“Today’s Empires, Tommorow’s Ashes” by Propagandhi
Tabbed by Greg Mitchell (AIM: xxvrufiovxx)
If you want any other Propagandhi songs tabbed for bass, message me on AIM.
Standard Tuning
~ means let note ring.
/ means slide.
x means dead note.
The number of times you hit the notes isn’t correct or timed right, but it’s very easy to figure out.
Intro:
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-0000-0~~~-|
Verse 1(“The tangled webs...”)
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|------2-22-0-0000000-| x4
E|-0-00----------------|
Chorus 1(“The nail that...”):
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------/6--|
A|---------2-2-222-0-0-000-0-0-00-----|
E|-0-0-000----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----/6-4------------------------|
A|----------2-2-222-0-0-000-00-----|
E|-0-0-------------------------4-2-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-222-0-0-000-00-000-| x2
E|-0-0-000------------------------|
Bridge(“Sometimes the ties that...”)
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-22-222-22-222-44-444-00-000-|
E|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----4---------4--------6-----------|
A|-2-2---2--2-22---2--4-4---4-0-0-000-|
E|------------------------------------|
Chorus 2(“Where federal bureaus...”):
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-222-00-000-00-000-| x2
E|-0-0-000-----------------------|
Break:
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-0~--222-4444-0000000-22-444-00000-xxxxx-|
E|---------------------------------------xxxxx-|
Break pt.2(“But undercover of the...”):
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4444-4-44-444-00-000-00-000-|
E|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------6-4-2-1--------------|
A|-444-4---------4-0-0-000000-|
E|----------------------------|
G|---------6-----------------|
D|-------6---6-4-2-----------|
A|-4-444-----------00-000000-|
E|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-444-4-444-0000-000-00(play the A for a while.)-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Break pt.3 (“But the truth is!...”):
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-2~----4~--0~-| x2
E|--------------|
Chorus 3(“An emblem of the...”):
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---------22-222-00-000-00-000-| x2
E|-00-000-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------------1-2-2--------|
A|--------22-222-00-------00-000-|
E|-00-000------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------22-222-00-000-00-000-|
E|-00-000----------------------|
Outro:
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|-2-4-0~-|
E|--------|
G|----------------------4--------|
D|------------------------4-6-7~-|
A|-2-0~---2-0~---2-0~------------|
E|-------------------------------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|-2-0~- Repeat until fade out.
E|------