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Testosterone- Bush
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As recorded by Bush
(From the 1994 Album Sixteen Stone)
Words and Music by Bush
Tuning: (E A D G B e) - 'Standard Tuning'
*Note: On the actual song Bush uses alot of feedback during the bass fills.
Intro#1
About (00:06)
e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g--5--7--10-7--5/7-7-7-------|
d--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-------|
a--3--5--8--5--3/5-5-5-------|
E----------------------------|
then some random slides
then some bass starts at (00:19):
G |-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |--3---5---8---5---3--3--5----------------|
E |---------------------------2---2-2-2--3--|
then after
intro #2
(00:28)
(you could also just play the (x6X4xx) as another (442xxx)
e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----6-----------------|
d----x---4/5-5-5-------|
a----4---4/5-5-5-------|
E--------2/3-3-3-------|
Then the Whole thing with a slight variation:
intro full
(00:31)
e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g--5--7--10-7--5/7-7-7--6---6/9-9-7-------|
d--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x-x-------|
a--3--5--8--5--3/5-5-5--4---4/7-7-5-------|
E-----------------------------------------|
then some feedback
Then bass fill
(00:47)
intro #2
"Never been wrong"
(00:50)
e------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------|
g--5---7-7-7---5---7-7-7---5---7-7---------------| x2
d--x---x-x-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x--4--4-4-4--5--|
a--3---5-5-5---3---5-5-5---3---5-5--4--4-4-4--5--|
E-----------------------------------2--2-2-2--3--|
"Got a big ol' gun"
(01:02)
(play a bit lighter here)
e----------------------------|-----------------|
b----------------------------|-----------------|
g-----5------5------5--7--7--|-------2---------| play last part 3 times
d--7--5---7--5---7--5--7--7--|6-5-5--3---------|
a--7--3---7--3---7--3--5--5--|6-5-5--3---------|
E--5------5------5-----------|4-3-3--1---------|
(01:29)
Intro #1
(01:34)
intro full
then bass fill
(01:50)
Small fill
e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------|
d-----4--4-5-5--------|
a-----4--4-5-5--------|
E-----2--2-3-3--------|
(01:53)
"Never been wrong" riff
(02:06)
"Got a big ol' gun" riff
Around (02:34)
Solo:
At this part remeber to use ALOT of improvisation, this is just
a rough outline and could be totally wrong:
e--3h5-5-5-5--3-5-----------3--3h5-5-5-5-3-5s7-7-5-5s3---------------|
b-----------------5--3--3h5------------------------------5-5-3h5-5-5-|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------|
b-3-5-5-5-3-5-| (this is the end give or take some 5's and 3's and
g-------------| bends and stuff, there are also two pinch harmonics
d-------------| when he's playing at the end)
a-------------|
E-------------|
(02:57)
Intro #1
bass fill
(03:04)
intro full
(03:10)
"Never been wrong" riff
(03:22)
"Got a big ol' gun" riff (x2)
And that's it. I hope it doesn't look too complicated. Please rate and comment! :)
