Elvis Costello Oliver's Army ver 1 bass tab

Oliver's Army Ver 1 by Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army ver 1 bass tab 


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			     OLIVER'S ARMY - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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Tabbed By : Jim Collett


Fantastic bass from the criminally underrated Bruce Thomas on this classic song. Here's how I play it, which I think is very close to the recorded version. Some parts are difficult to hear on the recording, particularly at the end of verses and choruses, so apologies for any errors.


Intro

G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------7----7--4----------|--------------------------------|
A|----------4--7-------------7-----7-|-5----5--4----4----------7---7--|
E|--5----5----------------------5----|-----------------7----7---------|

G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----------------7----7--4----------|------------------------------------|
A|----------4--7-------------7-----7-|-5----5--4----4-------7--7----------|
E|--5----5----------------------5----|-----------------7----------0--2—4--|


Verse 1

G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------7----7--4----------|--------------------------------|
A|----------4--7-------------7-----7-|-5----5--4----4----------7---7--|
E|--5----5----------------------5----|-----------------7----7---------|

G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------7----7--4----------|-------------------------6------|
A|----------4--7-------------7-----7-|-5----5-----5----4----4-----4---|
E|--5----5----------------------5----|---------5----------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--4------------------------------|--4------------------------------------|
A|------7---6---4------------------|------7---6---4-----4--5--6--7--5—4----|
E|------------------7---5---4---2--|------------------7-----------------7--|


Chorus 1

G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------4----4--6----6-|
A|---------4--5--7----5----5--7----4----|---------4--5--7------------------|
E|--5----5---------------------------7--|--5----5--------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--7----7--6----6--4----4---------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7----7-|-5----5--4----4----------7---7--|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------7----7---------|


Lead-in to verse 2 – as 2nd part of intro

Verse 2 – as verse 1

Chorus 2 – as chorus 1



Lead-in to bridge

G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----------------7----7--4----------|------------------------------------|
A|----------4--7-------------7-----7-|-5----5--4----4-------7--7----------|
E|--5----5----------------------5----|-----------------7----------0--2—3--|

Bridge

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------2--3--4----4-----4-|-2----2-----2---1----1--1----|
E|--4----4----------------2----|---------2-------------------|

G|--------------6--------------|-------------1--------------3-----|
D|------3---6-------4----------|--1--2----2-----2---4----4-----4--|
A|--4-------------------4------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------2--|----------------------------------|

G|----------9--------------------------11--9--6--------------|
D|--9----9-----11-------11-11--------------------------------|
A|------------------9-9-------9-9-9-9------------9--7--6-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------9--|


Verse 3

G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------9----9--6----------|--------------------------------|
A|----------6--9-------------9-----9-|-7----7--6----6--4----4--2---2--|
E|--7----7----------------------7----|--------------------------------|

G|----------------4----4--1----------|-----------------------3-----|
D|----------1--4-------------4-----2-|-2----2-----2--1----1-----1--|
A|--2----2----------------------2----|---------2-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

G|--1------------------------------|--1--------------------------------------|
D|------4---3---1------------------|------4---3---1-----1--2--3--4--2--1-----|
A|------------------4---2---1------|------------------4-------------------4--|
E|------------------------------4--|-----------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|----------1--4--2----2--4--1-----|
A|--2----2----------------------4--|
E|---------------------------------|


Chorus 3

G|---------------------------------|------------------1----1--3----3--|
D|----------1--4--2----2--4--1-----|----------1-2-4-------------------|
A|--2----2----------------------4--|--2----2--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G|--4----4--3----3--1----1---------|----------------------------------| x3
D|--------------------------4----4-|-2----2--1----1----------4--------| (ad lib
A|---------------------------------|-----------------4----4-----4-----|	last
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------2--|	part)

G|----------------4----4--1----------|---------------------------------|
D|----------1--4-------------4-----2-|-2----2--1----1----4---4---------|
A|--2----2----------------------2----|-----------------4---4---4-----1-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------2-4---|
Ad lib and fade out to end