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Artist: Stabbing Westward
Song: Shame
Album: Wither, Blister, Burn & Peel
Tabbed for bass by Vraptor7
This tab looks long, but it's just a little detailed in places.
I suggest you sit and follow it while listening through the song
before you try it out. I'm sure that the keyboard plays some of
these notes, but my answer to that is simply that it can be all
done by a bass and sounds great as it is.
Another thing, a response to some feedback I've recieved - I think
the bass plays different notes to the guitar during the verse and
and chorus. Might be obvious to some, but you can't used this as a
base for the guitars in the song.
Note : I've used a low B string tuned up to a D for the tab for
easier playing.
Below are the names of the sections I've made after it with all
the tabs, the order to play them in and the number of times to go
through the whole of each of them.
So the song structure is as follows:
1) INTRO (x2)
2) VERSE (x4)
3) CHORUS (x1)
4) INTRO (x2)
5) VERSE (x4)
6) CHORUS (x1)
7) INTRO (x6) - note that there are a few erratic D's played in
this section, you can decide when to play them
as you see fit. On the last two runs through
just keep playing E
8) CHORUS (x1)
9) CHORUS (x1) - note that this is played differently - see the
last section
10) VERSE (x4) - let the last E ring freely ;)
1) INTRO :
Here I've just given the notes, it's really up to you to choose
the rhythm and frequency to play them with. You can actually hear it
clearly enough, it's just hard to convey it through tabs.
G|------------------------
D|------------------------
A|------------------------
E|---0---0---0---0---3-3--
D|------------------------
|------------------------
|------------------------
|------------------------
|---0---0---0---0--------
|-------------------0-0--
2) VERSE :
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---0---12-0-12---0---12-0-12---0---12--
|---------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---0---12-0-12---0---12-0-12---0--------
|-----------------------------------5-5--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---0---12-0-12---0---12-0-12---0---12--
|---------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---0---12-0-12---0---12-0-12---0--------
|-----------------------------------0-0--
3) CHORUS :
I decided it was best if I outlined the whole chorus rather than
risk any complications.
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---2---3-3-3-3---2---3-3-3-3---2---3-3--
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---3---5-5-5-5---3---5-5-5-5---3---5-5--
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---0---3-3-3-3---0---3-3-3-3---0---3-3--
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---2---3-3-3-3---2---3-3-3-3---2---3-3--
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---3-------------3-------------3--------
|----------------------------------------
|------------------
|------------------
|-------0---2---5--
|---3--------------
|------------------
4) CHORUS at the end
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
(that first bit sounds like it should be an octave higher but I can't
decide - Well I kept it the same, but you can do whatever sounds
good to you)
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---2---3-3-3-3---2---3-3-3-3---2---3-3--
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|---3---5-5-5-5---3---5-5-5-5---3--------
|----------------------------------------
|------------------
|------------------
|-------0---2---5--
|---3--------------
|------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--
|---0-------------0-------------0--------
And that, as they say, is it.
Contact me if you disagree with anything.
Enjoy,
Nabeel Burney
aka Vraptor7
vraptor7@yahoo.com
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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slapslappopslap Badass |
#1 by slapslappopslap at Mar 4, 1972 at 12:00 PM EST |
| ITs speaks for itself fucking Whoa that one line i star into this mirror That verse really shows that this guy can put the right words together to feel its great i love it | |
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Mike Average |
#2 by Mike M at Jan 19, 1974 at 5:52 PM EST |
| Man! such a great band, their lyrics are straight forward, love the song | |
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Apria Wanna Be |
#3 by Apria at Jul 4, 1981 at 1:19 PM EST |
| Good song. | |
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Martyn Average |
#4 by Martyn cleary at Nov 8, 1987 at 8:55 PM EST |
| Stabbing Westward is band they accidently fell apon I accidently bought one of there CD's. Welp to make a long story short that CD was stolen. Then I recently refreshed my CD collection on CDnow And just loaded up the shopping cart with everything Stabbing Westward. My OPINION of the song is just about one being in love and getting dumped. I just feel it that in the rawest form | |
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xavier cassel Average |
#5 by xavier cassel no nazis at Mar 30, 1989 at 12:43 PM EST |
| This song is awesome, and the video is really cool and creative ^_^ | |
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Camilo Wanna Be |
#6 by Camilo Singer at Aug 20, 1989 at 12:55 AM EST |
| I know what you mean. One might think it's so depressing but it can be played is so many situations and still have the same effect. Definitely appreciate great lyrics in a world of BS pop culture. | |
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Huuuu??? Yessss Wanna Be |
#7 by Huuuu??? Yessssssss Its Meeeeeeee >jOrDaN< at Feb 14, 1996 at 3:35 AM EST |
| "i only see myself reflected in your eyes. so all that i believe I am essentially are lies" Wow... that line alone is incredible. I love this song, whenever I listen to it, it makes me empathize with him so much that I feel like I went through it too. Stabbing Westward's depressing music is the kind of stuff that feels so bad it feels good. | |
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Sybren Average |
#8 by Sybren .... at Aug 1, 2003 at 5:04 AM EST |
| The bone-chilling logic in the chorus is justification for suicide. One of my favorite songs to play when I'm angry. The energy really builds at the end, holds, and then releases. It's brilliant. | |
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