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Say Anything - The Writhing South Bass

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The Writhing South Bass

(ver. 2)
Say Anything
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                       THE WRITHING SOUTH: Say Anything
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This is probably my all time favorite song to play on bass. Such sexy bass 

lines. <3 This is actually a pretty simple song, though.

For the most up to date Say Anything tabs, go to playsa.net.

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INTRO:
   W                 W                 W                 W
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   W                 W                 W                 H      H
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------2/-------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S   E E E E E E E SS   E E E E E E E SS
g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
d|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|

   E E E E Q   Q
g|-----------------|
d|---------4-------|
a|-2-2-2-----------|
e|-------2-----2---|

   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S   E E E E E E E SS   E E E E E E E SS
g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
d|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|

   E E E E +H          +W                W
g|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
d|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
a|-2-2-2-------------|-----------------|------------------|
e|-------2-(2)-------|-(2)-------------|-2/---------------|



VERSE 1:
   W                 W                 W                 W
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E Q    Q      E E E Q    Q      E E E Q    Q      E E E E H
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5---4---------|-------7---------|-5-5---4---------|-9-9---7---------|
e|-----------------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E Q.      E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-------7-7-7-7-7-| x2
e|-----------------|-2-2-------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



PRE-CHORUS 1:
   E E H.            E E H.            E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5-------------|-7-7-------------|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E H       Q     E E               E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
a|-5-5---------5---|-7-7-------------|-4-4-4-7---7---9-|-(9)-9-9---9-9-9-9-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|



CHORUS 1:
   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7-6-6-6-|
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-5---5-----------|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-7---7-----------|
e|-----------------|-------5-5-4-4-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E * E E E E E
g|-----------------|-------------------|
d|-----------------|-------------------|
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-5---5-7/9-9-7-7-5-|
e|-----------------|-------------------|

   Q   E E Q   E E   Q     E  E  E  E  E  E
g|-----------------|-------------------------|
d|-----------------|-------------------------|
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-7-----7--12-12-12-12-12-|
e|-----------------|-------------------------|



INTERLUDE:
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S   E E E E E E E SS   E E E E E E E SS
g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
d|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|

   E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|
d|---------4---4---|
a|-2-2-2-----------|
e|-------2---2---2-|

   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S   E E E E E E E SS   E E E E E E E SS
g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
d|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|

   E (Keep strumming eigths as you slide up the neck)
g|------------------|
d|------------------|
e|-2/---------------|
a|------------------|


VERSE 2:
   W                 W                 W                 W
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7---9-6-6-6-6-|
a|-5-5-5-----------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-----------------|
e|-------4-4-------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-| x2
e|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E Q.      E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-------7-7-7-7-7-| x2
e|-----------------|-2-2-------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|---7-----7---7---|-----7---7---6---|---7-----7---7---|-----7-----------|
a|-5---5-4---4---4-|---4---7---7---7-|-5---5-4---4---4-|---4---7---------|
e|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|



PRE-CHORUS 2:
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5-5---5-5-5-----|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
e|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
a|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-7---11-----|-------------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|



CHORUS 2:
   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7-6-6-6-|
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-5---5-----------|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-7---7-----------|
e|-----------------|-------5-5-4-4-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E * E E E E E
g|-----------------|-------------------|
d|-----------------|-------------------|
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-5---5-7/9-9-7-7-5-|
e|-----------------|-------------------|

   Q   E E Q   E E   Q     E  E  E  E  E  E
g|-----------------|-------------------------|
d|-----------------|-------------------------|
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-7-----7--12-12-12-12-12-|
e|-----------------|-------------------------|



BREAK-DOWN:
   Most people seem to play this routed on 5 on the the A string, but
   I think the heavy bass of playing it at 10 on the E string sounds
   better. It can be played either way.


   W                 W                 W                 W
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E  S S S S E  E  E  E  E    E Q.    H
g|---------------------------|-----------------|
d|---------------------------|-----------------|
a|--------------------/12-11-|-9---------------| x2
e|-10-101010109--7--7--------|-----------------|

   E  S S S S E  E Q.                  E  S S S S E  E  E  E  E 
g|---------------------------|      g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|      d|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------| x2   a|--------------------/12-11-|
e|-10-101010109--7-----------|      e|-10-101010109--7--7--------|

   W                  W                 W                 +W
g|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|------------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-(4)-------------|
a|-9/-(Slide up to)-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|----(21st fret  )-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   SSQ.  +H          SSQ.  +H          SSE SSE SSE SSE   SSE SSE SSE Q
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-122---(2)-------|-122---(2)-------|-112-112-112-112-|-112-112-112-----|

   SSE SSE SSE SSE   SSE SSE H
g|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----111-----111-|-----111---------|
e|-122-----122-----|-122-------------|



PRE-CHORUS 3:
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|---------7-7-6-6-|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-7-7-7-7---------|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|---------7---7---|---------9---9---|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-5---5---5-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-|-4-4-4-7---7---5-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   +E  E Q   E E E E   +E  E Q   E E E E   E E E E E E E E
g|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
d|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
a|-(5)-5-5---5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-5-|
e|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|


CHORUS 3:
   W                 W                 W                 W
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| (This last
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| measure
a|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-5---5-----------|-5---5-7-0---0-7-|-7---7-7-| is in 2/4
e|-----------------|-------5-5-4-4-0-|-----------------|---------| time.)

   Q   E E E E E E   E E E E SSSSSSSS
g|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-99999999|
e|-----------------|-----------------|

   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5---5-7-0-0-0-7-|-5---5-7-0-0-0-7-|-5---5-7-0-0-0-7-|-7---7-7-0-0-0-7-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E
g|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-5---5-7-0-0-0-7-|-5---5-7-0-0-0-7-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|



OUTRO:
   The tempo from here out is pretty much non existant, so I'll
   just write the chords lol. Strum the last two like crazy.

g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|----5--------0----------7----------------------|
e|----------------------------------5------------|
   "I hope to watch you writhe again soon." "Dah-dah-dah..."

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Legend:
   W: Whole Note
   H: Half Note
   Q: Quarter Note
   E: Eighth Note
   S: Sixteenth Note
   *: Grace note
  x.: Note is dotted (Equal to 1.5x the note's normal duration)
  +x: Note is tied to the previous note
   /: Slide up
   \: Slide down

    A note with no number underneath denounces a rest
            
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