The Birdman Bass

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Tuning:	E A D G
Capo:	no capo
Author _._ [a] 247. Last edit on Aug 16, 2018
Our Lady Peace - The Birdman
Track 1 of Naveed (1994).
 
Tuning: 5-string E standard (BEADG)
Time signature: mostly 4/4, some 6/8
 
 
Verse 1 [00:00]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x4
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
   Hopelessly a man starts to feed your day
   Once he was there you never looked back
   How do you think that his words might just fade away
   He's harmless enough so you let him in and now you'll pay
 
Fill 1 [00:31]
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|
E|----------------|----------------|
B|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|
  I can't see him but he's stuck in my thoughts
 
G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|
A|-------------------| x8
E|*-----------------*|
B|-4~--4/16~---------|
 
Verse 2 [00:50]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6----| x4
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
B|-4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4------------|
   How does it feel when you can't concentrate? I just stare
   All of your daydreams are a seesaw for him to play on
   How do you feel when he calls your name? You can plug your ears, but it's not the same
   How do you know when he pulls you back? Oh he pulls you back, back, back
 
Pre-chorus 1 [01:21]
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
B|----------------|----------------|
  Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
 
Chorus 1 [01:24]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x2
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------|
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    The Birdman wouldn't lie
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    But I just can't trust him tonight
 
Fill 2 [01:40]
G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|
A|-------------------| x4
E|*-----------------*|
B|-4~--4/16~---------|
 
Verse 3 [01:48]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6----| x4
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
B|-4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4------------|
   How do you forget a stranger that plagues your days
   We arm ourselves when there's nothing to fear, right? Wrong
   How do you feel when it comes to pass, there's something there, but it's not quite right
   How do you know, does it make you mad? Oh it makes you mad, mad, mad, mad
 
Pre-chorus 2 [02:18]
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
B|----------------|----------------|
  Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
 
Chorus 2 [02:22]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x2
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------|
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    The Birdman wouldn't lie
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    It's all on the other side
 
Bridge [02:37]
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x2
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
 
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x4
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
   I feel him
   I feel him close
   I feel him
   I feel him close
 
Guitar solo [03:12]
G|-----------------|-----------------|     |----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|     |----------------|----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| x3  |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|*----------------|----------------*|     |----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|     |----------------|----------------|
                                                        But how do we find
Chorus 3 [03:27]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x4
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------|
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    The Birdman wouldn't lie
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    But I can't trust him tonight
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    The Birdman wouldn't lie
   Nobody's wrong, nobody's right    People, all you people
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4------------| x4
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|-----------------|
   Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
   Get it on, get it on, and on, and on
   Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
   Get it on, get it
 
Outro [03:58]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|
E|------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x6
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
   I feel him
   I feel him close
   I feel him
   I feel him close
   I feel him
   I feel him
 
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x2
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
 
G|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|
A|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9~--|
E|------9-9-9-|------------|
B|------------|------------|
 
 
Legend:
 
************************************
 
 ~      Let ring
 /      Slide
 
|------|
|*----*|
|------|  Repeat section
|*----*|
|------|
 
************************************
 
Song structure:
 
00:00  Verse 1       no bass
00:31  Fill 1
00:50  Verse 2
01:21  Pre-chorus 1
01:24  Chorus 1
01:40  Fill 2
01:48  Verse 3       same as Verse 2
02:18  Pre-chorus 2  same as Pre-chorus 1
02:22  Chorus 2      same as Chorus 1
02:37  Bridge
03:12  Guitar solo
03:27  Chorus 3
03:58  Outro
 
 
References:
 
* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/our_lady_peace/the_birdman_bass_78511 (bass; by Bryan Shiffman)
* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/our_lady_peace/the_birdman_tabs_78510 (guitar; by Bob Morgano)
* https://genius.com/Our-lady-peace-the-birdman-lyrics
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