Mad World Bass

MAD WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Tears For Fears
(From the 1983 Album THE HURTING)
 
Words and Music by Roland Orzabal
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Curt Smith - Bass'
 
  [Intro]     [1st & 2nd Verses] [Pre-Chorus]
  Q=120
  4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx4            Wx16           Wx8
G|------------||--------------||--------||
D|------------||o-------------||--------||
A|------------||o-------------||--------||
E|------------||--------------||--------||
 
 
  [Chorus]
   E e E S S e E E E   +H     E E E E   E e E S S e E E E   +H     E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|-----------2---4---|-----------------|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4--|
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|-2-2---------------|-----------------|
 
 
   E e E S S e E E E   +H     E E E E   E e E S S e E E E   +W
G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|-----------2---4---|--------o||
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----o||
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|-2-2---------------|---------||
 
 
                [Interlude]
   Wx3            E E E E H      E E E E H      E E E E H      E E E E H
G|------------||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|------------||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
A|------------||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-2-----2------o||
E|------------||--2-----2------|-5-----5------|-0-----0------|---------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   E e E S S e E E E   +H     E E E E   E e E S S e E E E   +H     E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|-----------2---4---|-----------------|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4--|
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|-2-2---------------|-----------------|
 
 
   E e E S S e E E E   +H     E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-----------2---4---|----------------|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)----2-0-2-4-|
E|-2-2---------------|----------------|
 
 
                                   [Outro]
   E e E S S e E E E   +W            Wx11
G|-------------------|------------||---------*|
D|-----------2---4---|------------||---------*|
A|-------2h4-------2-|-(2)--------||---------*|
E|-2-2---------------|------------||---------*|
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer-on
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