Atom Heart Mother Suite Bass Tab

Transcription by Jérôme Melançon (melancon@mindless.com)

Atom Heart Mother Suite (BASS TAB)
Pink Floyd
(Gilmour Waters Wright Mason)

Father's Shout
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                               Sounds, motorcycle
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                   Breast Milky (2:52)
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guitar comes in
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Mother Fore (5:23)      4x                                   18x
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                  12x
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Funky Dung (10:12)
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                         14x
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singing starts
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                                             3x
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                                    5x
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       Mind Your Throats Please (15:28)
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Remergence (19:13)
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(with slight variations)
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                                    (23:42)-end
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Bass Tabs
Title	Atom Heart Mother Suite
Artist	Pink Floyd
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	uUHb3cBvWMY

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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).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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