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THE TIDE IS HIGH - Blondie
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Tabbed By : Starbeat
e-mail : j_starbeat@yahoo.com
Tuning : Standard
Intro :
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------------------------|-------4----4---------------------|
A|---222---2-22---2----------2------1-4--|---222--2-22--2---4-4-------------|
E|------------------0-00---4---2-22------|----------------------2-2---------|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------------------------|-------4----4---------4-4---------|
A|---222---2-22---2----------2------1-4--|---222--2-22--2---4-4-------------|
E|------------------0-00---4---2-22------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------4------4-----------------------|------4------4--------------------|
A|---2222--2-22---2----------2------1-4--|--2222--2-22--2---------2-----1-4-|
E|------------------0-00---4---2-22------|----------------0-00--4---2-22----|
Verse:
The tide is high but...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------4----4---------------------------|------4----4----------------------|
A|---22----22-----------2-----1-4--------|---22----22-----------2-----1-4---|
E|-------2-----2—0-0-4----2-2------------|-------2-----2-0-0-4----2-2-------|
I’m not the kind of girl...
G|----------------------1-4--------------|----------------------------------|
D|------1-4----1-4--22-------44----------|----------------------------------|
A|---22-----22------------------4--------|--22-------22----------------1-4--|
E|--------------------------------2------|------4-2-----4-2---0-0-4-22------|
It’s not the things you do... But it's the way you...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---2222-2-----------2---1-4------------|---2222-2-----------2---1-4-------|
E|-----------4-2-00-4---22---------------|-----------4-2-00-4---22----------|
I’m not the kind of girl...
G|---------------------1-4---------------|----------------------------------|
D|------1-4----1-4--22------44-----------|----------------------------------|
A|---22-----22-----------------4---------|--22-------22----------------1-4--|
E|-------------------------------2-------|------4-2-----4-2---0-0-4-22------|
The tide is high but...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------4----4---------------------------|------4----4----------------------|
A|---22----22-----------2-----1-4--------|---22----22-----------2-----1-4---|
E|-------2-----2—0-0-4----2-2------------|-------2-----2-0-0-4----2-2-------|
Number one, number one...
G|------6-4---6-4----8-6----8-6----------|------6-4---6-4-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------4-2-1-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------4-2-1-------|
E|---0------0------2------2--------------|---0-------0----------------4-2---|
Every girl wants you...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---2222-2-----------2---1-4------------|---2222-2-----------2---1-4-------|
E|-----------4-2-00-4---22---------------|-----------4-2-00-4---22----------|
I’m not the kind of girl...
G|----------------------1-4--------------|----------------------------------|
D|------1-4----1-4--22-------44----------|----------------------------------|
A|---22-----22------------------4--------|--22-------22----------------1-4--|
E|--------------------------------2------|------4-2-----4-2---0-0-4-22------|
The tide is high but...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------4----4---------------------------|------4----4----------------------|
A|---22----22-----------2-----1-4--------|---22----22-----------2-----1-4---|
E|-------2-----2—0-0-4----2-2------------|-------2-----2-0-0-4----2-2-------|
Number one, number one...
G|------6-4---6-4----8-6----8-6----------|------6-4---6-4-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------4-2-1-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------4-2-1-------|
E|---0------0------2------2--------------|---0-------0----------------4-2---|
Solo :
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------------------------|-------4----4---------------------|
A|---222---2-22---2----------2------1-4--|---222--2-22--2---4-4-------------|
E|------------------0-00---4---2-22------|----------------------2-2---------|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------------------------|-------4----4---------4-4---------|
A|---222---2-22---2----------2------1-4--|---222--2-22--2---4-4-------------|
E|------------------0-00---4---2-22------|----------------------------------|
Verse:
Every girl wants you...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---2222-2-----------2---1-4------------|---2222-2-----------2---1-4-------|
E|-----------4-2-00-4---22---------------|-----------4-2-00-4---22----------|
I’m not the kind of girl...
G|----------------------1-4--------------|----------------------------------|
D|------1-4----1-4--22-------44----------|----------------------------------|
A|---22-----22------------------4--------|--22-------22----------------1-4--|
E|--------------------------------2------|------4-2-----4-2---0-0-4-22------|
The tide is high but...
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------4----4---------------------------|------4----4----------------------|
A|---22----22-----------2-----1-4--------|---22----22-----------2-----1-4---|
E|-------2-----2—0-0-4----2-2------------|-------2-----2-0-0-4----2-2-------|
Number one, number one...
G|------6-4---6-4----8-6----8-6----------|------6-4---6-4----8-6----8-6-----|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---0------0------2------2--------------|---0-------0-----2------2---------|
Number one, number one...
G|------6-4---6-4-----------------------|
D|-----------------4-2-1----------------|
A|-----------------------4-2-1----------|
E|---0------0------------------4-2------|
The tide is high but... (X4)
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------4----4---------------------------|------4----4----------------------|
A|---22----22-----------2-----1-4--------|---22----22-----------2-----1-4---|
E|-------2-----2—0-0-4----2-2------------|-------2-----2-0-0-4----2-2-------|
Comments:
I’ve search this bass tab for a long time, and then, I decided to write it on my own... That’s my first one!
Email me if any corrections. Thanks.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
The Tide Is High |
| Artist |
Blondie |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
WD-l9YfkffE |
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a. Strings:
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The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
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b. Numbers:
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In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
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