The Eternal Bass Tab - Joy Division






"The Eternal" by Joy Division (from the album "Closer")
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@club-internet.fr)

Notation :
w : whole         t : 32th
h : half      R : rest
q : quarter      / : slide up
e : 8th    +++ : tied notes
s : 16th           : slide down

Riff I
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    q+e   e q+e   e   q+e   e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-5-----R-5-----R-|-5-----R-5-3-2-0-|

Riff II
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    q   q   h         h       e e e e
G-|---------9-------|-9-------9---9---|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-0---------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|

Riff III
========
    q   q   h         h       e e e e
G-|---------9-------|-9-------9-------|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-------------0---|
E-|-0---------------|-----------------|

Riff IV
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    q   q   h         h       e e e e
G-|-9-------9-------|-9-------9---9---|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|

Riff V
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    q   q   h         h       e e e e
G-|-9-------9-------|-9-------9-------|
D-|-----7-----------|-----------7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-------------0---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|

Riff VI
=======
    q+e   e q+e   e   q+e   e q+e   e   
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-5-----R-5-----R-|-5-----R-5-----R-|



Intro : Riff I   (x4)
        Riff II  (x8) with keyboard

1st Verse : Riff II  (x8)

2nd Verse : Riff II  (x8)

Break : Riff II (x4)
        Riff I  (x5)
        Riff II (x8)

3rd Verse : Riff II  (x8)

4th Verse : Riff II  (x2)
            Riff III
            Riff IV
            Riff V   (x4)

End : Riff V  (x6)
      Riff VI (x4) and the last note is a A