Song: Old West
Band: Five Iron Frenzy
Album(s): Upbeats & Beatdowns, Cheeses of Nazareth
Release Date(s): Upbeats & Beatdowns (1996), Cheeses of Nazareth (2003)
Label: 5 Minute Walk Records
Bassist: Keith Hoerig

BASS TAB
tabbed by ScorpioScipelli

Legend:

r  = let the note ring until the next note
x# = play the note repeatedly for # beats (you can change the timing to make it
     sound cooler)
*  = changes (check for footnotes)

[Intro: Part 1|

                                /G|————|
This part is in sync with last / D|————|
two notes of the guitar riff    A|0———|
                                E|——4—|

[Intro: Part 2|

  (A)              (B)              (C)
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————0—0—0———|————————2—2—2———|————————0—0—————|
E|0—0—0—4———————4—|0—0—0—4———————4—|2—2—2———————4—2—|

The order for this is ABAC.

 "Some cowboys were a ridin'..."

  (A)              (B)              
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————0r——————|————————2r——————|
E|0r————4———————4—|0r————4———————4—|

  (C)              (D)
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————0———————|————————0———————|
E|2r——————————4———|2r——————————4—2—|

The order for this is ABACABAD.

 "Kill them too..."

  (A)              (B)              (C)*
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————————————|0x7—————————————|2x6—————————2222|
E|2x7———————————4—|——————————————4—|————————————————|

 The order for this is ABAC.

*1st time: Play all four Bs at the end of part C. 2nd time: Don't play any of the
 Bs. 3rd time: Play the first and third B. (Listen to the song for the timing)

 "West or bust, in God we trust..."

Played exactly the same as [Intro: Part 2|. However, right before the bridge and at 
the very end of the song, part C changes like this:

  (Pre—Bridge C)   (Ending C)
G|————————————————|————————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————————|
A|————————0———————|————————0———————————|
E|2—2—2—4—————4———|2—2—2—2—————4———0———|



  (A)              (B)              (C)
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|———————2—2—2—2——|————————————————|222—2—2—————————|
A|4444—4——————————|———————4—2—0—2——|————————4—2—0———|
E|————————————————|4444—4——————————|——————————————4—|

The order for this is ABABABAC.



Intro: Part 1
Intro: Part 2 (played twice)
Verse
Pre—Chorus
Chorus (played twice)
Verse
Pre—Chorus
Chorus (played twice)
Bridge
Verse
Pre—Chorus
Chorus (played twice)

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