Gary Numan - Cars Bass guitar tab

Gary Numan - Cars

AWESOME song, listening to it one day boppin' me head

and thought "In by the Platforms of Botsy, That bass line must be PLAYED!"

SO HERE IT IS, MOTHALICKAS! My first tab, and what better way to

start than with some oldies lol.

Tuning: EADG

Tabbed by: Sambo (webmaster at tabs-database.com.com)

Difficulty: Beginner

() - Numbers inside brackets are ghost notes. I use ghost notes like

"Optional notes" if you will, ones that aren't necessary but make the

bassline sound a hell of a lot cooler (yet sometimes more complex).

The timing is kind of illustrated here, I assume you know the song well or

have it available for reference listening, so you can nail the timing.

Note: Unlike a lot of musicians I still remember what it's like to be

a beginner and what you need to help you learn, so there will be some

tips on how to play some sections of the song.

Synth time!

Main riff

G|--------------------|

D|--------------------|

A|-5-4----------------|

E|-----3-5-(5)-(5)(5)-| x 4

G|--------------------|

D|--------------------|

A|------2---------2---|

E|-0-h3---3--0-h3---3-| x 1

Play this twice, then

G|------|

D|------|

A|-17\\5-|

E|------| Do this (QUICKLY, and in time, of course) as you go into the

Chorus. Then just repeat the main riff twice again.

Bounce time!

{A}

G|------------------------------------|

D|----12---------------12----1514-----|

A|-------12--141514-------12----------|

E|-10---------------10----------------|

{B} 1 2 1

G|--------------------------------------| The bit in [] is played really fast.

D|----12-------------------[------12]---| the 1 2 1 above it is your fingers

A|-------12--141514--------[10-12---]---| to use (index is 1, middle is 2)

E|-10---------------10-10---------------| for all you players like me who

use fingers. Also I bar the 12 to

hit both the notes without having

awkward hand positions.

Play {A} again

{C}

G|---------------------------------------|

D|----12---------------12-------------12-|

A|-------12--141514-------12----10-12----|

E|-10---------------10-------10----------|

Now you know all the parts, blast yourself/audience back to the 70's/80's

Well, My first tab is done.

So, this is my first tab. It's correct as far as I can hear, But any

suggestions/corrections would be greatly appreciated. (I'm only 16 with a years

and tabbed this song in 4 minutes at 12:30 AM! So there has GOT to be a mistake somewhere lol)

Sayonara!

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