----------------------------------------------------------------- | Angeltread | | by: Sixpence None the Richer | | CD: This Beautiful Mess | | written by: Matt Slocum | | transcribed by: mred@mailhost.net (Josh Prins) | | copyright: (C) 1995 Le Tigre Sur Un Ballon Publishing (ASCAP) | ----------------------------------------------------------------- BASS TAB The numbers above the tabs are the beats (in 4/4 time) There may me subtle differences between this and the actual song, but I believe it is right for the most part. Intro: (slide the "57" in intro and verse) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------5-------3-------5--57-5- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3--3----5--5----3--3----5--5----3--3----5--57-----------3--3---- ----------------------------3-5-----------------5-----------3-5- Verse: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3--3----5--5----3--3----5--5----3--3----5--57-----------3--3---- ----------------------------3-5-----------------5-----------3-5- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3--3----5--5----3--3----5--5----3--3----5--57-----------3--3---- ----------------------------3-5-----------------5-------------3- From here through the end, notice that there are now four measures per line, not eight. Chorus A: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -------0--2-------0--------------------0--2-------0------------- ----2-------0--2----2--0------------2-------0--2----2--0-------- --------------------------0-------------------------------0----- 0-0-------------------------3---0-0-------------------------3--- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -------0--2-------0--------------------0--2-------0------------- ----2-------0--2----2--0------------2-------0--2----2----------- --------------------------0------------------------------------- 0-0-------------------------3---0-0----------------------------- VERSE Chorus B: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -------0--2-------0--------------------0--2-------0------------- ----2-------0--2----2--0------------2-------0--2----2--0-------- --------------------------0-------------------------------0----- 0-0-------------------------3---0-0-------------------------3--- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -------0--2-------0--------------------0--2-------0------------- ----2-------0--2----2--0------------2-------0--2----2--0-------- --------------------------0-------------------------------0----- 0-0-------------------------3---0-0-------------------------3--- Bridge: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 0-0----0--2----0--2------------- This is all an octave up, since ----2-------2-------2----------- J.J. used a six string and my -----------------------5--3----- four string won't go low enough. -------------------------------- You can try tuning the low E down and retabbing it, but it's not really worth it. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------3--3-3--5--5-5------------------3--3-3--5--5-5--- 0-0-0--3--3-3-------------------0-0-0--3--3-3------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------3--3-3--5--5-5------------------3--3-3--5--5-5--- 0-0-0--3--3-3-------------------0-0-0--3--3-3------------------- (vocal part of bridge) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0-----0---------0-0---0---------3-----------------------3---5--- --------------03------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0-----0---------0-0---0---------3------------------------------- --------------03--------------------------------3-----------3333 CHORUS B Chorus C: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -------0--2-------0--------------------0--2-------0------------- ----2-------0--2----2--0------------2-------0--2----2--0-------- --------------------------0-------------------------------0----- 0-0-------------------------3---0-0-------------------------3--- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -------0--2-------0--------------------0--2-------0------------- ----2-------0--2----2--0------------2-------0--2----2--0-------- --------------------------0-------------------------------0----- 0-0-------------------------3---0-0-------------------------3333- Josh Prins mred@iastate.edu