Tame Impala

41 Mosquitoes Flying In Formation(Bass guitar)

Tame Impala

Key: D

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	        intro (bass starts at 0:08 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|---5---------3--5---| 
E|----------5---------| 

 verse (0:14, 'cockroach died of starvation')  
 bracketed part is the groove, repeat until 'so do you not..')     >2nd ending into P.C.> 
G|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
D|------------3-4|--------------------------------5-8----8----------|--------------------| 
A|------3-5-6----|5-5-3h5-3--5-5-3h5-3-------5-66-----66---6-8-6-5-6|5-5-3h5-3--5-5-3h5-3| 
E|3-5-6----------|----------------------33-6------------------------|--------------------| 

 Pre-Chorus (0:33, 'SOOO do you not want me to come over') open strings are easier if you prefer 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------8--------------------------------------------------8-----7-7-7---| 
A|5-5-3h5-3------5-------3-66---6-8-6-5-6-5-5-3h5-3--5-5-3h5-3------5-------3-66---6-8---------| 
E|----------33-6---0-1-5---------------------------------------33-6---0-1-5------------------10 hold 

playing the D on fret 10 of the E string allows you to  
slide down to the G on fret 3 without interrupting the note. 

 Chorus (0:50, 'Not much we know') 
 bracketed part is the groove, repeat 6x adding slight ornamentation until 1:42 
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------|---------3/5-------------3/5---| 
A|---------------0-1-3-5-|-3\1--1-------5--3\1--1-------5| 
E|10\3----3--1h3---------|-------------------------------| 

 intro-lude (1:42, ornamental until verse at 2:03, 'long as I don't have to concentrate') 
G|--12-10-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-4| 
A|---------------------------x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-x5-55---x5-x5-x5-x5--------3-5-6----| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------x3-5-6----------| 

verse 
Pre-Chorus 
Chorus repeat until 3:31, breakdown and hit a Dm chord  
then back into the Chorus and jam on it. guitar feedback over fade out 

h = hammer-on 
/ = slide up 
\ = slide down 
x = muted string
	        

Written by Kevin Parker

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