This is my attempt at creating a bass tab for "Death of the Celts". As far as I'm aware, this is the first bass tab anyone has put together for this song. I stand by my previous comments that this is Harris's most interesting and challenging performance since at least 2000. Corrections are welcome (I'm confident I got all the main parts, but I'm sure I missed some subtleties and variations). 0:00 - 0:10 - Riff 1 (acoustic bass) G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--| A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 0:10 - 0:21 - repeat Riff 1 G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--| A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 0:21 - 0:36 - Riff 2 (acoustic bass) G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-9-12-|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-5-7--| A|-0-----------------------0---------------------|-0-----------------------0---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| 0:36 - 0:50 - repeat Riff 2 G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-9-12-|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-5-7--| A|-0-----------------------0---------------------|-0-----------------------0---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| 0:51 - 1:13 - repeat Riff 1 twice G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--| A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--| A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 1:13 - 1:27 - Riff 3 (acoustic bass) |(3x)| G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------| D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--| A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------| 1:27 - 1:41 - repeat Riff 3 |(3x)| G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7---|----------------------------------| D|-7---7----------7--7---5--5--|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--| A|-----------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----| E|-----------------------------|-----------------3---3------------| 1:41 - 1:54 Riff 4 (acoustic bass) |(3x)| G|---9-9----9-9-|---7-7--------|----------------------------| D|-7--7---7--7--|-5--5----7-7--|---5-5---5-5-----------7-7--| A|--------------|-------5--5---|-3--3---3-3-----5-5--5--5---| E|--------------|--------------|--------------3--3----------| 1:55 - 2:08 repeat Riff 4 |(3x)| G|---9-9----9-9-|---7-7--------|----------------------------| D|-7--7---7--7--|-5--5----7-7--|---5-5---5-5-----------7-7--| A|--------------|-------5--5---|-3--3---3-3-----5-5--5--5---| E|--------------|--------------|--------------3--3----------| 2:08 - 2:22 repeat Riff 3 |(3x)| G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------| D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--| A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------| 2:22 - 2:34 Riff 5 (The main verse riff - nice and simple) G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---| E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------| 2:35 - 2:48 repeat Riff 5 G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---| E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------| 2:49 - 3:01 play Riff 3 (this time on electric bass) |(3x)| G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------| D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--| A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------| 3:01 - 3:26 play Riff 5 twice G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---| E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------| G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---| E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------| 3:26 - 3:39 play Riff 3 (again on electric bass) |(3x)| G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------| D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--| A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------| 3:40 - 4:04 Riff 6 (Not sure about this one - the bass is pretty low in the mix here) |(4x)| G|--------------------------| D|--------55----------------| A|-0-007-7---3-335-555-320--| E|--------------------------| 4:05 - 4:17 Riff 7 |(3x)| G|--------------------|-5---------7----------| D|--------------------|-5---------7----------| A|-0-202-320-0-202----|-3-333-333-5-555-555--| E|----------------353-|----------------------| 4:17 - 4:42 repeat Riff 7 twice |(3x)| |(3x)| G|--------------------|-5---------7----------|--------------------|-5---------7----------| D|--------------------|-5---------7----------|--------------------|-5---------7----------| A|-0-202-320-0-202----|-3-333-333-5-555-555--|-0-202-320-0-202----|-3-333-333-5-555-555--| E|----------------353-|----------------------|----------------353-|----------------------| 4:42 - 4:58 Riff 8 (play the riff below 4x) G|-----------------------------------------| D|---7-91097---7-91097---7-91097---45754---| A|-7---------7---------7---------5---------| E|-----------------------------------------| 4:58 - 5:13 Riff 9 (play the riff below 2x) G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|---------------777-------------|---------------777-------------| A|-7-777-999-777-----777-999-540-|-7-777-999-777-----777-9997-57-| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 5:14 - 5:27 Riff 10 (play the riff below 2x) G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-12-11---12-11-----11------------------| D|----------11-12-14----------|------------------------14-----14-12--14-12-11--| A|-12-12-12-------------------|------------------------------------------------| (continued) E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-11-11-11--12-11--------| D|----------11-12-14----------|--------------------------12-14--| A|-12-12-12-------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 5:28 - 5:42 Riff 11 (play the riff below 2x) G|-------9-----7-----9-----|-------9-----7-----9-|-------9-----7-----9-----|------7-----7--------| D|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---7-9--9-7---9-7----|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---5-7--7-5---5---7--| A|-7-----------------------|-7-------------------|-7-----------------------|-5--------------5----| E|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| 5:43 - 5:57 repeat Riff 9 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|---------------777-------------|---------------777-------------| A|-7-777-999-777-----777-999-540-|-7-777-999-777-----777-9997-57-| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 5:58 - 6:11 repeat Riff 10 (play the riff below 2x) G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-12-11---12-11-----11------------------| D|----------11-12-14----------|------------------------14-----14-12--14-12-11--| A|-12-12-12-------------------|------------------------------------------------| (continued) E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-11-11-11--12-11--------| D|----------11-12-14----------|--------------------------12-14--| A|-12-12-12-------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 6:12 - 6:25 Riff 12 (repeat 4x) G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-0-00000-00000-0000-------| E|-------------------3-333--| 6:26 - 6:39 Riff 13 (repeat 2x) (Not sure of exactly what Harris is playing. It's C and D root notes with some basic ascending & descending fills after) G|-------------------555-----|---------------777---------| D|-----------333-555-----555-|-----------777-----777-555-| A|-3-333-333-----------------|-5-555-555-----------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| 6:40 - 6:54 play Riff 10 (play the riff below 2x) G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-12-11---12-11-----11------------------| D|----------11-12-14----------|------------------------14-----14-12--14-12-11--| A|-12-12-12-------------------|------------------------------------------------| (continued) E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-11-11-11--12-11--------| D|----------11-12-14----------|--------------------------12-14--| A|-12-12-12-------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 6:54 - 7:21 play Riff 5 twice (A bit faster here, and with more power chords for emphasis) G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---| E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------| G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------| A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---| E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------| 7:22 - 7:49 Riff 14 (repeat 2x) G|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-5---------7----| D|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-5---------7----| A|-7-777-775-55-0-00-|-7-777-775-55-0-00-|-7-777-775-55-0-00-|-3-333-----555--| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------333------| 7:49 - 8:03 play Riff 11 (repeat 2x) G|-------9-----7-----9-----|-------9-----7-----9-|-------9-----7-----9-----|------7-----7--------| D|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---7-9--9-7---9-7----|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---5-7--7-5---5---7--| A|-7-----------------------|-7-------------------|-7-----------------------|-5--------------5----| E|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| 8:04 - 8:17 Riff 15 (repeat 2x) G|----------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------| D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| E|------------------------------------------------------------| 8:18 - 8:46 Riff 16 (repeat 4x) (Same as above, up three semitones - there may be a variation I'm missing at the end) G|----------------------------12-12-12-12-------------------------------------| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 8:47 - 9:03 play Riff 8 (repeat 4x) (Slow down during the final repetition) G|-----------------------------------------| D|---7-91097---7-91097---7-91097---45754---| A|-7---------7---------7---------5---------| E|-----------------------------------------| 9:06 - 9:28 play Riff 4 (except play the first part 5x instead of 3x) |(5x)| G|---9-9----9-9-|---7-7--------|----------------------------| D|-7--7---7--7--|-5--5----7-7--|---5-5---5-5-----------7-7--| A|--------------|-------5--5---|-3--3---3-3-----5-5--5--5---| E|--------------|--------------|--------------3--3----------| 9:28 - 9:47 play Riff 3 (a bit slower than before) |(3x)| G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------| D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--| A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------| 9:48 - 10:00 play Riff 1 (a bit slower than before) G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------| D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--| A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 10:01 - 10:16 play the following variation on Riff 2: G|------------------------------------------------| D|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7-----10-10-10-10-10-5-7--| A|-0------------------------0---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Fade out on the ringing A
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Death of the Celts
Type: Bass