20th Century Boy Bass Tabs by X Japan

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20TH CENTURY BOY (Bassline)
As recorded by X Japan


	

Words and Music by Marc Bolan

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Picked Bass'

  Q=165
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  E S S   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H
|---------------|-7----------|--------------|------------|
|-----------0-0-|------------|--------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|----------3-0-|-5----------|
|---------------|------------|--------5-----|------------|


  H    Q  S S E   W          +H.      E E   W
|---------0-----|----------|----------7-8-|-9----|
|---------0-----|----------|--------------|------|
|---------0-----|----------|--------------|------|
|---------0-----|-0--------|-(0)----------|------|


  +H      E.  S  +S   E.   Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  H      Q  E E E E +E  E
|-(9)----12--12-(12)-12--|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|


  +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------7-9---|-------------------|
|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-------------------|


  E E +E  E +E  E +E  E   Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  H      Q  E E E E +E  E
|---5-(5)-7-(7)-8-(8)-9-|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-7---------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|


  +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E +E  E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-(5)-4-|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------7-9---|-------------------|
|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-------------------|


  +E  E +E  E E E E E   Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  H      Q  E E E E +E  E
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-(4)-2-(2)-0---------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------4-5-6-7-|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|


  +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E Q  E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------5-6-7-7-9-9-|-7-7------7---7-|
|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-------------|----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------7-9-|-(9)-9-7--6-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------7-----|------------5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---0---0-0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-5-6-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-4---|-------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  E E E E E E E E   W          H    E E E E   +E  E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|---------------7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------|--------3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5----|


  E E E E E E E E   E. S E  S  S S  S E  S  S E   E S S  S  S  S  S Q  S S E
|-----------------|----9------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------11-12----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-7--------------12---10-12---|-------------10-12----0-----|
|-----------------|---------------------------0-|---0-0-10-12----------0-----|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|---7---7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------1-1-1---4-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-----------|-5---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-3-0-|


  +W           +H.      E E   W           E  E  +E   E  E  E  Q
|------------|----------7-8-|-9--------|-14-13-(13)-14-13--------|
|------------|--------------|----------|------------------14-----|
|------------|--------------|----------|-------------------------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)----------|----------|---------------------12--|


  Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  H      Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------5-6-7-7-9-9-|-7-7------7---7-|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-------------|----------------|---0---0-0-3-4-5-|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------7-9-|-(9)-9-7--6-------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------7-----|------------5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-6-7-|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------7-4---|-------------------|-----------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-----2-|-(2)---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-3-4-5-|
|-------------------|-----------2-----|-----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|
|-------------------|-------------4---|-------------------|-----------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-5-6-7-|-(7)---7---7---7---|-7---7-----------|
|-----5---5---5---5-|---5---5---------|-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------5-6-7-8-|


  E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E  E
|---------------5-|-(5)-4-7-5---------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------5---|-----------4-------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----3---3-3-----|-------------5---7-|-(7)---7---7---7---|-7---7---7-8-9-10-|
|-8-3---3---------|---------------7---|-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7----------|


   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(10)----10----10----10----|-10----10----10-10-11-12-|
|------10----10----10----10-|----10----10-------------|


   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-(12)----12----12----12----|-12----12----0-1-2-3-|
|------12----12----12----12-|----12----12---------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  H
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-(3)---3---3---3---|-5---5---5-------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----3---3---3---3-|---5---5---0-3-0-|-(0)--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|


  Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  Q  E E   Q  E E E E +E  E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|------------------|-------------7-9-|------------------|-------------7-9-|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      +W           +W
|-----------------|--------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----5-6------|------------|--------*|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-|-0-0-----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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