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DreaminBassMunky · Unread post by **DreaminBassMunky** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:36 pm

As with all of my tabs this is what I hear Stefan playing but remember to improvise, and as always questions comments and suggestions are always welcome. Here's one of my favorites, showing Stefan's pure bassly genious, Spotlight:

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Spotlight
Tabbed: 8/21/03
Taken From Studio and 1/27/93**
**Times taken from Studio.
Tuning: E-A-D-G

Intro 0:00 – 0:17

Little Riff before Verse 0:17 – 0:18
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|------------10-8---|
|-8--10-------------|

Pre verse* 0:18 – 0:35
|----------------10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
|------------10------------------10-----------------------------|
|--8-8-8-8--------------------------8---8---10---------10-8--|
|---------------------------------------------------8-10---------|

|----------------12-12-12-12--10------------------------|
|------------10-----------------------10-------------------|
|--8-8-8-8-------------------------------8---------10-8--|
|----------------------------------------------8-10--------|
This pre verse as a whole repeats twice before the verse begins.

Verse 0:35 – 1:05
|-----------|--------------------------------|
|-----------|-------------5------------------|
|-----------|----------5----8-8-8--7-5----|
|1--1-1-1---|-5--5-8--------------------8--|
Use that first section of F’s to get to your A note. Then use that little run to get to your 8 on your A string. That will now serve as your F. From here just fiddle around with fills. That’s the basic part that Stefan plays from what I hear, but get creative. The whole verse is simply an F chord to an A minor chord so play on that. Those first F’s will not need to be used again, that’s why they are separate.

Chorus 1:06 – 1:26
|----------------------------------------------------7/9-9-9--------------------
|------------------------------4-5-7-----5-7-------------------------3---5-------
|-0------------0----------5-----------7-----------------------5---3---------5----
|------3-3-------3-3------------------------------------------------------------3-|
Repeats twice the opening part adds a few extra A’s that I didn’t add.


“Out in the World…” 1:26 – 1:42
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------4------------------|
|-----------3--1-------4-5-7----------------3-5--|
|--3---3-3-------5--7-------------5--5--5-------|

“In the Spolight….” 1:42 – 2:14
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5-----------------------------|
|--------------5---8-----5----------5---3---0------|
|--6----8---------------------3--5--------------1--|
This part repeats 4 times. On the 4th time just hold the A rather than hit the F.

Pre Verse 2:14 – 2:23

Verse 2:23 – 2:36

Chorus 2:36 – 2:58

“Out in this world…” 2:58 – 3:14

“In the Spotlight…” 3:14 – 3:46

Sax solo 3:46 – 4:16*
*During the sax solo Stefan plays a modified version of the verse. Mostly it’s just simplified, using the same run over and over.
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5------|
|--8-8-8---7-5-----------5------8--|
|-----------------5-----8------------|

Chorus 4:16 – 4:36

“Out in this world..” 4:37 – 4:53

“In the Spotlight…” 4:54 – 5:25

“….Yeah….” 5:25 – 5:41 (end)
E|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1--|
Repeat that 4 times. I tried to show the rhythm. You’ll get it though.

Bartender2424 · Unread post by **Bartender2424** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 6:47 pm

Questions: None
Comments: Great Tab
Suggestions: Keep up the great Tabbing

Looks great man... :evil:

hopefully I'll have Raven by tonite!

DreaminBassMunky · Unread post by **DreaminBassMunky** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:59 pm

Yeah man, thanks, and I am excited to see Raven! :-D

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:43 pm

how did stefan go from this brilliance

to dream girl?

i am sam2 · Unread post by **i am sam2** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:01 pm

i like tictacs wrote:how did stefan go from this brilliance

to dream girl?

its hard to be brilliant when what youre working with is subpar...and when you have 3 minutes to do it

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:25 pm

or his watchtower solos

irritate me to no end

i'm his most staunch supporter

but come on. he has all the time and all the equipment to come up with a tasteful solo.

bassman462 · Unread post by **bassman462** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:29 pm

the music he listens to...thats what i think it is, its not keeping him in the "groove" or w.e to help him come up with more tasteful solo's.

paulaitchison · Unread post by **paulaitchison** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:04 pm

just for the record. stephan owns this song. it sounds so good with heavy bass.

............. if anyone had a few min spair to record the base i would be grateful. as i can play sing and violin it pretty well.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:07 pm

I can do the bass part tomorrow if someone wants to do guitar.

paulaitchison · Unread post by **paulaitchison** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:54 am

i could do the guitar but im still waiting for a new mic to come, if you could do the bass, i could do some takes with the accoustic guitar and work out a lead before i put them together. if you could that would be awsome, PM me when you get round to it. thanks a lot.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:08 pm

Sure. should be before xmas.

paulaitchison · Unread post by **paulaitchison** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:14 am

thats great,, thanks.

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