Gallery Piece   of Montreal

 
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 I don't know how many of you realise how genius this song is. It may sound


 repetitive, but upon closer inspection, the instrumentation is pretty damn


 complex. I've counted at least two basses and four guitars, plus the


 keyboards, voices (and harmonies) and drums. Kevin barnes is a music god.


 


 So here are both basslines of the song, for starters. Let's see how things


 turn out.


 


 

 


 


 Standard tuning


 


 / = Slide up


 \ = Slide down


 ~ = Let ring


 _________________________________________


 Part I


 


 The first bass kicks in right as the song starts, the second when Kevin


 gives that funny shriek a bit after the beginning.


 


 [Bass] [1]  


 

 
 G|---------8--------------------------------------------|
 D|---8-10----11-10----8-10------8-10----8-10------------|
 A|--------------------------11----------------11-10-8---|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 [Bass] [2]  


 

 
 G|--10-10--8--8-------------8--10--10--8--9----|
 D|----------------6--6--5----------------------|
 A|-8--8---6--6------------6--8---8---6--7------|
 E|---------------4--4--3-----------------------|

 


 


 Bass 1 stops when Kevin starts singing and comes in again when he stops and


 until the 1:24 minute mark. Bass 2 plays from the beginning when all the


 instruments kick in and until the 1:24 mark, where part II begins.


 


 _________________________________


 Part II


 


 This part was really hard to figure out, sometimes I heard notes that just


 weren't there on some live versions, or flat out imagined some notes, so


 this is just the main idea of how the song goes for both basses.


 


 [Bass] [1]  


 

 
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---15----15---15----15--|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---(9)-------(9)-------(9)-------(9)-------(13)-------(13)----|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-13----13---13----13---13----13---13----13---13--13---13--13---13--13---13--15-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------11-------11-------11-------11---|
 E|---(11)-------(11)-------(11)-------(11)---------------------------------------|
 G|---16-------16-------16-------16-----|
 D|-16--16---16--16---16--16---16--16---|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------16-------16-------16-------16-----|
 D|-13--13---13--13---13--13---13--15---16--16---16--16---16--16---16--16---|
 A|---11-------11-------11-------11-----------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---12-------12-------12-------12--------------------------|
 D|-12--12---12--12---12--12---12--12---16----16---16----16--|
 A|---------------------------------------(14)-------(14)----|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|-14----14---14----14---14----14---14----14--|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|---(12)-------(12)-------(12)-------(12)----|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-13----13---13----13---13----13---13----13---11---11---11---11---11---11---11-9-8-|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---(11)-------(11)-------(11)-------(11)-------(9)-------(9)-------(9)------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-13----13---13----13---13----13---13----13---15----15---15----15---15\---|
 A|-----------------------------------------------(13)-------(13)-----------|
 E|---(11)-------(11)-------(11)-------(11)---------------------------------|

 


 |-OR INSTEAD OF THIS, PLAY...


 


 

 
 G|--------------------------------------------/15-18-15-13--15----13\---|
 D|-13----13---13----13---13----13---13----13-------------------15-------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---(11)-------(11)-------(11)-------(11)------------------------------|

 


 


 The notes between brackets are notes that I seem to hear, but are either


 very unclear or in my head. You can play them or play mute tontes instead.


 Listen to the song and play what seems convenient to you.


 


 [Bass] [2]  


 The second bass only appears during a chord change, and almost always plays


 at the same time that thee keyboards do, so listen to the song to know when


 the actual changes are. I am not so sure about these notes to, so listen to


 the song and see if you hear different notes than the ones noted here.


 


 

 
 G|-6~----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------0~--0~-1-2~--1~-4-------1~-----------|
 A|----4~-5-6~------9~-------9~---------------------4~----------1~----|
 E|-------------4~------4~--------------------------------------------|