Armed Gangs Bass Tabs - Fifteen @ BigBassTabs.com

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Sent:14 July 1998 05:56 PM

Subject:SUBMITTED: f/fifteen/armed_gangs.btab
Submitted by: Shahan Drake              [email protected]

Tabbed by: Don Spencer, apended a lot by: me 

Fifteen      armed gangs     taken from Surprise!
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           —intro—
G: ——————
D: ——————
A: 5/125                               slide from 5 to 12 and back 
E: ——————


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           —first rythm—
G: —————————————4——————————————————————————————
D: ———————————4———4—2—0—————————————————4—5—7——:x4
A: 5—55—33—2————————————2—0—1—11111—0.—————————
E: ————————————————————————————————————————————


——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

           —second rythm—
G: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————5—55555
A: 5—55—332—————————333333—————————5—55—332—————————3—333—2—3————————
E: —————————3—33333————————3—33333——————————3—33333——————————————————


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G: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A: 5—55—332—————————3—33333———————————5—55—332—————————3—33333————————
E: —————————3—33333—————————3—33333————————————3—33333—————————3—33333


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           —last rythm—       (last two 5's get chopped off for outro)
G: ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D: 555554——————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A: ———————5—5554———————————————————————————555557——————————————  :x2
E: ——————————————5—555555—7777—5555—333333————————5555557775555


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repeat first rythm, second, repeat last x2 
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           —outro—
G: ———————————
D: ———————————
A: ———————————
E: 7777—5555—3...


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           —lyrics—          
ARMED GANGS

Armed gangs out of (your town here)                 he says "Berkeley"
Tell the police to go home
No more guns in (your town here)
Tell the police to go home
How many times do i have to get Jacked up,
How many times
How many times do we gotta get Jacked up
Before we realize we all need to be on
the same team
This place used to feel like my home
Now I'm living in an occupied zone
This place used to feel like my home
Now I'm living in an OCCUPIED ZONE
How many times do you gotta get Jacked—up
how many times
How many times do we gotta get Jacked up
Before we realize we need to be on the same team
MORE COPS IS MORE GUNS IS MORE CRIME IS
MORE VIOLENT DEVASTATION
REMOVAL OF SOMEONE FROM OUR LIVES

Fifteen discography               
   Allegra live on No Records
   There's No Place Like Home
   Extra Medium Kick Ball Star (17) on Rebel Alliance Records
   Surprise!, Buzz, on Grass Records
  *Swain's First Bike Ride, The Choice of a New Generation,on LookOut!
  *contains Fifteen self titled     
If anyone finds "ooze" or "I'd rather kiss a wookie" let me know.

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1. The Basics

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Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
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```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
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Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
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```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
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```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

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