Always the sun bass tabs
The stranglers โ Always the sun
Intro;
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ3โโโโ3โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ3โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Verse1 (How many times have you woken up);
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ6โ4|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโ7โโโโโโ|โ5โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโ3โโโโโโโโโโ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโโโโโโโ| 2x
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|
Verse2 (How many times have you been told);
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ6โ4|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโ7โโโโโโ|โ5โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโ3โโโโโโโโโโ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโโโโโโโ| 2x
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ3โ3โ3โ3โ3โ3โ3โ3|โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|
Chorus1 (There's always the sun);
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโ5โ5โโโ5โ5โ5|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ7โโโ7โ7โโโ7โ7โ7|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ3โโโ3โ3โโโ3โ3โ3|โ7โโโ7โ7โโโ7โ7โ7|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโ7โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโ9โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|7โ9โ7โโโ7โโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโ7โโโ7โ|โโโโโโโโโโ9โโโ9โ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโ9โโโ9โ7โ9โ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โ7โโโโ7โโโโโโโโโ|10โโ10โ10โ10โ10โ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โ7โ5โโโ5โโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโ7โโโ7โ5โ7โ5|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Bridge;
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ3โโโโ3โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ3โโโโ3โโโโโโโโโ|
Verse3 (How many times have the weathermen told you);
โ Play Verse2
Chorus2;
โ Play Chorus1
Chorus3;
โ Play Chorus1
During solo;
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ6โ4|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโ7โโโโโโ|โ5โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโ3โโโโโโโโโโ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโโโโโโโ| 2x
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ5โโโโ5โโโ0โ5โ0โ|โ3โโโโ3โโโ0โ3โ0โ|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|
Chorus4;
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ5โโโ5โ5โโโ5โ5โ5|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ7โโโ7โ7โโโ7โ7โ7|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ3โโโ3โ3โโโ3โ3โ3|โ7โโโ7โ7โโโ7โ7โ7|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโโโ5โโโโ5โโ5โ|โ7โโโโ7โโโโ7โโ7โ|10โโโ10โโโ10โ10โ|1212121212121212| *)
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|1212121212121212| *) Thatโs a high A on the twelfth fret
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Outro;
โ Play Chorus1 3x (fading out)
Always the Sun Bass Tabs – A Comprehensive Guide
If you’re a fan of The Stranglers and looking to learn how to play their hit song “Always the Sun” on bass guitar, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll provide you with comprehensive bass tabs, tips, and tricks to help you master this classic tune.
Getting Started
Before we dive into the bass tabs for “Always the Sun”, make sure you have your bass guitar in tune and ready to go. It’s also important to note that this song is played in standard tuning, so no need to retune your strings.
Bass Tabs for Always the Sun
Let’s start with the bass tabs for the intro:
Here’s the bass tab for the intro:
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-5-5-0-------------------| E|---------------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2|
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-5-5-0-------------------| E|---------------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2|
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-5-5-0-------------------| E|---------------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2|
Tips and Tricks for Playing Always the Sun on Bass Guitar
In addition to playing the tabs correctly, it's important to have the right technique in order to sound like a pro. Here are some tips and tricks to keep in mind:
- Use your fingers: While some bass players prefer to use a pick, in this song it's best to use your fingers to replicate the smooth, melodic sound of the bass line.
- Keep it simple: Don't overdo it with fancy fills or complicated rhythms. Focus on playing the notes accurately and with good timing, and let the melody speak for itself.
- Pay attention to the drummer: The bass and drums are like two peas in a pod, so make sure you're in sync with the rhythm section. Listen carefully to the drummer and adjust your timing as needed.
- Practice, practice, practice: Don't expect to master this song overnight. Take your time and practice the tabs slowly at first, gradually increasing the speed as you get more comfortable with the melody.
Conclusion
By following the bass tabs, tips, and tricks outlined in this guide, you'll be well on your way to playing "Always the Sun" like a pro. Remember to keep it simple and let the melody speak for itself, and don't forget to practice regularly. With time and dedication, you'll be playing this classic tune with confidence and style.