Beatrix - bass

[paatys]

Anyone has a tab for the bass in that song? I tried to tab it myself but I didn't manage :(

[ScottL]

I did it a while back, I have tabs on my page here:
http://76.92.159.180/tab

Quality and level of effort varies, I did them for the fun of it, and so they are just presented as-is.

Since I actually did that one, I'll post the one you requested right in here though(let me know if something sounds wrong I can review it):

PS: Just noticed the numbers with the count over the bars got squished, go to my web page to get the file which may look better
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Beatrix - written and produced by Cocteau Twins © 1984.
Transcribed by Scott Lillis
April 2003
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Meter: 3/4
Tempo: ~142bpm
Notes: The main guitar seems to go thru some ring modulator/harmonizer effect, to get that sitar like sound.
In the chorus, a 2nd guitar comes in with some notes, and sounds more chorus/delay like with other effects.
Parentheses indicate alternate notes to play at that point in the tab.
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Intro/Verse:
===============
The high notes in the guitar sound like a picked drone effect, you will have to find the effect and rhythm which best suits the song with your playing. These are the general notes
Key:C harmonic minor
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|-5--6--5-|-3-----0--|-1-------|---------|
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|---------|----------|---------|-3-------|

---
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 - 2 - 3 -
|---------|----------|---------|----------------|
|-5--6--5-|-3-----0--|-1-------|5-----------3-5-|
|---------|----------|---------|----------------|
|---------|----------|---------|----------------|

---

Key:Ab maj G maj
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|-6-----6-|----------|(0)------|(5)------| Alternate each time
|---------|-4-----4--|-2-------|-5-------| thru with notes in
|---------|----------|---------|---------| parentheses.

---

Key:Ab maj G maj G maj
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
|----6--6-|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
|---------|-4-----4--|-5-------|10------|-2-------|5-------|
|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|

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Chorus:
=============
Guitar essentially doesn't change, except a 2nd guitar line enters, while the bass and vocals do and drums come in.
Key:C harmonic minor
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|---------|-2--------|-6-------|-3-------|
|----3--4-|----------|---------|---------|

---

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 - 2 - 3 -
|---------|----------|---------|----------------|
|---------|----------|---------|----------------|
|---------|-2--------|-6-------|-3--------------|
|----3--4-|----------|---------|----------------|

---

Key:Ab major ... G major
Crd:Ab Db maj7 G
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|---------|----------|---------|---------|
|----8--8-|----------|---------|---------|
|---------|-9--------|-7-------|-3-------|

---
Key:Ab major ... G major
Crd:Ab Db maj7 G
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|----8--8-|----------|---------|--------|-10-----|--------|
|---------|-9--------|-7-------|-10-----|--------|--------|

[paatys]

woah, I played it and I think it's perfect. Every note sounds like it should sound. Thanks a lot! :)
There are some variations in that song though, but anyone should catch them easily. Cheers!

[ScottL]

woah, I played it and I think it's perfect. Every note sounds like it should sound. Thanks a lot! :)
There are some variations in that song though, but anyone should catch them easily. Cheers!

You're quite welcome, I obviously love that bass line hence the reason I took the time to write it out 5 years ago :) Haven't really done much since. I think Smile was the most recent bass tab I did.

I did indicate alternate notes to play in certain passages with parentheses, but you are right I am sure there are other minor variations you can pick up by listening to it. Enjoy.

[riah]

I don't know when and where I got this.. just share it.



Beatrix

Starts with a G chord

Transposed for guitar-

----------------------------8------------------------------11-10-8-6---------------------

---4--6------------------------------4--6------------------------------6-8-9-99-9-9-9--

-7-------4----4-5-5---5------5-7------4--4-5-5---5-------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



------------------7---------------------------------7----------7----

-6---9-8-8---8------8---9-99-9-9-9-6-9-8-8---8-----8-8-8---8-

---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------- repeat…



Bass

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-5-6-5--------------------5-6-5----------------5-3-5-6--66-6-6-6------------------

--------8-----5-6-----------------8-5-6---6----------------------------4----2----5--

----------------------3----------------------------------------------------------------



-------------------------------------

-6-6-------------5----------0-------

---------4-----5---------2----------

------------------------------------- repeat..

outro-

-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------5---

--------2-3-5-6---------------- --8----4----2----------8---4---2----5----5--------

-3-4---------------------8-repeat ------------------3-----------------------------------