Distant Early Warning Bass Tab

Artist - Rush
Song - Distant Early Warning.

It's not perfect, but this is how I play it.

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------5---5-4-0---------|---------------------------------|
D|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|---------------------------------|

Synth part, but I play it on bass.
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

an ill wind comes arising across the cities of the plain.
G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

there's no swimming in the heavy water, no singing in the acid rain
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

red alert.
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

it's so hard to stay together, passing through revolving doors,
G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

we need someone to talk to and someone to sweep the floors, Incomplete.
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

Synth part, again.
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

Chorus
The world weighs on my shoulders, but what am I to do?
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I know that it makes no difference, to what you're going through
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I've seen the tip of the iceberg and I worry about you.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

Cruising under your radar, watching on satellites.
G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Take a page from the red book and keep them in your sights
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

red alert.
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

Left and rights of passage, black and whites of youth
G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Can you face the knowledge that the truth is not the truth? Obsolete.
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
Synth part, again.
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

Chorus
The world weighs on my shoulders, but what am I to do?
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I know that it makes no difference, to what you're going through
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I've seen the tip of the iceberg and I worry about you.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|X4
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---3----------3---5-----------5--------------3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------1---3-3-5-5---|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
A|-5-----------5---3----------3---5---5---5-5---5--------3-5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------1-3-5-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-----------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5-------------7-7-5-0---|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-----------------7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0---------0---0---------0---0---------0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0---------0---0---------0---0---------0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

The world weighs on my shoulders, but what am I to do?
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I know that it makes no difference, to what you're going through
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I've seen the tip of the iceberg and I worry about you.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|X8
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

Bass Tabs
Title	Distant Early Warning
Artist	Rush
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	wrDj5XvZXX4

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a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

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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