The Distance by Cake
Tabbed by: Todd Cathey [email protected]

Another that is meant to be played on a 5—string
fretless bass. Only three parts to this bassline,
pieced together as I have below. A nice mid—range
tone is important, as is the ska/reggae feel.
Memorize the parts by playing the first 1 1/2 min
of the song; when you've got them down, take your
eyes off the tab and *feel* your way through the
song, putting all the parts together. Enjoy!

Notes on my tab:
/  =  slide up to note
() =  ghosted note






Intro and verse part I:

G|—————————————————————|————————————————————————————||
D|—————————————————————|————————————————————————————||
A|——5—6—7————5—6—7—————|——5—6—7————5—6—7————————————||
E|———————0——0—————0—0——|———————0——0—————0—0—————————||
B|—————————————————————|————————————————————————————||


verse part II: (as they speed through the finish...)
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————||
D|—————5————————————————————————————————————————————||
A|——/7—————7————7——7—5—————————————————————/7—7—5———||
E|———————7———(7)——————7————————3——5—0——(0)———————7——||
B|———————————————————————3—4—5——————————————————————||
X 4


pre—chorus: play verse part I:
G|—————————————————————|————————————————————————————||
D|—————————————————————|————————————————————————————||
A|——5—6—7————5—6—7—————|——5—6—7————5—6—7————————————||
E|———————0——0—————0—0——|———————0——0—————0—0—————————||
B|—————————————————————|————————————————————————————||
X 2


then chorus:
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————||
D|————5—————————————————————————————————————————————||
A|——/7—7—————————————6—7————7—7—6———————————————————||
E|——————7—(7)7—7—5——7—7——(7)—————7——————————————————||
B|————————————————7—————————————————————————————————||

G|———————————————————————||  break: guitar only....
D|————5——————————————————||
A|——/7—7—————————————6—7—||
E|——————7—(7)7—7—5——7—7——||
B|————————————————7——————||

Verse parts I & II
Pre—chorus
Chorus X 4
Break: guitar only
Out with main riff


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