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Head Over Heels Bass

(ver. 1)
Blue Rodeo
4-string bass, standard tuning

Intro:
  [guitar riff]   A  AE
G:-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D:-------|-------|----2--|----2--|----2--|----2--|
A:-------|---12\0|0--0---|0--0---|0--0---|0--0---|
E:-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|

Verse 1 (Repeat 2x):
"Sun breaks..."
"Watchin' the rain..."
  A  AE           B  BF#          E  EB           A  AE
G:-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D:----2--|----2--|-------|-------|-------|-------|----2--|----2--|
A:0--0---|0—0----|2--2---|2--2---|----2--|----2--|0--0---|0—0----|
E:-------|-------|----2--|----2--|0--0---|0--0---|-------|-------|

Prechorus:
"Oh-o walking and talking..."
  F#       D       A       E       F#      D       A        E
G:--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
D:--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
A:-------4|5--5-5-|-------|7--7-7-|-------|5--5-5-|-------5|7--7-7-|
E:2--2-2--|-------|5--5-5-|-------|2--2-2-|-------|5--5-5--|-------|

Chorus:
"Oh-o, that's the way..."
  A        E       F#       D       A        E       A
G:--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
D:--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
A:-------5|7--7-7-|-------4|5--5-5-|-------5|7--7-7-|--------|
E:5--5-5--|-------|2--2-2--|-------|5--5-5--|-------|5--5-5--|

Bass riff:
G:---------------------|
D:---11-9--------------|
A:-9------11-9---------|
E:-------------11-9-11-|

Verse 1 (Repeat 2x)
"I guess..."
"I'm torn apart..."

Prechorus
Chorus
[Short bass riff]
Prechorus [organ solo], end with:
  A           A
G:---------|7/14-----|
D:---------|---------|
A:---------|---------|
E:5--------|---------|

Verse 1 (Repeat 2x)
"Well I know..."
"Oh, throw off the covers..."

Prechorus
Chorus
[Short bass riff]

Outro (Repeat 2x):
  F#       D       A        E
G:--------|-------|--------|-------|
D:4--4-4--|-------|--------|-------|
A:-------7|5--5-5-|-------5|7--7-7-|
E:--------|-------|5--5-5--|-------|

Chorus

END

Notes:
A good one from Blue Rodeo.

I'm not exactly sure about the short transition bass riffs after each chorus.  Listen to
CD closely and you can find an appropriate fill.

Special thanks to Sparkster for giving me the right notes to this song.  See


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