The Freedom We Know (bass)

By Bass Levite

In the original song, they used a 5 stringed bass, and they played some of the C and D notes on the low B string.





[Kenny: The digital camera was unable to pick up the open E string well, so it might be rather soft.]

Tabs
Intro: Come in on the F chord, and then play
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----10-8-8-8-7----10-8-8-8-7----
-3s------------3s---------------

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----10-8-8-8-7----10-7-7-7-8----
-3s------------3s---------------

[Edit: for the more adventurous, try sliding like this:
-3s15-13-13-13-12--]

It may take some practice to get this part right. Play the low G with the first finger, and then slide it up the fretboard until the third finger is at the 1oth fret of the A string. Next, simultaneously release the pressure from the E string, muting it with your first finger, and play the high G on the 10th fret of the A string. Then, use the second finger to play the high F note thrice quickly before using the first finger to play the E note once. You may also slide the E down after playing it to start the rift once again.


Verse:
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----10s------8s----10s------8s---
-3s-----3-3s----3s-----3-3s------

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----10s------8s----10s------8s---
-3s-----3-3s----3s-----3-3s------

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-0--0-0--1--1-1------------------

[Edit: again, you might like to slide like this:
E-3s15-3-3s-13----]

The first 4 bars of the verse incorporates sliding back and forth between notes. Note that you hit the low G note twice before moving to the high F note. The important thing to keep in mind when doing this is to mute the strings after you have sliden them and play the next note at the same time. This makes the sound continuous without noticeable breaks.


Prechorus:
D Em C C D Em F C

The song plays the chords C and D on the low B string (play and hang).


Chorus:
G D Em F C G D Em F C

Play the chorus using the picking style of the last two bars of the verse
(see above)

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----5-5--7---------------3--3-3--
-3----------0-0--1--1-1----------

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----5-5--7---------------3--3-3--
-3----------0-0--1--1-1----------

Here's the video for the second section:

Solo:
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----10s----8s----10s----8s-------
-3s-----3s----3s-----3s----------

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----10s----8s----10s----8s-------
-3s-----3s----3s-----3s----------

This part is similar to the verse, except that you hit each note once.


Bridge:
The notes you play for the bridge are the same throughout. But they can be made to sound different just by playing them to different beats. There are 3 distinct styles used in the song.

Style 1
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-3-1-0-1-------------------------


Style 2
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-3-3-3--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1------

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-0-0-0--0-0-0--1-1-1--1-1-1------


Style 3
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-3--3-3--3--3-3--1--1-1--1--1-1--

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-0--0-0--0--0-0--1--1-1--1--1-1--