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Marshals Are Dead Bass

(ver. 1)
Bloc Party
Unfortunately,this is not how Gordon plays it but it sounds right to me!
This is my first tab, please rate!


Verse 1:
“attention!” Bass comes in at 0:14

G|----------------|------------------|
D|-12-—12-—12-—12-|-12--12--11/12\11-|
A|----------------|------------------| (8x)
E|----------------|------------------|

Chorus:
“Cancel...”
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--12-12-|-12-14--14--14--14-|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|

G|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A|-14--14-\-9--9-|-9-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--12-12-|     (2x)
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|

G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|----------------|   
A|-12-14--14--14--14-|-14--14--14\----|   
E|-------------------|----------------|

End chorus on
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--14\-----------|
E|----------------|


Bit after chorus(bass comes in after 2 bars):
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------|
D|--12\11(let ring)-|--12\11---11/12\11--|-7/9(let ring)|
A|------------------|--------------------|--------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|--------------|

G|----------|-----------|----------------|
D|-7/9--7/9-|-9/12\11---|-12\11--11/12\11|
A|----------|-----------|----------------|
E|----------|-----------|----------------|


Verse 2:
“A curse on...”
G|----------------|------------------|
D|-12-—12-—12-—12-|-12--12--11/12\11-|
A|----------------|------------------| (8x)
E|----------------|------------------|

Chorus:
“Cancel...”
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--12-12-|-12-14--14--14--14-|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|

G|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A|-14--14-\-9--9-|-9-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--12-12-|     (2x)
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|

G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|----------------|   
A|-12-14--14--14--14-|-14--14--14\----|   
E|-------------------|----------------|

Bridge
“Spring breaks...”
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-9(let ring)-|
E|-------------|

After 8 bars:
G|-12\11(let ring)-|--------(7)-|-12\11(let ring)-|
D|-----------------|------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|------------|-----------------| (6x)
E|-----------------|------------|-----------------|

G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-14\--------|
E|------------|


Chorus (guitar solo):
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--12-12-|-12-14--14--14--14-|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|

G|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A|-14--14-\-9--9-|-9-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--12-12-|     (2x)
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|

G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|----------------|   
A|-12-14--14--14--14-|-14--14--14\----|   
E|-------------------|----------------|

Outro:
G|---------------|----------|-------------------|
D|-7/9(let ring)-|-7/9--7/9-|-9/12\11(let ring)-|
A|---------------|----------|-------------------|
E|---------------|----------|-------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|-12\11(let ring)-11-11/12--12\7-|
A|--------------------------------| (4x)
E|--------------------------------|

End on
G|-----|
D|-7/9-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
            
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