Bela Lugosis Dead bass

Bela Lugosis Dead

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                                BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD - BAUHAUS
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Tabbed by: Myself
E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard



My first tab! I just got a bass guitar and given that Bauhaus is one of my favorite bands,
I figured I'd give "Bela Lugosi's Dead" a spin as the bass part is so distinct in this song.
This is the recorded single version as played by David J. In general, notes are allowed to ring.
Listen to the recording to get a sense for how long to let them ring. If anyone notices something
off or missing, let me know, but otherwise I think this is pretty much it. Song timings are
given periodically to help keep track of where you are in the song.



    (1:09)               (1:16)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5--------------------5------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

    (1:22)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4------|
A|----5---4---2---------5---4---2--------5-------2--| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

                      (1:52)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2---------5---4---2---------5---4---2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------------------------------------|
A|----5-------2---------5---4---2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (2:18)
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X8
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (3:10)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X2
A|----0-----1------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
                   . . . . . . . . 

    (3:23)
G|---------------------7---7---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2------5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X5
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (4:08)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X2
A|----0-----1------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
                   . . . . . . . . 

    (4:21)
G|---------------------7---7---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
D|-------(0)------------------------------------------| (4:21) - I think David J accidentally hits
A|----5---4---2------5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2----| the open D while playing C# (4th fret)
E|----------------------------------------------------| at this time point (included for completeness)

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (4:40)
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4--4\(3)------| At the end, slide down towards the 3rd fret
D|--------------------------------------------------| but you won't distinctly play it
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (4:53)               (5:21)          (5:27)
G|----------------------------------------(10)-(10)-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---------------------5-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (5:34)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| There may be other noise played in here
A|----(2)/------------------------------------------| by David, but if there is, it's mostly
E|--------------------------------------------------| covered over by Daniel's guitar stuff

    (5:53)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4------|
A|----5---4---2---------5---4---2--------5-------2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------7---7---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---4---2------5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X6
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(7:03)                             (7:08)   
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2-2-4-4---------| NOTE THE CHANGE AT THE END!
E|--------------------------------------------------| Those four notes are played quickly together

(7:10)                
G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X2
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| X5
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2-2-4-4---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|------7---7----6---6----4---4---4---4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5----4---4----2---2---2---2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   (8:00)               (8:08)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4------------------------|
A|----5---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    (8:32)               (8:45)          (9:01)     (9:08)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------4--|
A|----2---------------------5---------------5-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

   (9:22)
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|---(5)--| End note: just press finger on fret then depress
E|--------|



| ()  played very softly
| .   very short, staccato note
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
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