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Wonderboy Bass

(ver. 1)
Tenacious D
Notes: Long Live the D! This song is in dropped-D tuning. The 
	bass line evolves throughout the song. It kicks ass,
	but I don't think Steve McDonald played anything the 
	same way twice, so bear with me. 
 
 Intro       
G-----
D-----
A-----
D--0--         
   

 Verse 1 (0:10)
G----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------7/8-7--
A-5-------r----------5-------r-----------
D--------------7-8-7---------------------
  1 2 3 4 1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3& 4 & 


G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A-5-------r-------5-------------------
D------------------------------7-8-7--
  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3& 4 & 


 Prechorus (0:29, 0:47, 1:48, 3:15)
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------
D---------------------------------------------------------5---7--


 Chorus (0:38)
G-------------------------------------------------
D--------5h7------7/8-7-------------------7/8-7---
A-5----------5------------5-----------------------
D--------------------------------5h7-0------------
  1 2 3 4 &  1 2 3& 4 &   1 2 3 4 &  1 2 3& 4 &  


G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------
D---------------------------------------------------------5---7--
 

 Interlude (0:57)
G-------------------------------------------
D--------5h7------7/8-7--------------7/8-7--
A------------5----------5-------r-----------
D-0-----------------------------------------
  1 2 3 4 &  1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3& 4 &


 Verse 2 (1:06)
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A-5-------------------------------------
D--------70----7-8-7-0------70----7-8-7-
  1 2 3 4&1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4&1 2 3& 4 & 


Prechorus 2 (1:15)(I am a bit sketchy on the later part...) 
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
D----------------------------------------------------------------
  
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------0-------5-------7--------
                                    

 Verse 3 (1:40)
G-----------7--------------------------
D--------5h7-------7-------------------
A-5-----------------5------------------
D--------------------------------7-8-7-
  1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4&1 2 3 4 1 2 3& 4 &


 Chorus (1:58)
G-----------7-----------------------------
D--------5h7-----7/8-7--------------7/8-7-
A-5--------------------5------------------
D-----------------------------70----------
  1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4&1 2 3& 4 &


G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------
D---------------------------------------------------------5---7--


 Interlude 2
G-----------7--------------------------------
D--------5h7---------------------------------
A-5------------------------------------------
D----------------7-8-7-0------5h7-0----7-8-7-
  1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4 &  1 2 3& 4 &

 Verse 4
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-5----------------------------------------
D--------70----7-8-7-0------5h7-0----7-8-7-
  1 2 3 4&1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4 &  1 2 3& 4 &



 Prechorus 3
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------
D---------------------------------------------------------5---7--

G------------------
D------------------
A-3-33-----5-------
D------5555--------
  1 2& 3&4 1 2 3 4

 
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/\-
 (crescendo_______________________)


 Guitar Solo
G---------------------------------------------------6-7-9-11-9-7-6-
D-------------------------------------------------7----------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------


 Interlude
G--------------------------------------
D--------5h7-----7-8-r-----------------
A-5---------5------.----5-(let ring)---
D--------------------------------------
  1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


 Free Time (3:24) I'll be honest with you, I don't have the patience 
G----------------------------------------- to figure this part out
D-------------------12-12---12----12------ exactly. It works though.
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/------5/---------12\-- It might even be correct
D------------------------------12--------- for one of the measures.
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 &  2  & 3  &  4   &    My suggestion: improv.

 
 Outtro
G-----------7-----------------------------------------
D--------5h7-----7/8-7--------------------------------
A-5--------------------5------------------5-(let ring)
D-----------------------------------7-8-7-------------
  1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4&1 2 3& 4 & 1 2 3 4 etc.

 Hats off to you if you've actually read everything I have down
here. Some of it I'm sure is absolutely correct, other parts may 
be a slightly off because I couldn't hear them. E-mail me with any
comments, suggestions, or corrections.
            
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