REQ: Dear Prudence bass tab

[Al Treacher]

Greetings all,

I've been trying to find a bass tab for the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" but
- to my surprise - have had no luck so far. Ther version I'm trying to
learn is actually (no offence intended to Beatles-maniacs out there) the
Siouxsie and the Banshees version, but the basic structure is the same
naturally.

Can anyone help with this please? The "Siouxsie" version would of
course be preferable (though less likely I suspect!), but if anyone
could help with the original version then I'd be able to get some useful
help from that too.

Thanks in anticipation,
Al

[Ari]

I've put one of my old siouxsie CDs and listened to that dear prudence, the
bass part is really simple.

The 4 chords of the main structure are C, Bb, A, Ab.

So on the E string you play :
8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4

Hope it helps,

Ari
http://tuning.online.fr/bass

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[Robert Kloka]

Great Version!

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[Al Treacher]

Many thanks folks, the tab is very much appreciated.

Yeah, I know the bass isn't the most challenging riff in the world, but hey
... I'm new at playing.

Once I've got some sleep I'm going to give it a practice.

Thanks again.
Al

[SWBJAMES]

Take the time to learn the Beatles version... it's worth it.

[Chance]

To me any Beatles song is worth learning. But damn them Banshees are cool.

Chance

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[Sam W.]

what bout the jaco version?

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[medesky]

what about Hiram Bullock/Will Lee version?

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[Al Treacher]

My heavens ... what have I started? *grin*

A cover version that equals the original is a rare thing.

Al

[Stevie]

In article <3A5629DB...@btconnect.com>,

I know now that you've already got the tab you wanted, but I've just
read the whole thread, so I thought I should comment.

I've never even *heard* The Beatles version of "Dear Prudence", but I
bet the Siouxsie and the Banshees version is much better. Various
people have commented that it is. I *have* heard both bands' versions
of "Helter Skelter" and the Siouxsie and the Banshees version is by far
the best and most original. They taught me what Diminished chords are
and IMO Siouxsie is much better looking than Paul McCartney.

BTW, I also heard that Siouxsie and the Banshees did the original
version of "Twentieth Century Boy", but then a copy fell through a time
warp and was discovered by Marc Bolan!

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[Al Treacher]

Interesting. I've never heard about the "Twentieth Century Boy" thing.
Did Bolan change the lyrics a little? Was it ever "Twentieth Century
Girl" originally?

I've listened to The Beatles version of Dear Prudence, but had heard the
Siouxsie version first. I found the original very different and
disappointing. (There are Beatles tracks that I like a lot.) Of
course,
had I heard it first my opinion may have been different. I find that
the
first version I one hears often tends to become your favourite version.
Otherwise why would you have listened to and liked it?

Which brings me to a rather disturbing thought. Didn't Britney Spears
release a cover version (and I hesitate to use the term) of the Stones'
"Satisfaction". Could it be that a lot of her fans will have not heard
the
original version and will consider hers to be the "real" one?
Worrying...

And yes, Siouxsie is much better looking than Paul!

[SWBJAMES]

>I've never even *heard* The Beatles version of "Dear Prudence", but I
>bet the Siouxsie and the Banshees version is much better. Various
>people have commented that it is. I *have* heard both bands' versions
>of "Helter Skelter" and the Siouxsie and the Banshees version is by far
>the best and most original.

You're joking Right? Or maybe you just want to start trouble and have a little
fun? If neither of these two you must be some kind of .....idiot?

[Bunker]

Feel great pressure in head . . . legs weak . . .vision cloudy . . .
"Blasphemy", the voices shouted backwards in screeching unison "You'll smoke
a turd in Hell for that" . . .Arghhhhhh!

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[Robert Kloka]

No, really guys... she IS better looking than Sir Paul.

One of the first (if not THE first) bands I fell for was the Beatles. First
Bass was a Beatle bass copy.
The Souxsie Sue version is friggin great. Neither can be definitively
better than the other. More popular/original/first yes, but not better.
It's rare when I prefer any remake. Zeppelin or Clash covers? Forget it.

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[Stevie]

In article <3A5CC6F8...@btconnect.com>,

big...@stones.com wrote:
> Interesting. I've never heard about the "Twentieth Century Boy"
thing.
> Did Bolan change the lyrics a little? Was it ever "Twentieth Century
> Girl" originally?
>

No of course not! I was only joking. IMO the Siouxsie and the Banshees
version *was* the original version because it was either the first
version I heard or the first version I remembered hearing.

> I've listened to The Beatles version of Dear Prudence, but had heard
the
> Siouxsie version first. I found the original very different and
> disappointing. (There are Beatles tracks that I like a lot.) Of
> course,
> had I heard it first my opinion may have been different. I find that
> the
> first version I one hears often tends to become your favourite
version.
> Otherwise why would you have listened to and liked it?
>
> Which brings me to a rather disturbing thought. Didn't Britney Spears
> release a cover version (and I hesitate to use the term) of the
Stones'
> "Satisfaction". Could it be that a lot of her fans will have not
heard
> the
> original version and will consider hers to be the "real" one?
> Worrying...
>

You could be right. Of course, Britney Spears is a totally useless
hyped up Pop star who seems to have only written about one song and had
all the others written for her. "Pop music" is music where the vocals
almost drown out the music itself, because the music isn't important
and it remains unchanged after decades.

[Stevie]

In article <20010110161737...@ng-me1.aol.com>,

No, I'm *not* joking! The Siouxsie and the Banshees version of "Helter
Skelter" is much better, because it's a more original style and the
band made it sound as if they wrote it. No so long ago I played it on a
keyboard to a 60 year old man who was familiar with The Beatles'
version and he didn't even *recognise* it! It's the mark of a true
artist to be able to do a cover version and make it sound so different.

BTW I've now listened to The Beatles' version of "Dear Prudence" after
downloading it from www.napster.com, because McCartney, Harrisson
(sp?), Starr, and Ono (or is it Michael Jackson?) don't need any more
money and I wouldn't have bought it anyway. IMO it's *pathetic* and it
shows just how amazing Siouxsie and the Banshees were to make something
out of it. Luckily, their work continues as The Creatures,
incorporating Siouxsie and Budgie.

[Stevie]

In article <3M776.5507$nU4.3...@typhoon.mw.mediaone.net>,

"Robert Kloka" <rklo...@XXwi.rr.com> wrote:
> No, really guys... she IS better looking than Sir Paul.
>
> One of the first (if not THE first) bands I fell for was the
Beatles. First
> Bass was a Beatle bass copy.
> The Souxsie Sue version is friggin great. Neither can be definitively

That's *Siouxsie Sioux*, the same spelling as the Native American tribe
The Sioux.

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[Robert Kloka]

"Stevie" <steve_s...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> That's *Siouxsie Sioux*, the same spelling as the Native American tribe
> The Sioux.

That's a good way to remember it. Doh! For some reason it just never
struck me. Personally, I'm a member of the American Male Too Lazy To Get Up
and Grab a CD when You know you're Wrong Anyway, Tribe.