Marilyn Manson - Great Big White World bass tab

Great Big White World by Marilyn Manson

Bassist: Twiggy Ramirez

Album: Mechanical Animals

Tabbed by Tourniquet13

Standard Tuning

Verse 1

A|---3--5--6---|

E|----1--1--1--| (this part I’m not too sure about, but I think it’s right)

Verse 2

E|--6/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

Pre-Chorus

E|--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

Chorus 1

E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-

6\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--|

Chorus 2

E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-

6\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2|

Structure

Verse 1 x4 (come in w/ singing)

Break (keyboard plays an interlude)

Verse 2 x8 “…but I’m not attached…”

Pre-chorus x4 “…cuz it’s a great big white world…”

Chorus 1 x1 “…all my stitches itch…”

Verse 1 x6 (start with guitar)

Pre-chorus x4 “…cuz it’s a great big white world…”

Chorus 2 x1 “…all my stitches itch…”

Verse 2 x4 “…cuz it’s a great big white world…”

Break (guitar plays alone)

Chorus 2 x2 (just before this, do a slide down from about the 8th fret)

That’s it! The bass for this song is nothing short of beautiful. The rhythms here are very general, just elaborate them and you’ll get it.

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