Eat Your Paisley (Album) Bass Tabs - The Dead Milkmen @ BigBassTabs.com

THE DEAD MILKMEN
Where The Tarantula Lives — Bass

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


Verse:
—————
   E               A
G————————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————2———2———2———————
A————2———2———2—————0———0———0———...———
E——0———0———0———...———————————————————


Chorus:
——————
   C           D           G  G/F# G  C   C/B C
G——————————————————————————————————————————————————
D——————————————————————————————————————————————————
A——3——2————————5——————————————————————3————2——3————
E————————5——3—————2——3——5——3————2——3———————————————

This bit sounds really great. Just a simple walk, but it's
cool.


Instrumental:
————————————
   E                G
G————————————————|——————————————————————|
D————————————————|——————————————————————| Repeat these two
A————————————————|——————————————————————|   as necessary
E——0—0—0—0—...———|——3———3———3————3——3———|

   D              C     G
G————————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————————
A——5——5——5——...———3——3———————————————
E———————————————————————3——3——...————


Ending:
——————
   G  G/F# G  C   C/B C   E
G—————————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————————
A—————————————3————2——3———————
E——3————2——3——————————————0———

End on E.


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THE DEAD MILKMEN
Air Crash Museum — Bass

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


Verse:
—————

G————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
D————————————————5—5—7—5—————|—————————————————————————————
A——5—5—5——7—7—7——————————————|——5—5—5——7—7—7——3——2—————————
E————————————————————————————|——————————————————————5——3———


Chorus:
——————

G——————————————————————————|
D——————————————————————————|
A——————————————————————————|
E——0—0—2—3———3——etc.———————|


Bridge:
——————
         Em
G——————————————————————————|——————————————————————————
D——————————————————————————|——————————————————————————
A——————————————————————————|——————————————————————————
E——5—3—2—0——————5—3—2—0————|——5—3—2—0———0————hold—————

   C                D
G—————————————————————————————————————|
D——————————————————————————————2——4———| Back into verse
A——3——3——3————2——3——5———5———5—————————|
E—————————————————————————————————————|


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THE DEAD MILKMEN
Beach Party Vietnam — Bass

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


The bass is really what makes this song. I have actually put
the bass in the guitar tab, but I thought I'd make a separate
file, just to make things easier. Such a cool bass part for this
song, and so easy! You can't lose.


Bass: (for chorus and verse
————
   D                     G
G———————————————5—4———|————————————————————
D——————4—4————————————|——5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5———
A——5—5——————5—5———————|————————————————————
E—————————————————————|————————————————————

This is the main progression. The first part is played through
all the verses and choruses, except where there is a G above
the words... in which case you play the second bar.


Frankie & Annette bit:
—————————————————————
   D
G————————————————5—4——
D——————4——————————————
A——5—5—————5—5—5——————
E—————————————————————


Bass (outro):
————
   D         A              D
G—————————————————————————|———
D————4—5—6———7——7—5—4—————|———
A——5——————————————————5———|—5—
E—————————————————————————|———

That's it! It all fits together as follows...


Intro:
—————
D

Chorus:
——————
D
It's a beach party Vietnam
Surfin' with the viet—cong
G
Cookin' hot dogs with napalm
D
A beach party viet—nam

Verse:
—————
D
Frankie and Annette were
Layin' on the sand
When Frankie got a letter
From his From his Uncle Sam
It said: Get Moon Dog and all your friends
You're all invited to a

chorus:
Beach party Vietnam
Surfin' with the viet—cong
Cookin' hot dogs with napalm
A beach party viet—nam

Frankie & Annette bit:
—————————————————————
— Hey Frankie, aren't you gonna give mme your class ring?
— Oh, I'm afraid I can't do that, Anneette.
— Why not?
— 'Cause I don't have any arms!
(AH!)

chorus:
Beach party Vietnam
Surfin' with the viet—cong
Cookin' hot dogs with napalm
A beach party viet—nam

f&a bit:
Annette, she wants Frankie's ring
Franky wants Annette's thing
They're layin' on the West Coast
There's gonna be a wiener roast

chorus:
Beach party Vietnam
Surfin' with the viet—cong
Cookin' hot dogs with napalm
A beach party viet—nam

outro:

End on D.


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THE DEAD MILKMEN
The Thing That Only Eats Hippies — Bass

from Eat Your Paisley

tabbed by Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


Where there's a lot of notes played in a row, I haven't always
put in the correct number of notes, often just to save space.
Just listen along. It's pretty easy to figure where the changes
are, and how many notes you should play.


Verse:
—————
    G    G F G
G——————————————————
D——————————————————
A——————————————————
E———3————3—1—3—————


Chorus:
——————
    E     D     G     A         G    G F G   G    G F G
G———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
D———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
A—————————5——5——————————————|—————————————————————————————
E———0——0————————3——3——5——5——|———3————3—1—3———3————3—1—3———

    E     D     G     A         B
G———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
D———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
A—————————5——5——————————————|———2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2———
E———0——0————————3——3——5——5——|—————————————————————————————

    F                           C
G———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
D———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————
A———————————————————————————|———3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3———
E———1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1———|—————————————————————————————


Following the Dead bit:
——————————————————————
    G          D          Am         C
G—————————————————————————————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————————————————————————————
A——————————————5——5—5——3—————————————3——3——2—————— (x3)
E———3——3——3—3—————————————5——5——5—5———————————5———

    G          D          Am         C
G———————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D———————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A——————————————5——5—5——3—————————————3——3——3——3——3——3———
E———3——3——3—3—————————————5——5——5—5—————————————————————

    D
G————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————
A———5——5——5——5——5——5——etc.———
E————————————————————————————


Outro:
——————
    G        F  G  Bb
G—————————————————————
D—————————————————————
A——————————————————1——
E———3—3—3—3——1——3—————

End on Bb.


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THE DEAD MILKMEN
Swampland Of Desire — Bass

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


Verse:
—————

G—————————————————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————9—7—————————
A——5/9—9—9———5/9—9—9———5——————9———7———
E—————————————————————————————————————

If you find this a bit hard to play, you could just play the
first note (the D) on the 10th fret of the E string, but I think
it sounds better with the slide.


Chorus:
——————
   D
G————————————————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————————————————
A——5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5——————————— x2
E————————————————————————————————————————————

   Bm              C       G
G————————————————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————————————————
A——2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—3—3—3—3———————————————————
E——————————————————————————3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3———

   Em      F#
G————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————
A————————————————————————————
E——0—0—0—0—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2———

   Bm              C       G
G————————————————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————————————————
A——2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—3—3—3—3———————————————————
E——————————————————————————3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3———

           A
G————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————
A————————————————————————————
E——3—3—3—3—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5———

The guitar riff obscures anything that might be going on during
the D part. However, during the solo, the bass just plays the D
continuously, so I've done the same here.


Solo:
————

Play the chorus bass part behind the solo.


End: (with the verse riff and the following at the very end)
———

G—————————————————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————9—7—————————
A——5/9—9—9———5/9—9—9———5——————————————
E—————————————————————————————————————


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THE DEAD MILKMEN
Take Me Apart

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


This one is really easy. Just the same as the guitar. No funky
bits here (or there). I haven't put the exact amount of notes.
Some times it is single notes, and others it is multiple. Play
it whichever you like.


Verse:
—————

G————————————————
D————————————————
A———5————————————
E——————5——7——3———

G————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————
A———5———————————————5——3—————————  x2
E——————5——7——3————————————3——3———


Chorus:
——————

G————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————
A————————————————————————————————
E———2——3————————————2——3—————————

G————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————
A————————————————————————————————
E———2——3————————————2——3——3——————


Bridge: (I stole...)
——————

G——————————————————————————————————————
D——————————————————————————————————————
A———5——————2—2————2—2——————————————————
E——————5—————————————————2—2————2—2————

G———————————————————————————————
D———————————————————————————————
A———2—2————2—2——————————————————
E—————————————————3—3————3—3————


End on D.


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THE DEAD MILKMEN
Earwig — Bass

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle ([email protected])


Pretty easy, but it's got some cool bits to it so your bass player
doesn't get bored.


Verse:
—————
    D       G
G————————————————————
D————————————————————
A———5————————————————
E———————————3—————5——


Pre—Chorus:
——————————
    Em      Bm      G       A
G———————4—————————————————————————————
D———2———————————4—————————————————————
A———————————2—————————————————————————
E———————————————————3333333355555555——


Chorus:  Go nuts!!
——————
    Bm           F#m                 A
G—————————————————————————————————|—————————————
D—————————————————————————————————|—————————————
A———222222222222——————————————————|—————————————
E————————————————2——0——2——0—2—0———|——5—5—5—...——


Instrumental:
————————————
    D           G
G—————————6——————————————————
D————————————7——5—————4——————
A———5————————————————————7———
E————————————————————————————


End on D.


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How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
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).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

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---------|
            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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