isn't quite what she's playing,
A--4--4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5- X 3 but it works.
E--------------------------

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

G--------------------------
D--------------------------	
A--4--4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5- X 3 
E--------------------------

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------4-4-4--47-7-
E--------------------------------------------

at the end of the 2nd verse, come in 1234 on E @ 2nd string of D.

chorus. if anybody can figure out the various slides in the chorus,
let me know.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jonathan Average	#1 by Jonathan Williams at Jan 17, 1977 at 7:57 PM EST
	I take the lyrics perhaps a bit more literally than others. The first line of the song "I see your wishes on the wall" and the song title "Wish Fulfillment" both tell me it's about a person who's pursuing a dream, probably in the entertainment business. This is supported by the line "Singin' simple rhythm and blues" (which is essentially what pop music is). Anyone pursuing a dream in entertainment will inevitably need to move to either LA or New York. So the singer/narrator has been left behind and is singing this song to his old friend/lover who's left town to pursue their dream, hence "Your life and my life, they don't touch at all...You've never seemed so far". The singer also complains of the insecurities of the subject, which is understandable considering the hyper-competitive and superficial nature of fame. "I see you shaking in the light, Reading the headline news [e.g. Hollywood Reporter, Variety], The others, they're not quite so bright, You want them to choose you" and "Your doubt, it leaves me sore". He also laments the wayward ways of his subject "I'm still on your side in spite of everything you do", who apparently has acheived some fame "Did I see your face in a magazine?" and "New pretty pictures every night", and is now apparently partaking in the celebrity lifestyle (not hard to imagine). He is calling him/her back home, because he knows they are still a good person "Come wish beside me, Don't you know you know what's right?"

No Picture jordan Average	#2 by jordan sjsjtkiris at May 5, 2004 at 9:08 PM EST
	I agree that it is about being in love wth someone that you don't know, maybe a famous musician?

No Picture jake Average	#3 by jake bauter at Sep 16, 2006 at 10:47 AM EST
	I think it's about someone who doesn't want to be famous.