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Artist: Midnight Oil

Album: Diesel And Dust
Song: Beds Are Burning
Copyright: CBS, 1987

Tab: Alexander Westers

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Tuning: Standard bass tuning

Note that the bass line in the verse looks and sounds awkward.
But it is the version that Bones Hillman played in all his concerts
with the Oils (at least those I know) and he's not messing it up
every concert.
If you listen very well, you hear it on the CD too.
Check the 1993 MTV Unplugged version to see and hear what I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJiwLOUJOMA (0:18-0:23)

[Fill 1]
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0---3----5-------|

[Verse 1]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|-0-0-6-7--0-0-5-7-|-0-0-4-5--0-0-4-2-|

[Pre-Chorus]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|

[Fill 1]
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0---3----5-------|

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A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
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A|------------------|------------------|
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G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
Rhythm Guitar S M A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
Solo Guitar S M D|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------|------------------|
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A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
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G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 A|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|

[Verse 2]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|-0-0-6-7--0-0-5-7-|-0-0-4-5--0-0-4-2-|

[Fill 1]
G|------------------|
AD
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0---3----5-------|

[Chorus]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
 G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------|------------------|

[Bridge]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|

 G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|

[Chorus]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-| Beds Are Burning – M
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
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A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
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A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------|------------------|

G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|

[Fill 1] x2
G|------------------|
 D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0---3----5-------|

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2 COMMENTS
What do you think about this tab?

You're absolutely correct in saying that this verse line has been tabbed out incorrectly so many tim
attest for anything other than the 2 bar verse line, but you're spot on with your tab for that part.
the second bar in that live version he is ABSOLUTELY playing a G#. On the studio version, however, m
Melodyne frequency analysis) reveal that it is actually a G natural. Either version is good, but the
version's complete descending chromatic line sounds better to me personally.

I loved this song and Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls " (which came out around the same time) f
reason ... deceptively simple. Neither were complex, but you needed an ear to hear the little nuance

Cheers!!!
mrbassiam 10 • Oct 29, 2015 • reply

Love this song, especially the bass. Nice one!

thedealio 10 • Dec 22, 2016 • reply

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