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The killer bass line to "Damned For All Time / Blood Money" from Jesus Christ Superstar
Tablature for bass guitar by Robb Anagnostis 7-22-03 robb@musician.org
(Numbers above tab lines are the beat count.
The plus signs [+] signify the "and" beat such as "2 and" or "3 and")
---Intro---
Gaug9 Gaug9 Gaug9 Gaug9
1 2 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|10--8-10--------|----------------|10--8-10--------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gaug9 Gaug9
1 2 3 4 |1 2 + 3 + 4 |1 2 3 4 |
G|----------------|---------12-10----------|------------------------|
D|----------------|---------------12-10-8--|------------------------|
A|----------------|10----------------------|10-10-8--8--------8--9--|
E|----------------|------------------------|------------10-10-------|
Gaug9 Gaug9 Gaug9 Gaug9
1 2 3 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------3--5--3-----------|
A|10----8--10-------8--9--|10-10-8--8--------8--9--|10-------------5--3--1--|
E|--------------810-------|------------10-10-------|------------------------|
Gaug9 Gaug9 D7 G7 C7 F7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------3-4-|5---3-5-----3-5-|0-2-4-5---5-2---|--0-2-3---2-3-4-|
A|--------5-5-----|----------5-----|--------------5-|3---------------|
E|3-3-1-1---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gaug9 Gaug9 D7 G7 C7 F7
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-0-0-3-3-|----------------|0-2-4-5---5-2---|--0-2-3---2-3-4-|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|3---------------|
E|----------------|3-1-2-3---1-2-3-|----------------|----------------|
Gaug9 Gaug9
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-0-0-3---|----------0-3-4-|5-5-3-3-----3-4-|5---3-5-3-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-----|----------5-3-1-|
E|----------------|3-1-2-3---------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE 1: Now if I help you... that you see...
1 2 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------3-4-5-3-|5---3-5-----3-4-|5-5-3-3-0-0-3-3-|----------0-3-4-|
A|----5-5---------|---------35-----|----------------|----------------|
E|3-3-------------|----------------|----------------|3---1--3--------|
sordid... hard..me... taken... what to do...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-0-0-3-4-|5---3-5---3-0---|--------3-3---3-|5---3-5---5-3-3-|
A|----------------|--------------1-|----5-5-----5---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-------------|----------------|
weighed... came to you... have no... own reward...
Eb F D7 G7 C7 F7
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1---1-1---1-1-1-|3---------------|0-2-4-5---5-5-5-|--0-2-3---2-3-4-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----1-1---1-1-1-|----------------|----------------|
really... own accord Just don't say I'm
Gaug9 Gaug9 D7 G7 C7 F7
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-----3-4-|5-3-0-----------|0-2-4-5-----2-0-|--0-2-3---3-2-3-|
A|--------5-5-----|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|------3---3-3-1-|----------------|----------------|
Damned for all time
Gaug9 Gaug9
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-----3-4-|5-3-0-----------|----3-3-0-0-3-4-|5---3-5---3-0---|
A|--------5-5-----|----------------|----------------|--------------1-|
E|----------------|------3---0-1-2-|3-3-------------|----------------|
VERSE 2: I came... one who...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------0-0-3-4-|5---3-5---3-0---|--------0-0-3-4-|5---3-5---5-3-4-|
A|----------------|--------------1-|----------------|----------------|
E|3-3-1-1---------|----------------|3-3-1-1---------|----------------|
Jesus... did... further... thinks so too...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-----3-0-|----------0-3-0-|5-5-3-3-----3-0-|----------0-3-0-|
A|--------5-5-----|----------------|--------5-5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|3---1-3---------|----------------|3---1-3---------|
Jesus... here... have no... own reward...
Gaug9 Gaug9 D7 G7 C7 F7
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1-1-1-1-1-0-1-2-|3---------------|0-2-4-5---5-2-0-|--0-2-3---2-3-4-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|--1-1-1---1-1-1-|----------------|----------------|
really... own accord Just don't say I'm
Gaug9 Gaug9 D7 G7 C7 F7
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-----3-0-|----------0-3-0-|0-2-4-5---5-2-0-|--0-2-3---2-3-4-|
A|--------5-5-----|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|3-1-2-3---------|----------------|----------------|
Damned for all time
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3-3-----3-5-|----------------|
A|--------5-5-----|5-3-------------|
E|----------------|----6-3---------|
[Sax solo - more of the same bass lines in G with slight variations]
[VERSE 3 - same as other verses]
BLOOD MONEY
---VERSE 1---
Gm D D7 Gm Bb C F Bb
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|--34-55-----|------------|3-0---------|
A|-----35-35-3|5-------5--1|1--1-33--3-3|---3-1------|
E|3--3--------|---------3--|--1-----3---|--------01-2|
Cut... forget... want... up...
Gm D D7 Gm Bb C D Gm
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|--34-55-----|------------|--34-5------|
A|-----35-35-3|5-------55-1|1--1-33--3--|5-------5---|
E|3--3--------|------------|--1-----3---|---------3--|
We... need... You... We know the law.
---VERSE 2--- (almost all same as 1st verse)
Gm D D7 Gm Bb C F Bb
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|------------|------------|--02-3------|
D|------------|--34-55-----|------------|3-------3---|
A|-----35-35-3|5-------5--1|1--1-33--3-3|---------1--|
E|3--3--------|---------3--|--1-----3---|------------|
help... go... pay... cash...
Gm D D7 Gm Bb C D Gm
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|--34-55-----|------------|--34-5------|
A|-----35-35-3|5-------55-1|1--1-33--3--|5-------5---|
E|3--3--------|------------|--1-----3---|---------3--|
just... soldiers... no... then.. fail.
---CHORUS 1---
Eb Bb Ab Gm D7 Eb
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|---------3--|------------|------------|
D|1--1-----1--|1-0-----3---|---6--------|------------|
A|------1-3--1|---3-1------|--6---------|5--5--6--6--|
E|------------|-----------3|4----3--3---|------------|
I don't need..money That... expen...good
Eb Bb Ab Gm D7 Gm
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|-------------|---------3--|-------------|------------|
D|1--1---------|1-0---------|---1---------|--34-5------|
A|--------1h3-1|---3-1--1---|--3----------|5-------5---|
E|-----1h3-----|------------|4----3--1h3--|---------3--|
I don't want..money might... think should
---VERSE 3---
Gm D D7 Gm Bb C F Bb
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|--34-55-----|------------|3-0---------|
A|-----35-35-3|5-------5--1|1--1-33--3-3|---3-1------|
E|3--3--------|---------3--|--1-----3---|--------01-2|
Think... do... Choose... give...
Gm D D7 Gm Bb C D Gm
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 5 6
G|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
D|------------|--34-55-----|------------|--------------34-5|
A|-----35-35-3|5-------55-1|1--1-33--3--|5-3--5--3---5-----|
E|3--3--------|------------|--1-----3---|---6-----6--------|
noted... noted... isn't... fee... more.
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Blank charts
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(A GUIDE TO TABLATURE NOTATION written by Howard Wright)