Les Artistes Bass Tabs by Santogold

SONG:   L.E.S. Artistes
ARTIST: Santogold
ALBUM:  Santogold
YEAR:   2008
TRACK:  1
TUNING: GDAE (standard)


Another brilliant Santogold song, along with an amazing music video:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCeZzW54a2o

The other bass tab out there has all the right notes, but this one has the distinctions on pitch.
Octaves are important in this song, as there are literally just four notes in the whole song.


(0:08)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------/77777777----|
E|----22222222-00000000-22222222-00000000-22222222-00000000-22222222-------------|
  What I'm searching for
  To tell it straight, I'm trying to build a wall
  Walking by myself
  Down avenues that reek of time to kill


(0:24)            twelves                                    twelves
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----22222222-1212121212121212-22222222-00000000-22222222-1212121212121212-22222222-00000000----|
  If you see me, keep going
  Be a pass-by waver
  Build me up, bring me down
  Just leave me out, you name-dropper
  Stop trying to catch my eye
  I see you good, you forced faker
  Just make it easy
  You're my enemy, you fast-talker


(0:41)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------44444444----|    ×2
E|----55555555-00000000-2222222222222222--55555555-00000000-22222222-------------|
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe


  What am I here for?
  I left my home to disappear is all


(1:19)
G|----/99999999----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------99999999-77777777-99999999-77777777----|
E------------------------------------------------------|
  I'm here for myself
  Not to know you, I don't need no one else


(1:29)            twelves                                     twelves
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------77777777----|
E|----22222222-1212121212121212-22222222-00000000-22222222-1212121212121212-22222222-------------|
  Fit in so good the hope is
  That you cannot see me later
  You don't know me
  I am an introvert, an excavator
  I'm duckin' out for now
  A face in dodgy elevators
  Creep up and suddenly
  I found myself an innovator


(1:46)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------44444444----|    ×2
E|----55555555-00000000-2222222222222222--55555555-00000000-22222222-------------|
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe


(2:18)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----22222222-00000000-22222222-00000000-22222222-00000000----|
  Change, change, change, change
  I want to get up out of my skin
  Tell you what, if I can shake it
  I'm-a make this, something worth dreaming of


(2:34)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------44444444----|    ×4 to fade
E|----55555555-00000000-2222222222222222--55555555-00000000-22222222-------------|
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
  I can say I'll hope it will be worth what I give up
  If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe

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