Head Over Heels Bass Tab

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Bass Tab for Head over Heels by Tears for Fears

Tabbed by Iain Irvine (idi1@hw.ac.uk)


Intro:

Let all notes Ring

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

Repeat this four times i think then build up to verse whilst
holding the D

Verse:

This changes quite a lot but always has the same start and
finish fool around in the major scales in between

G|----------------------|---------------------
D|----------------------|-5--4--2--0-2~2--5-7-
A|--0~0--2--0--4--0-0~0-|---------------------
E|----------------------|---------------------

Chorus:

G|--------------|--------------
D|------5-4-2-0-|--------------
A|--------------|--------------
E|-3------------|-0----3-3-5-5-

Before it goes to the next verse there is a drum break and
the bass goes

G|-------
D|-124--
A|-------
E|-------

A big slow slide right up the fretboard for about 2
bars i think

Then there is another verse and chorus then the outro/verse 3
(sounds like the intro)

Outro:

G|---12-11-9---12-11-9-|---12-11-9---12-11-9-
D|-----------------------|-----------------------
A|-3----------3----------|-5----------5----------
E|-----------------------|-----------------------

That is pretty much it apart from the odd fill and things like that, any
changes or comments email me.

Cheers

Iain Irvine


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/t/tears_for_fears/107416.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Gritch Wanna Be	#1 by Gritch wefwe at Jan 7, 1971 at 4:09 AM EST
	donnie darko = best movie ever

No Picture mat Average	#2 by mat Parker-Jones at Jul 14, 1974 at 2:05 PM EST
	hey we all have our problums, where we are just head over heels to fix it, well thats what the song is talking about!!!

No Picture TiTO Average	#3 by TiTO at Sep 21, 1974 at 4:37 PM EST
	I LOVE DONNIE DARKO AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL

No Picture Walk3rkid Average	#4 by Walk3rkid . at Aug 6, 1975 at 1:42 AM EST
	On Donnie Darko Soundtrack!

No Picture * kiss me now * Wanna Be	#5 by * kiss me now * kill me later * at May 14, 1977 at 1:21 AM EST
	You know, this song did exist before Donnie Darko. It's a great song; tears for fears were ages ahead of their time. I also recomend mad world and woman in chains.

No Picture santiago Rhythm Player	#6 by santiago carvajal at Aug 19, 1984 at 7:21 AM EST
	jesus christ whatever happened to talking about the actual song?

No Picture Jonathan Rhythm Player	#7 by Jonathan Matuszyk at Dec 22, 1988 at 11:17 AM EST
	hells yeah! Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies and the soundtrack is amazing :)

No Picture george Rhythm Player	#8 by george kafros at Jan 30, 1995 at 5:05 PM EST
	I LOVE THIS SONG BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF THE BEST MOVIE AND ACTOR EVER!!!!! DONNIE DARKO/ JAKE GYLLENHAAL :-* :-* :-*

No Picture Evan Wanna Be	#9 by Evan Deges at Jun 11, 1995 at 9:13 PM EST
	-.- yes we get it, i too loved that movie. but this isnt talkaboutagreatmoviethatthissongwasin.net now is it? the song is about the illusion of love that comes from someone that one ABSOLUTLY FALLS for. "you keep your distance via the system of touch" shes a physical kinda girl, but that leave much to be desired on the emotional level.

No Picture Cuboctahedron Wanna Be	#10 by Cuboctahedron at May 4, 1999 at 6:10 PM EST
	I'm sick of seeing posts about Donnie Darko. Yeah sure, it was a great movie, now shut up and talk about the song. I think this song is about how little we know about ourselves, he is confused about why he even falls for the person, I'm sure we've all had those confused feelings for someone at some point. He doesn't say why he becomes head over heels, because it just happens, it's intuitive. I can't really account for the 2nd verse talking about "gun in your hand", but whenever I hear it, I keep thinking he says "knot in your heart", which also makes more sense considering he's talking about being head over heels in love. It would make more sense because there is confusion as to why he likes the girl in the first place, for she has "no ambition". It's murky, he doesn't understand why he likes her so much, yet he wants to see where it will lead, and it seems as though she's just going to throw it away because she’s not interested, or doesn't care etc. It's about the whole "guy likes girl" but "girl doesn’t like guy" dilemma (or vice-versa). The “four-leaf clover” is him putting it all down to luck, just hoping that it works out, even though they are so different. That's my say

No Picture Mistress Cheyen Rhythm Player	#11 by Mistress Cheyenne at Dec 7, 2003 at 10:50 PM EST
	donnie darko is a great great movie and the sequence that this song is used for is possibly my favorite of any movie. this song fits perfect with the method the director used. it's a fun song too. haha.

No Picture Jigi Average	#12 by Jigi at Dec 30, 2006 at 12:22 PM EST
	i love this song! Tears for Fears could be the best thing to have ever happened.