Gary Numan - Cars Tab

Gary Numan - Cars

AWESOME song, listening to it one day boppin' me head
and thought "In by the Platforms of Botsy, That bass line must be PLAYED!"

() - Numbers inside brackets are ghost notes.  I use ghost notes like
"Optional notes" if you will, ones that aren't necessary but make the
bassline sound a hell of a lot cooler (yet sometimes more complex).
The timing is kind of illustrated here, I assume you know the song well or
have it available for reference listening, so you can nail the timing.

Note: Unlike a lot of musicians I still remember what it's like to be
      a beginner and what you need to help you learn, so there will be some
      tips on how to play some sections of the song.

Synth time!

Main riff

  
G
                    
  
D
                    
  
A
 5 4                
  
E
     3 5 (5) (5)(5) 
 x 4


  
G
                    
  
D
                    
  
A
      2         2   
  
E
 0 h3   3  0 h3   3 
 x 1

Play this twice, then


  
G
      
  
D
      
  
A
 17\5 
E|------|  Do this (QUICKLY, and in time, of course) as you go into the
           Chorus.  Then just repeat the main riff twice again.
Bounce time!

{A}

  
G
                                    
  
D
    12               12    1514     
  
A
       12  141514       12          
  
E
 10               10                

{B}                         1  2  1

  
G
                                      
 The bit in [] is played really fast.
  
D
    12                   [      12]   
 the 1 2 1 above it is your fingers
  
A
       12  141514        [10 12   ]   
 to use (index is 1, middle is 2)
  
E
 10               10 10               
 for all you players like me who
                                        use fingers.  Also I bar the 12 to
                                        hit both the notes without having
                                        awkward hand positions.

Play {A} again

{C}

  
G
                                       
  
D
    12               12             12 
  
A
       12  141514       12    10 12    
  
E
 10               10       10          

Now you know all the parts, blast yourself/audience back to the 70's/80's