Violent Femmes - Waiting For The Bus Chords & Tabs

 

Waiting For The Bus Chords & Tabs

Violent Femmes Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

Waiting For The Bus Bass Tab

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Song Title: Waiting for the Bus
Artist: Violent Femmes


ok, this is my 1st bass tab. this song has a good bass part, but i haven't found any postings for it, so i decided to figure it out myself. i'm pretty sure about most of this. it's a pretty easy song, and it's a bit repetitive. listen to the song for the timing.

Part 1:
-0---0------------------ ]
---------0-2h4-2-------- ] repeat 6 times
------------------------ ]
------------------------ ]

Part 2 walkdown:
-0-------
---3h2---
---------
---------

Part 2:
this part comes after "standing by the corner, waiting for the bus.."

-------0--2-0--------0--2-0---------------------
----2-------------2----------------0--2-0-------
-3-------------3----------------2-------------2-
-----------------------------3-------------3----

--------------------0--2-0--------0----
-0h2-0-----------2-------------2-----2-
-------3h2-0--3-------------3----------
---------------------------------------

* Part 3 walkdown:
"my precious time keeps slipping past.." 
--------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------0-------------
-----------------------------3--2---0-
--------------------------------------

Part 3:
-------------- ]
-------0--2-0- ] repeat 6 times
----2--------- ]
-3------------ ]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/violent_femmes/waiting_for_the_bus_btab.html ]
* another Part 1 walkdown:
"the damn city bus moves so slow" 
--------------------------0-----------
----------------------------3--2--0---
--------------------------------------
-----3---------3----------------------

do Part 1 again
then do Part 3 walkdown
then there's a part with just drums & talking..

Part 4 walkdown:
after "will you please open up the back door?"
-0----------
----3--2--0-
------------
------------

Part 4:
-------0--2-0--------0--2-0-----------------------------
----2-------------2----------------0--2-0--------0--2-0-
-3-------------3----------------2-------------2---------
-----------------------------3-------------3------------


*Part 5:



E-------------------------------3-2--3


E----------------------------3-2--3---


E--------------3-2--3-----------------


E---------------3-2--3----------------


E-------------------3-2--3------------


E---------------3-2--3----------------



-0------------0----------------------------
----------------3-----3-2-------------2-0--
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------

do Part 1 again

* Ending:
"my precious time keeps slipping past"
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------------------------0------------------
-5---------4-5------------3--2--0----------
-----------------------------------3-------

the rhythm of the lines with the * in front of them are matched up with the words

mail me (abow@discover-net.net) if you have any comments or complaints, and sorry if the tab is too confusing.. i'm too tired to look it over:)

Submitted by:  Amy Bowen (abow@discover-net.net)