Statutory Ape


Statutory Ape By The Black Dahlia Murder

Here’s the basstab for Statutory Ape, a bitchin’ song by The Black Dahlia Murder.

This is a great song to jam out with on bass. Turn up the volume, bang your head and feel your fingers cramp from all the runs.

Intro
D#|-----|
A#|-----|
F |-----|
C |-0---|

D#|--------------------------------------------9---12-9----------8-------|
A#|-----------------9----9----7-----------9------9------10-7-------9-7---|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10---10---9-6---7-7---10---------------9-7-------9-|
C |---------------------------------8------------------------------------| x3

D#|--------------------------------------------9---12-9------------|
A#|-----------------9----9----7-----------9------9------10---------|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10---10---9-6---7-7---10-----------------3---|
C |---------------------------------8------------------------------|

Verse
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------7---5---4-7-----5-----4------------------|
F |-------------------------0---0-----0-0---0-0----10-----9-----7--|
C |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------7-7---7-7----| x2

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------7-----5---4--7-----------------|
F |---------------------------6-9---0-0---0------7-------7-------|
C |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-8----------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-| x2

Bridge
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-77-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-| x2

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------7---5---4-7-----5-----4------------------|
F |-------------------------0---0-----0-0---0-0----10-----9-----7--|
C |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------7-7---7-7----|

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------7---5---4-7-----5-----4----------------|
F |-------------------------0---0-----0-0---0-0------------------|
C |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------5-0-0-2-0-0-0--|

Chorus
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2-2--------------1-1-1-1-2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5-4-4-|
F |-3-3-0-0-----0-0-3-3-0-0--------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7-7-------------7-7-------------5-5-------------5-5-------------|
F |-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----2-2-3-3-2-2-----2-2-3-3-2-2-|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2-2--------------1-1-1-1-2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5-4-4-|
F |-3-3-0-0-----0-0-3-3-0-0--------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7-7-------------7-7-------------5-5-----------------------------|
F |-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Post Chorus
D#|--------------------------------------------9---12-9----------8-------|
A#|-----------------9----9----7-----------9------9------10-7-------9-7---|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10---10---9-6---7-7---10---------------9-7-------9-|
C |---------------------------------8------------------------------------| x3

D#|--------------------------------------------9---12-9------------|
A#|-----------------9----9----7-----------9------9------10---------|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10---10---9-6---7-7---10-----------------3---|
C |---------------------------------8------------------------------|

Bass Fill
D#|-----------------|
A#|---------7-------|
F |-----6-9---6-9---|
C |-7-8-----------8-|

Breakdown
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------------------------6-------------6-----6-9-|
C |---000-000-000-000-000-000-000---000-000-000---000-----|

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------10-7-----------7-10---7---|
F |-7-----------------------------10--------9-6---6-9------9---6-|
C |---000-000-000-000-000-000-000---------------8----------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------------------------6-------------6-----6-9-|
C |---000-000-000-000-000-000-000---000-000-000---000-----|

D#|----------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|
F |-7--------------------------------------|
C |---000-000-000-000-000-000-000-8------7-| Whole Section x2

Solo
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------1-------------------------------5---|
F |-------------------------3-------------------------------2-------|
C |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|

D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-7-0-----------------2---6---|
C |---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---3-| Both x3

D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------1------|
F |--------------0-----------------------2-2-2-2-2---------|
C |-0-----0-3--0-------3---2-------------------------------| x2

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------1--------|
F |-----------0--------------------2-2-2-2-2----------|
C |-0-------------------3---2-------------------------| x2

Chorus
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2-2--------------1-1-1-1-2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5-4-4-|
F |-3-3-0-0-----0-0-3-3-0-0--------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7-7-------------7-7-------------5-5-------------5-5-------------|
F |-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----2-2-3-3-2-2-----2-2-3-3-2-2-|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2-2--------------1-1-1-1-2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5-4-4-|
F |-3-3-0-0-----0-0-3-3-0-0--------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7-7-------------7-7-------------5-5-------------5-5-------------|
F |-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----3-3-6-6-3-3-----2-2-3-3-2-2-----2-2-3-3-2-2-|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-0-----4-4-----0-0-----3-3-3-3-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----7-7-6-6|
F |-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------------4-4-----7-7-----4-4--------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-9-9-0-0-3-3-0-0-9-9-0-0-3-3-0-0-7-7-----0-0-----7-7-----0-0-----|
F |-------------------------------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-0-----4-4-----0-0-----3-3-3-3-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----7-7-6-6|
F |-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------------4-4-----7-7-----4-4--------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------|
A#|-9-9-0-0-3-3-0-0-9-9-0-0-3-3-0-0-7-7-----0-0---------3---6-----6-----|
F |-------------------------------------4-4-----4-4-2-5---5---8---------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------2---|

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