tale of New York Bass TAB
By Conor Tobin
'Fairytale of New York'
Words and Music by Shane McGowan and Jem Finer
Performed by The Pogues
Bass enters after piano intro and two verses, at about 1:23, and plays 'til the end of the song.
Tab should be pretty much 100% correct.
I've also added the chords above to make it easier to read, and a few lines for reference..
Signiture: 12/8
1:23
D A D G A D
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----5-----------|
Verse: 'They've got cars big as bars...'
D A Bm G D A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------2-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
|-------5-----------3-----|-------5-----------5-----|
D Bm D G D A D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----2-----5-----------|-5-----5-----------5-----|
|-------------------3-----|-------------5-----------|
D A D G A D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----5-----------|
D A D G A D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----5-----------|
Chorus: 'The boys of the N.Y.P.D. choir...'
G Bm A D Bm D G A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------2-----------|-5-----------2-----2--3--|-5-------------------2-3-|
|-3-----3--5-------5--3---|-------5--3--------------|-------3-----5-----5-----|
Instrumental:
D A Bm G D A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------2-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
|-------5-----------3-----|-------5-----------5-----|
D Bm D G D A D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----2-----5-----------|-5-----5-----------5-----|
|-------------------3-----|-------------5-----------|
Verse: 'You're a bum, you're a punk...'
D A D G A D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----5-----------|
D A D G A D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----5-----------|
Chorus: 'The boys of the N.Y.P.D. choir...'
G Bm A D Bm D G A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------2-----------|-5-----------2-----2--3--|-5-------------------2-3-|
|-3-----3--5-------5--3---|-------5--3--------------|-------3-----5-----5-----|
Middle 8: 'I could have been someone...'
D G
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|-3-----------3-----3--5--|
D A D A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-------5-------------2-3-|
|-------------------3-----|-5-----------5-----5-----|
D G
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|-3-----------3-----3--5--|
D A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|---------------------2-3-|
|-------------------3-----|-5-----------5-----5-----|
D G
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|-3-----------3-----3--5--|
D G A D
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------3-----5-----|-------------------------|
|.............15/8..............|..........12/8...........|
Chorus: 'The boys of the N.Y.P.D. choir...'
G Bm A D Bm D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------2-----------|-5-----------2-----2--3--|-5-----------------------|
|-3-----3--5-------5--3---|-------5--3--------------|-------------------------|
Outro:
D G
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|*5-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|-3-----------3-----3--5--|
D A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|---------------------2-3-|
|-------------------3-----|-5-----------5-----5-----|
D G
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|-3-----------3-----3--5--|
D A D A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-5-----------5-----------|-------5-------------2-3*|
|-------------------3-----|-5-----------5-----5-----|
Repeat outro to fade...
Corrections/suggestions welcome
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