Metric - Soft Rock Star Bass

BAND:   Metric
YEAR:   2007 (released); 2001 (recorded)
TRACK:  6
TUNING: GDAE


This is a very spontaneous, jazzy form of bass playing, so the strumming marker ( > ) pretty
much never means steady, consistent strumming. The bassist uses a very varied speed and rhythm
to his playing, so listen closely to the recording and just improvise.


(0:05)
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|----11\----|


(0:06)
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----|    ×4
E|------------------------------|
  Climb the wall to make the sun rise in time
  But the night had already begun
  Climb the wall to make the sun rise in time
  But the night had already begun
  Now here I am, I am the one


(0:29)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------6h88-88-888----88-8---------|
A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----11-1-1----11-1-1------------------------10-8----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  So hang high, soft star
  Don't shine before swine


(0:40)
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----|    ×3
E|------------------------------|
  Not a lot of room to move
  But where is my guide?
  I tried looking up to you girls
  Please correct me, but
  Didn't you let the work slide?


(0:58)                     >> = real strumming
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----0>----3h5>----3>----3>>---|
E|------------------------------|
  Capitalize on a novelty
  Cheap, pink spotlight


(1:03)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----0>----------3>----8-7-8----|    ×3
E|----------3>-------------------|
  "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer
  When they told me I was up for sale
  Schoolyard, junior high style


(1:21)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----0>----------3>----2>----1>----1>----|
E|----------3>----------------------------|
  Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls
  But failed now


(1:34)
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|----11\----|


(1:35)
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----|    ×3
E|------------------------------|
  Bubble gumbo martini
  Is nothing like dépanneur red wine
  Travel through time
  Who...


(1:53)
G|--------------------------4----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2------|
E|-------------------------------|
  ...were you after?
  You were mine


(1:58)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----0>----------3>----8-7-8----|    ×3
E|----------3>-------------------|
  "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer
  When they told me I was up for sale
  Schoolyard, junior high style


(2:15)                                         these are 10s, not 1s and 0s
G|-------------------------------------------5h777-7----8h101010-10----|
D|----------------------------------888-8------------------------------|
A|----0>----------3>----2>----1>---------------------------------------|
E|----------3>---------------------------------------------------------|
  Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls
  But failed now


(2:29)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----33-33----33-33----33-33----33-33----22-22----22-22----22-22----22-22----|   ×2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  So hang high, soft rock
  Hang high, soft rock store


(2:53)        (these are all 1s)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11\----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  Don't shine before swine


(3:05)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----0>----------3>----8-7-8----|    ×7
E|----------3>-------------------|
  "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer
  When they told me I was up for sale
  Schoolyard, junior high style
  Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls, haven't they?
  "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer
  When they told me I was up for sale
  Schoolyard, junior high style


(3:45)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------10-9>----88-88----88-88p7-----------------|
A|----0>----------3>---------------------------------11-11~~~~----|
E|----------3>----------------------------------------------------|
  Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls
  But failed now
  So hang high