New Model Army - Ambition Tab

"Ambition" by New Model Army (from the album "No Rest for the Wicked")
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        - this is the bass line of the live version in the "Live Rarities" LP

Notation :
        w : whole         /: slide up
        h : half          R : rest
        q : quarter      +++: tied notes
        e : 8th           \ : slide down
        s : 16th          <>: harmonic

Intro-Riff
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    e   e   e   e   q      e  e++++++e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

  
G 
 17  R   17  R   17     R  16   
 16  16  R   16  16  16  16  R    
  
D 
                                
                                  
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

Riff I
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    q      e   e   q      e   e      q      e   e   q      e   e

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
 5          5   7          7    
 5          5   7          7      
  
A 
        7              7        
        7              7          
  
E 
                                
                                  

    q      e   e   q      e   e      q      e   e   q      e   e

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
/9          9 / 10         10   
/12         12  10     9   7      
  
A 
        10             12       
        12                        
  
E 
                                
                                  

Riff II
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    q      e   e   q      e   e      q      e   e   q      e   e

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
 5          5   7          7    
 5          5   7          7      
  
A 
        7              7        
        7              7          
  
E 
                                
                                  

Riff III
========
    q      e   q      e   e   e      q      e   q      e   e   e

  
G 
                                
 4                                
  
D 
 2      R   2      0   5   7    
        7   5      3   2   0      
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

    q      e   q      e   e   e      q      e   q      e   e   e

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
                                
                           0      
  
A 
 2      R   2      0   2   0    
 2      R   2      0   2          
  
E 
                                
                                  

Riff IV
=======
    q      q       q      q          q      e   e   q       q

  
G 
                                
        4   2   4                 
  
D 
                                
                                  
  
A 
 3      3       3      3        
 2                      2         
  
E 
                                
                                  

    q      q       q      q          q      q       e   e   q

  
G 
                                
        4       4   2   4         
  
D 
                                
                                  
  
A 
 3      3       3      3        
 2                                
  
E 
                                
                                  

    q      q       q      q          q      q       q       q

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
                                
                                  
  
A 
 3      3       3      3        
 2      2       2       2         
  
E 
                                
                                  

    q      q       q      q          q      q       q       q

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
                                
                                  
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
 0      0       0      0        
 0      0       0       0         

Riff V
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    q      e   q      e   q          q      e   q      e   q

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
 2      R   2      R   2        
 3      R   3      R   3          
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

    q      e   q      e   q          q      e   q      e   q

  
G 
                                
                                  
  
D 
 5      R   5      R   5        
 3      R   3      R   3          
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

Solo I
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     e   e   e   e   q      e  e++++++e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

  
G 
 12  R   12  R   12     R  12   
 12  12  R   12  12  12  12  12 
  
D 
                                
                                
  
A 
                                
                                
  
E 
                                
                                

     e   e   e   e   q      e  e++++++e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

  
G 
 17  R   17  R   17     R  16   
 16  16  R   16  16  16  16  R  
  
D 
                                
                                
  
A 
                                
                                
  
E 
                                
                                

Solo II
=======
    h               h                w+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  
G 
 16              17             
 19                               
  
D 
                                
                                  
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

 +++h               e   e   e   e    w

  
G 
 19              17  16      16 
 19                               
  
D 
                         19     
                                  
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    w+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  
G 
 17  16      16  17  16      16 
 19                               
  
D 
         19              19     
                                  
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

 +++e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    h+q+e                        e

  
G 
 19  17  16      16  17  16     
                              12\ 
  
D 
             19              19 
 17                               
  
A 
                                
                                  
  
E 
                                
                                  

Intro : Guitar (2 bars)
        Intro-Riff (x2)
1st Verse : Riff I
            Riff II (x8)
            Riff III
            Riff IV
Bridge : Solo I
2nd Verse : Riff I
            Riff II (x8)
            Riff III
            Riff IV (with 4 bars of E instead of 2)
Bridge : Solo II
3rd Verse : Riff I
            Riff V (x4)
            Riff III
            Riff IV (with 4 bars of E instead of 2)
End : only guitar then


  
G 
 <12>                           
  
D 
 <12>                           
  
A 
                                
  
E