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Telamon Bridge by Spoon
>From the "What's Up Matador" compilation (1997)
Harry Neuman Songs (BMI), Matador Records
(I think it was written by Britt Daniel)
Transcibed by Josh Wysor

Tablature explanation:
\=slide down R=rest
In this tab spaces are used to show that a note sustained before
sliding or resting. (--7 \) or (--2 R--)
Chord names in this tab are implied by the guitar.

Ok all of you Spoon fans, here is the bass for Telamon Bridge.
You'll have to listen to the record for the timing. I don't
think that anyone else has ever tabbed this...

Intro: No bass
(Guitar:[F#m C#]x4)

Verse:
F#m C# F#m C#
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A--9----9--------------9----9-------------5--5--4--0--------0
E------------9----9------------9----9------------------2-----

-----------
-----------
-5--4--0---
-----------

F#m C# F#m C#
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-9--------------9----9--------------5--5--4--0---------0----
------9----9--------------9----9------------------2---------

B C#
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-5--4--0----0--0--0--2 R--2-2-2-2-2--4 R--4--4--4--4--4-
----------------------------------------------------------

B A B
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
2 R--2--2--2--2--2--0 R--0--0--0--0--0--2 R--2--2--2--2-2
------------------------------------------------------------
C# D
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
4 R--4--4--4--4--4--5 R--5--5--5--5--5-
-----------------------------------------

E Lyrics drop out
-------------------------
-------------------------
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
-------------------------

INSTRUMENTAL PART:

Bass tacet
Guitar: [F#m C#]x3

B F#m C#
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------
-------------------------2---0---2---0---2---0---2---0-

F#m C# F#m C#
------------------------------+-----------------------------
------------------------------+-----------------------------
------------------------------+-----------------------------
2---0---2---0---2---0---2---0-+-2---0---2---0---2---0---2--0

B
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--4-0-------
-----------------------------------------------

Bass tacet
(Guitar: [F#m C#]x2)
-------------------+-------------------------
-------------------+-------------------------
-0--0--0--0--7\----+-------------------------
-------------------+-------------------------


-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-0--0--0--0--7--7-0---0--0--0--0-------------
----------------------------------4--4\----

Guitar and Drums part:
(Guitar: [F#m C#]8x without vocals.)

On the 6th time during the Guitar and Drums part, the bass
does this. This part is played really fast and only lasts
one second. You can either fret the notes against the
fretboard loud enough that you don't have to pick them to
hear them, or you can fret the notes only when you're picking
them..either way there is no sustain.

F#m C#
------------------------
------------------------
-9-9-9-9----------------
------------------------

LAST VERSE
Then it's played 2x with the vocals
and finally the bass fully re-enters. (The Guitar and Drums
part overlaps the first part of the Last Verse.)

Bass Re-enters fully
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-5--5--4--0--------0----5--4-------
---------------2--------------5 \-



Outro Riff:
F#m C# F#m C#
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-9--------------9----9-------------5--5--4--0---------0---
------9----9--------------9----9-----------------2--------


End Outro Riff
-----------------------
-----------------------
-5--4------------------
--------5 \-----------

The Outro Riff is played three times.

For anybody who is interested, this song is in the key of F#m.
Well, that's it. If you have any suggestions,
comments, questions, or corrections, feel free to
write me <gambit_thirteen@yahoo.com> If anybody knows
the lyrics, please send them to me.

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