New Model Army

New Model Army - Ambition bass tab

"Ambition" by New Model Army (from the album "No Rest for the Wicked")

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Transcribed by : Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)

- this is the bass line of the live version in the "Live Rarities" LP

Notation :

w : whole /: slide up

h : half R : rest

q : quarter +++: tied notes

e : 8th : slide down

s : 16th : harmonic

Intro-Riff

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e e e e q e e++++++e e e e e e e e

G-|-17--R---17--R---17-----R--16---|-16--16--R---16--16--16--16--R----|

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

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Riff I

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q e e q e e q e e q e e

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

D-|-5----------5---7----------7----|-5----------5---7----------7------|

A-|--------7--------------7--------|--------7--------------7----------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q e e q e e q e e q e e

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

D-|/9----------9-/-10---------10---|/12---------12--10-----9---7------|

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

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Riff II

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q e e q e e q e e q e e

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

D-|-5----------5---7----------7----|-5----------5---7----------7------|

A-|--------7--------------7--------|--------7--------------7----------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Riff III

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q e q e e e q e q e e e

G-|--------------------------------|-4--------------------------------|

D-|-2------R---2------0---5---7----|--------7---5------3---2---0------|

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q e q e e e q e q e e e

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

D-|--------------------------------|---------------------------0------|

A-|-2------R---2------0---2---0----|-2------R---2------0---2----------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Riff IV

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q q q q q e e q q

G-|--------------------------------|--------4---2---4-----------------|

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

A-|-3------3-------3------3--------|-2----------------------2---------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q q q q q q e e q

G-|--------------------------------|--------4-------4---2---4---------|

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

A-|-3------3-------3------3--------|-2--------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q q q q q q q q

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

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

A-|-3------3-------3------3--------|-2------2-------2-------2---------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q q q q q q q q

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

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

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|-0------0-------0------0--------|-0------0-------0-------0---------|

Riff V

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q e q e q q e q e q

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

D-|-2------R---2------R---2--------|-3------R---3------R---3----------|

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q e q e q q e q e q

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

D-|-5------R---5------R---5--------|-3------R---3------R---3----------|

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Solo I

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e e e e q e e++++++e e e e e e e e

G-||-12--R---12--R---12-----R--12---|-12--12--R---12--12--12--12--12-||

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

A-||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||

E-||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||

e e e e q e e++++++e e e e e e e e

G-||-17--R---17--R---17-----R--16---|-16--16--R---16--16--16--16--R--||

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

A-||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||

E-||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||

Solo II

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h h w+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

G-|-16--------------17-------------|-19-------------------------------|

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

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

+++h e e e e w

G-|-19--------------17--16------16-|-19-------------------------------|

D-|-------------------------19-----|----------------------------------|

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e w+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

G-|-17--16------16--17--16------16-|-19-------------------------------|

D-|---------19--------------19-----|----------------------------------|

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

+++e e e e e e e e h+q+e e

G-|-19--17--16------16--17--16-----|------------------------------12-|

D-|-------------19--------------19-|-17-------------------------------|

A-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Intro : Guitar (2 bars)

Intro-Riff (x2)

1st Verse : Riff I

Riff II (x8)

Riff III

Riff IV

Bridge : Solo I

2nd Verse : Riff I

Riff II (x8)

Riff III

Riff IV (with 4 bars of E instead of 2)

Bridge : Solo II

3rd Verse : Riff I

Riff V (x4)

Riff III

Riff IV (with 4 bars of E instead of 2)

End : only guitar then

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

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

A-|--------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------|

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