Get A Grip On Yourself(Bass guitar)

	        The Stranglers 
Get a grip on yourself 

Transcribed by Michel Mulder & Ron Fluit (Netherlands) 
The Bold numbers are elapsed time on your cd-player!!! 

Intro (14*) 
0:00 - 0:27 
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|  
    e e e e e e q 

Verse 1 (all notes are eights) 
          0:27 - 0:41 
2*: 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|  
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|  
    
Chrorus (1e time) 
          0:41 - 0:54  
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|  
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|  
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|  
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q 

Then play verse 2 (like verse 1) 
          0:54 - 1:07 
2*: 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|  
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|  


Chrorus (2e time)  1:07 - 1:21 
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|  
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|  
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|  
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q 


During the bridge lost of notes are difficult to hear. Listen carrefully.. 

1e part of the bridge: 
          1:21 - 1:28 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6--|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|  

          1:28 - 1:35 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4--| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 




           1:35 - 1:41 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  

           1:41 - 1:48 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|  


2e part of the bridge: 
           1:48 - 1:55             
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|   
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 


          1:55 - 2:01 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------| 

           2:01 - 2:08 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------| 

            2:08 - 2:15 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------| 

            2:15 - 2:22             
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|   
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 

           2:22 - 2:29             
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|   
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 


Verse 3    2:29 - 2:42 
2*: 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|  
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|  

Chrorus (3e time)  2:42 - 2:56 
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|  
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|  
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|  
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q 

Outpart: 
           2:56 - 3:02 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  
           3:02 - 3:10 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

           3:10 - 3:16 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-|  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  

           3:16 - 3:23 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 


           3:23 - 3:30             
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|   
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 


          3:30 - 3:36 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------| 

         3:36 - 3:43 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------| 

         3:43 - 3:50 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------| 

         3:50 - 3:56 
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------------|  
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|