The Dotted Line Bass Tab

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Artist: Thursday
Album: Waiting
Song: The Dotted Line
Label: Eyeball
Bassist: Tim Payne
Tabbed by: Chris

^^=double digit

Verse
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5555-4444-10101010-9999-999999999999-|
D|--------------------------------------|
             ^^^^^^^^

Chorus
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------7------------------|
A|-5~----55~--57-7---------4-2-024-|
D|-----------------44~-------------|

Bridge
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------999999999999-|
D|-0000-0000-0000-0000--------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7----------------------------------|
A|-5~---5~---502-5~---5~---57-7-5~---5~---502-11111111-33333333-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5555555-5555555-11111111-3333333333-|
D|-------------------------------------|
He adds some fifths on the 1s and 3s now and then.

Sorry I was to lazy to put the order.  He variates alot so
its hard to tab.  Please rate!

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

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/t/thursday/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture kristopher-karl Average	#1 by kristopher-karl Schröder at May 22, 1970 at 5:42 PM EST
	This song isnt as good as all the other thursday songs, because, for the simple reason, IT ISNT BY THURSDAY! It is by "Open Hand"........its Kazaa's fault for people spreading these kind of wrongly titled songs about anyway, the song is ok, i supose

No Picture josh Wanna Be	#2 by josh carton at Jan 11, 1971 at 3:59 AM EST
	hahahahahahaha yeah ive been there and ironically it was thursday with there amazing music that kept my from continuing.....i guess its safe to say thursday has saved my life. they have filled my life with great music which leads to great joy.thursday has helped me realise how selfish suicide is and im berry glad for that. go thursday! :):):):):):):):):):) AIM : iamthepooman

No Picture Emmanuel Average	#3 by Emmanuel Morales at Oct 5, 1972 at 1:47 AM EST
	i really love this song.

No Picture Sonny Moore Who Average	#4 by Sonny Moore Whore at Oct 15, 1973 at 8:19 AM EST
	does anyone know what the phrase "computers lie, they keep us in our lives" means?

No Picture Konner Rhythm Player	#5 by Konner Holzwart at Feb 12, 1974 at 5:18 AM EST
	isn't #8 on waiting 'where the circle ends'? that's what it says on the discography section of fullcollapse.com..

No Picture Adam Wanna Be	#6 by Adam Martinez at Oct 14, 1981 at 8:44 PM EST
	i really like this song. it's kind of dreamy, which reflects the lyrics. i dunno... i get the whole insomina thing from it... "it's hard to dream" "you sleep alone". maybe the whole 'if i die before i wake...' idea. being afraid to go to sleep because life is so wonderful and if you sleep you might never wake up. and knowing it's all "only a matter of time"...

No Picture Cody Wanna Be	#7 by Cody Mann at Nov 6, 1981 at 12:08 PM EST
	I agree with you emocore. I think when he is saying 'The phone is ringing in my head again' he is talking about the call from God (or death) telling him it's time for him to go. But he's too scared to do anything. And he says that we all need to start living our lives out of the shadows and not to be afraid anymore. Some advice I need to give myself.

No Picture chris Average	#8 by chris hothem at May 14, 1983 at 3:00 PM EST
	what does that mean by "Full Version"?

No Picture Hayden Average	#9 by Hayden Martin at Oct 10, 1988 at 7:31 PM EST
	no thats number 9. the reason it's listed as 8 is because number 4 is just an instrumental introdction to number 5 so they probably did put it in there

No Picture David Average	#10 by David White at May 12, 1989 at 4:42 PM EST
	that's tight littlelostemoboy. i often find myself afraid to step out of the shadows. i always tell myself to do things while i listen to songs, but its different when your in reality, away from your own utopia.

No Picture Alex Wanna Be	#11 by Alex TABASH! at Aug 30, 1989 at 8:28 PM EST
	i think computers lie means something like everyones so glued to their screen that they have no idea whats going on out in the real world, they just keep us within walls and be gullable to what we read.

No Picture xKGx Average	#12 by xKGx at Sep 8, 1990 at 10:58 PM EST
	It says this life is a dream, that we were created for something much larger than to record the happenings around us, use computers, etc.. With more people opening their minds more, then things are beginning to change, and we begin to wake from this life. The people who think not of the mainstream way of life, but a different way, not exactly anarchy, but not exactly one of strict organization either, are the "angels". "It's hard to dream" It's difficult to believe in anything that isn't exactly mainstream, but if you try hard, then you will think alone, you won't share a mind with everyone else, and might as well do it now, because "it's only a matter of time before we fade out." "The phone is ringing in my head, I'm to scared to pick it up" The call of change is ringing, but we are frightened to break away from mainstream. The turning clock refers to the fact that time is running out for us to save ourselves. "Computers lie" Messages sent by technology are lies to brainwash us and keep us in our dreaming state. Some people may call you crazy (or paranoid) but if you're in the state of mind that they say you are in, then it's because you truly are, at least from your perspective. Something (not necessarily a supreme being) could be watching over us pushing on the movement for change.

No Picture JONNY Average	#13 by JONNY PETERS at Jan 14, 1991 at 10:39 PM EST
	Story Of The Year did a very good job of "speaking up against the man" with "In the Wake of Determination". If you wanna stick it to the man, then you should listen to their new cd and cause an uproar. They have some truly motivational songs.

No Picture Mitch Average	#14 by Mitch Macaulay at Jun 7, 1991 at 10:13 PM EST
	I think it's about slowly down and taking your time with things. And what made him notice is was these "angels" that came from the sky to give him this message, and that he knows he should change, but he is too afraid to.

No Picture NeMeSiS Average	#15 by NeMeSiS TraSh TeSt at Jun 4, 1994 at 7:23 PM EST
	Wow maybe I'm off my bean but it JUST hit me like... less than a minute ago... MAYBE it's about suicide. Anyone who's ever thought about and attempted suicide knows how it goes. At first you think about it and you wanna do it but you're too scared. Then it's like a phone rings in your head and you're scared that this time when your gonna actually do it because you know that it's not gonna get better and shit... Then when you get it and wanna cut your wrist of w/e and almost die you think "I don't wanna die I need to change". Heck, I dunno. To me the song COULD be about suicide though the other theories are much better. Read the lyrics over and see for yourself how they could be about it. -The Prynce http://www.theprynce.com

No Picture Kevin Average	#16 by Kevin Pringle at Jun 8, 1994 at 5:30 PM EST
	Actually, eltroyo, the whole song is basically about that, and the line "computers lie, they keep us in our lives" just means that messages sent by technology are just tools to keep us opressed by men who are equal to us, yet somehow have the ability to control us through ideas of government and law; ideas of right and wrong. When in fact nothing they say is really true, they just use computers (or any form of technology) to transmit these ideas to the masses, and, since our society is ruled by "what other people think", everyone accepts these ideas because everyone else does. It's a vicious and confusing cycle that actually has no end unless someone "picks up the phone" and speaks up against "the man", I guess you could say.

No Picture Person Average	#17 by Person at Nov 8, 1995 at 12:34 PM EST
	elephant stone, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! the song by open hand is called The Dream buddy. You're either grossly misinformed or you accidently replied to the wrong song but The Dotted Line is number 8 on Waiting

No Picture Chris Frickin L Average	#18 by Chris Frickin LaBenne! LaBenne at Feb 15, 1996 at 7:02 PM EST
	This about being afraid to die, and about being afraid of meeting your maker (The angels sing of someone coming down To wake us from a sleep thats broken) . Im not even christian, and I can sense the deepness of this lyric :-x

No Picture * iQrAm Rhythm Player	#19 by * iQrAm * at Jul 7, 2000 at 8:22 AM EST
	does anyone know what the phrase "computers lie, they keep us in our lives" means? I think it is a call to step out of what the world tells you to be, and have an effect bigger than anyone believes one life can.

No Picture ryan Lead Player	#20 by ryan harney at Oct 11, 2000 at 2:09 PM EST
	this is such an amazing song. its lyrics are so... real. i think it represents all the fears that everyone is faced with in their lives. Whether it be the fear of death- but worst of all, the fear of the life unlived. and i think that this song... when it says.... Its the turning clock That happens every night And if we dont stop soon We will never wake up again ...shows that we need to live our days every day. because the clock always strikes to night eventually- and tomorrow we may never wake up again....

No Picture Nic Average	#21 by Nic Bosco at Sep 10, 2002 at 11:35 AM EST
	this song rules...they should play it at warped...lol right like that would happen oh well this is one of thursdays best songs yup i agree its about being afraid to die...you just have to pick up on some of the metaphores he uses yup yup check out my lyrics: Band "Live for the night"

No Picture Humey Average	#22 by Humey at Oct 20, 2002 at 12:23 AM EST
	I think that this song is in general about someone who is afraid. Not just of death, but of life also. and of change. and of risk. just fear, you know? "it's hard to dream if you're a ghost" meaning that the person is so afraid that they turn into a shadow of a person. and he's trying to tell the person that it's only a matter of time before we fade out, so just live your life. Hee hee. okay, I'm done.

No Picture Tommy Wanna Be	#23 by Tommy Déry at Sep 7, 2004 at 12:21 PM EST
	elephant stone, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! the song by open hand is called The Dream. this song is number 8 off of thursdays first album Waiting

No Picture GodOfBass208 Average	#24 by GodOfBass208 at Feb 14, 2006 at 4:37 AM EST
	ok.. i read the first comment from emocore. geoff rickly is atheist.. lol i respect your opinion, but i doubt thats what its about if he wrote the song i love the musical quality to this song. it flows really well and like always, the lyrics are great. xcarlyx

No Picture Jake Badass	#25 by Jake Calhoun at Apr 30, 2006 at 9:06 AM EST
	oops, thought i had accidently erased my first message. sorry