The Automatic - Monster
Bass tab
so I spent alot of time getting this nailed. i have a copy of original bass track on its
own and worked it out by ear. i also have a guitar pro with this bass on it. original
bass played with a pick. Im doing this by each bar of the song
my notation for parts in this song (sorry if they arent clear enough
\ - slide
\\- longer slide
|ring>>>>>| hold the notes so that they ring (sustain)
Intro:
G|------------------|-12-12-12\\|
D|-7 bars of guitar-|-----------|
A|------------------|-----------|
E|------------------|-----------|
Verse:
Brain fried tonight through misuse
Through misuse, through mis-use
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|
You can't a-void sta-tic a-buse
Abuse, abuse
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-7\|
E|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|
Without these pills you're let loose
You're let loose, you're let loose
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|---------|---------|
Stand up, get out, no ex-cuse
No ex-cuse, no ex-cuse
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5\|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|---------|---------|
Chorus:
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that com-ing o-ver the hill
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|
E|55555555|77777777|
Break:
G|--------|--------|--------|-12-12-12\\|
D|--------|--------|--------|-----------|
A|--------|--------|--------|-----------|
E|0-------|--------|--------|-----------|
(hold that open E for three bars)
Verse:
Con-fused, mind bruised, it seeps out
It seeps out, it seeps out
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|
Face down, home town looks so grey
so grey, so grey
(999 is two 16th and one 8th note)
G|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
A|--------|--------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-999-1010-|
E|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|-------------|
(that is ten ten, not one, zero, one, zero)
Con-vexed you bend, twist and shout
and shout, and shout
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|77777777|77777777|55555555|55555555|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Stand up brush off get mov-ing
Get mov-ing, get mov-ing
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|77777777|77777777|55555555|55555555|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Chorus:
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_automatic/monster_btab_ver_3.html ]
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
Guitar solo: (i love this bass part, 100% accurate)
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--4--4--|
A|--7--7--|--9--9--|77-77-77|55-55-55|
E|55-55-55|77-77-77|--0--0--|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--5-575-|--4-454-|
A|--7--7--|--9--957|77-7---7|55-5---5|
E|55-55-55|77-77---|--------|--------|
Break:
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|
E|0-------|--------|
Bridge:
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------| repeat 3 times
A|-757-757|-757-757|-757-757|-757----|
E|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0---0323|
Verse:
Face down, Home town. Face down, Home town.
Face down, Home town. It looks so grey
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7---|
E|0-------|--------|--------|-----323|
Face down, Home town. Face down, Home town.
Face down, Home town. It looks so grey
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7---|
E|0-------|--------|--------|-----323|
Face down, Home town. Face down, Home town.
Face down, Home town. It looks so grey
|ring all notes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|---------|
D|--------|--------|--------|---------|
A|-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7|-7-7-9-10| (ten not one, zero)
E|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0--|
Face down, Home town. Face down, Home town.
Face down, Home town. It looks so grey
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-757-757|-757-757|-757-757|-757----|
E|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0---0323|
Chorus:
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|------7\|
E|0-------|--------|--------|--------|
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
What's that coming over the hill
Is it a monster? Is it a monster?
|ring>>>>|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|55555555|
E|55555555|77777777|-0-0-0-0|--------|
(hold the 7 and let the 0 & 7 ring)
Outro:
..Is it a monster...
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|33333333|22222222|7---7---|7---7---|
E|--------|--------|-030-030|-030----|
Please rate :D i will post a youtube cover soon, with maybe a bass lesson if anyone
needs help :D
