Passing Of America Bass Tabs by Moneen

Band: Moneen
Album: The Theory of Harmonial Value (Smallman Records)
Song: The Passing Of America 
Bassist: Chris "Nu Chris" Slorach

Tuning: Standard

Count: 3/4 for most of the song, I couldn't tell what the interlude or ending was, it
didn't seem to be 3/4 or 4/4, but if you listen you can probably tell how to play it.

~ = let ring
 = slide down

Intro x4 (0:16)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-2---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Verse x8 (0:32)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7-----------|-6-------2---|-4-----------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4-----------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Verse after Break x1 (1:02)
(Come in on "they", in "Dreams, they don't help")
  
G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-------------|-6-------2---|-4-----------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4-----------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 
  | ^           | ^       ^   | ^           |             |
  |Dreams,      |they   don't |help         |             |   


Verse x7 (1:06)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7-----------|-6-------2---|-4-----------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4-----------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Pre Chorus x1 (1:34)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Chorus x4 (1:36)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7-7-7-7-----|-5---2---4---|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


End Chorus x1 (1:52)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7~----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |

G |-------------|
D3|-------------|
A4|-7-----------|
E |-------------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Guitar Part

Bridge x4 (2:08)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A4|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Pre Chorus x1 (2:25)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Chorus x4 (2:27)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7-7-7-7-----|-5---2---4---|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |



Chorus 2 x4 (2:38)

G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D3|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A4|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-4---|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


End of Chorus x1 (2:54) 

G |-------------|
D3|-------------|
A4|-------------|
E |-9----------|
  | 1 & 2 & 3 & |


Guitar Interlude


Interlude x4 (3:08)

G |-4~----------|-9--8-4------|-4~----------|
D?|-------------|--------5~---|-------------|
A?|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------| 


Ending x8 (3:33)

G |---------------|
D?|---------------|
A?|---------------|
E |-4--5--0~------|


That's it, just play it in that order and listen to the song a few times and you should
be good. I'm not 100% sure the interlude is right, but it's as good as I could tab it.
If it's wrong, you figure it out, if I can tab this song, anyone can. This is an awesome
song by an awesome band. MONEEN!

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