The Stranglers - Get A Grip On Yourself Bass Tab

The Stranglers
Get a grip on yourself

Transcribed by Michel Mulder & Ron Fluit (Netherlands)
The Bold numbers are elapsed time on your cd-player!!!

Intro (14*)

  
0
00   0
27
  
E
  3 3 3 3 3 3 1  
    e e e e e e q

Verse 1 (all notes are eights)
          0:27 - 0:41
2*:

  
A
                 
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3         
  
E
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
         3 3 3 3 

Chrorus (1e time)
          0:41 - 0:54

  
G
                 
     2 5 3 2     
                 
                 
  
D
                 
 3 5         5 3 
                 
                 
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
                 
                 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 


  
G
                 
     2 5 3 2     
                 
                 
  
D
                 
 3 5         5 3 
                 
                 
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
                 
                 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1   
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1   
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

Then play verse 2 (like verse 1)
          0:54 - 1:07
2*:

  
A
                 
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3         
  
E
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
         3 3 3 3 

Chrorus (2e time)  1:07 - 1:21

  
G
                 
     2 5 3 2     
                 
                 
  
D
                 
 3 5         5 3 
                 
                 
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
                 
                 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 


  
G
                 
     2 5 3 2     
                 
                 
  
D
                 
 3 5         5 3 
                 
                 
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
                 
                 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1   
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1   
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

During the bridge lost of notes are difficult to hear. Listen carrefully..
1e part of the bridge:
          1:21 - 1:28

  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 
 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 6  
  
E
                 
                 
                 
                  

          1:28 - 1:35

  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4  
  
E
                 
                 
                 
                  


  
           1
35   1
41
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 
 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 
  
E
                 
                 
                 
                 


  
           1
41   1
48
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
           2 3 4 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3       

2e part of the bridge:

  
           1
48   1
55
  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
                 
           2 3 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 
 3 3 3 3 3       

          1:55 - 2:01

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
     5 5 3 3 1 1 
     5 5 3 3 1 1 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3             
 3 3             


  
           2
01   2
08
  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
     5 5 3 3 1 1 
     5 5 3 3 1 1 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3             
 3 3             

            2:08 - 2:15

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
     5 5 3 3 1 1 
     5 5 3 3 1 1 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3             
 3 3             

            2:15 - 2:22

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
                 
           2 3 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 
 3 3 3 3 3       


  
           2
22   2
29
  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
                 
           2 3 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 
 3 3 3 3 3       

Verse 3    2:29 - 2:42
2*:

  
A
                 
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3         
  
E
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
         3 3 3 3 

Chrorus (3e time)  2:42 - 2:56

  
G
                 
     2 5 3 2     
                 
                 
  
D
                 
 3 5         5 3 
                 
                 
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
                 
                 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 


  
G
                 
     2 5 3 2     
                 
                 
  
D
                 
 3 5         5 3 
                 
                 
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
                 
                 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1   
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1   
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

Outpart:

  
           2
56   3
02
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 
 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 6 
  
E
                 
                 
                 
                 
  
           3
02   3
10
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 
  
E
                 
                 
                 
                 


  
           3
10   3
16
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 
 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 6 
  
E
                 
                 
                 
                 


  
           3
16   3
23
  
A
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                 
           2 3 4 
  
E
                 
                 
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 
 3 3 3 3 3       


  
           3
23   3
30
  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
                 
           2 3 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 
 3 3 3 3 3       

          3:30 - 3:36

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
     4 4 3 3 2 2 
     2 2 3 3 4 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3             
 3 3             

         3:36 - 3:43

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
     4 4 3 3 2 2 
     2 2 3 3 4 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3             
 3 3             

         3:43 - 3:50

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
     4 4 3 3 2 2 
     2 2 3 3 4 4 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3 3             
 3 3             

         3:50 - 3:56

  
D
   4 5 4         
           7 8 7 
                 
                 
  
A
 5         4 5 4 
   7 8 7 8       
                 
                 
  
E
         5       
 8               
 3