This is the main bass riff that runs through most of the song
listen to it to pick up the rhythm.
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D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3———3—————1—3———1—3—————————3———1—3———————————————————————————————————————|
E|—————————3—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
At (as Kele sings 'the reckoning')
The bass stops and rests for 8 lines. The bass comes back in with:
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A|—3—3—3——————————————————————5—5—5—5—————————————————————————————————————————|
E|—————————3—3—3———4—4—4——1—1—————————————————————————————————————————————————|
This riff is played 8 times until (Kele sings 'so fu**ing useless').
Then play the following i cant be bothered to count the notes so just listen for the chord
changes
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D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3>>——————————————————————5———5——————3>>————————1>>—3>>————————————————————|
E|—————————3>>———4>>—1>>———————————————————3>>—4>>———————————————————————————|
Finish with the main riff 4 more times.
Bloc Party are an English indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Lissack (lead guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass guitar, synths, backing vocals, glockenspiel), and Matt Tong (drums, backing vocals). Their brand of music is said to have been drawn from such bands as Mogwai, The Cure, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, and in their more recent work, Radiohead.
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