Godzilla Bass

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  • Main Riff
    F#m A
    h. e e e h. e e e
  • G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
    D|4:---------------------------|---------------1---2-------|
    A|4:----------------2---4------|-----------------------2---|
  • E|-----2--------------------4--|--5------------------------|
     
    Chorus
  • E F#m
    e e e*e* e e e e 1 e e e*e* e e e e e e e*e* e e e e
    G|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
  • D|o--2--2--0-0----------o|-4--4--2-2--1-1-0-3-|-4--4--2-2--1---2-3-|
    A|o-------------4-4-2-2-o|--------------------|--------------4-----|
    E|--(0)(0)---------------|(2)(2)--------------|--------------------|
  • *These notes are often tied together and played as a single
    quarter note.
    (alternate note)
  •  
    Bridge - "Monster Bass"
    F#m
  • w s s e q q s s s s+++++e e s e. e e e s s++++
    G|-----|----9-11-11--R--9---------|--------------------------------|
    D|-----|--11--------------11-9-11++++11---------------10-H-11-10H11+++
  • A|-----|--------------------------|-----12--11--9--R--8--H-9--8-H9++++
    E|--2--|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
     
  • +++q e. s q e. s q e. s q e. s
    G|-----------------------|----------------------|------|
    D+++11-------------------|----------------------|-O-/--|
  • A+++9--------------------|----------------------|--/-O-|
    E|-------R---2--2--R---2-|--2---R---2--2--R---2-|------|
     
  • q e. s e e e s s++++q e. s q e. s
    G|----------------5-H6--5H6++++6------------------|
    D|----------------3-H4--3H4++++4------------------|
  • A|--------------------------|---------------------|
    E|--2---R---2--2------------|-----R---2--2--R---2-|
     
  • q e. s q e. s q e. s q
    G|----------------------|------|------|------|-----------------|
    D|----------------------|-O-/--|-O-/--|-O-/--|3:---------------|
  • A|----------------------|--/-O-|--/-O-|--/-O-|4:---------------|
    E|--2---R---2--2--R---2-|------|------|------|---2---R---2--2--|
     
  • Performance Notes: Main Riff (during the intro and verse)
    Chorus
    Main Riff (guitar solo)
  • Chorus
    Bridge
    Chorus
  • Main Riff (coda)
     
    Notes (including rests): w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter
  • e = 8th s = 16th t = Triplet
     
    Dotted notes (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
  • are indicated by a dot following the note
    #
    |-----| |------| |---|
  • |o---o| = Repeat |-O-/--| = Repeat |4:-| = Time
    |o---o| measures |--/-O-| previous |4:-| Signature
    |-----| in-between |------| measure |---|
  • # times
    +++ = TIE R = REST X = MUTED or "GHOST" NOTE
    H = HAMMER ON > = BEND / = SLIDE UP TO NEXT NOTE
  • P = PULL OFF ~ = VIBRATO \ = SLIDE DOWN TO NEXT NOTE
    /X or \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE S = SLAP OR POP
     
  • Alternate Versions:
    (these versions add a bit more character to the bassline, and
    may more closely approximate the way the song is played live)
  •  
    Intro/Verse riff - Alternate Fingering
    F#m A
  • h. e e e h. e e e
    G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
    D|4:---------------------------|---------------------------|
  • A|4:----------------2-H-4------|---------------6-H-7-------|
    E|-----2--------------------4/-|--5--------------------7\--|
     
  • Bridge - "Monster Bass" - alternate variation
    F#m
    h. e e s s e q e e s s s s++++e e s e. e e e s s++++
  • G|---------|-9-11-11-11-R-11-9--------|-----------------------------|
    D|----R-11-|-------------------11-9-11+++11-9---7--------9-H-11-9H11+++
    A|---------|--------------------------|------------9--R--7-H-9--7H9++++
  • E|-2-------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
     
    +++h q e. s q e. s q e. s
  • G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
    D+++11------11\X---------|-----------------------|
    A+++9-------9\X----------|-----------------------|
  • E|----------------R---S0-|-H2--R---S0-H2--R---S0-|
     
    q e. s e e s e. q e. s q e. s 3
  • G|-----------------------|----------------------|
    D|o----------------------|---------------------o|
    A|o----------------------|---------------------o|
  • E|--H2--R--S0-H2-2--R--4-|-2--R--S0-H2--R---S0--|
     
    q e. s q e. s s s s e. s s s s s s
  • G|--------------------|---------2--------------|
    D|--------------------|3:-2-3-4----4-2---------|
    A|------------------4-|4:--------------4-3-2---|
  • E|-H2--R--S0-H2--R----|----------------------2-|
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