'Pain Is So Close To Pleasure' bass guide

Words and music by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon

Intro:
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|-------------------------|
|---------------------3---|
|-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-|
|-------------------------| play four times


Chorus
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------5-----3-----5-3-5-------5---x-3-----5-3-5-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-------7---|
|-------7-----5-----7---x-------7-----------7---7-|
|-7-----------------------5-----------------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5---------5-------------------------|
|-------------------5-8---5-----5-----5-----5-7-8-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-----------5-----|
|---------------------5-7-------------7-----------|
|-3----3------3-----7-------------------7---------|


  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------5---x-3-----5---3-------5-----3-----5-----|
	
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------7---7-|
|-------7-----5-----7---5-------------7-------7---|
|-7-----------------------5-----5-----------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------5-----------------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-----5-----5-----5-7-8-|


  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-----------5-----|
|---------------------5-7-------------7-5-7---7-5-|
|-3-----3-----3-----7-----------------------------|



Bridge 1 :
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|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----5-----7---7-------------5-----------|
|-------------------------------5-----------5-----|
|-------------------------7-------------------7-5-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-----------------------------------|
|-------8-----------8-5-----------------0-3-----3-|
|-6---------------------6-1-----1-----1-----1-----|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-------5-5-|
|-3-----------------3-----------5---5-------------|
|-------5-----3-------5-3-7-----------------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8-------------------8---7-----4-2---------------|
|-------8-----------8---------------4-0-----0-2-4-|
|-------------6-----------------------------------|


  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----------5-----------|
|-5-----------5-----------------5-----------5-----|
|-------5-----------5---5---------------------3-3-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------8-----------|
|-------5-----3-----5-3-5-------8-----------8-----|
|-------------------------6-------------------6-6-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----3-----5-3---------------5-----7-5-7-|
|-------------------------3-----7-----------------|

  *     .     .     .
|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------7-------7-5---7-5-|
|-------------7-----------|



Chorus
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------5-----3-----5-3-5-------5-----3-----5-----|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----5-----7---x-------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----7-----5-------7-8-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------------------------x-----|
|-------5-----------------5-----5-----5-------3-5-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-------5-----5-----|
|-------------------------5-7---7-5-----------7-5-|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------|


instrumental
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------5-----3-----5---3-------5-----3-----5---5-|

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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----5-----7-5---------------------------|
|-7-----------------------5-----5-----7-----8-----|

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|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------7---------|
|-5-----------5---------5-------------7---7-----7-|
|-------5-----------------5-----5-----------5-----|

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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------5---------7-------------|
|-------7-----5-----7-5-7-------7-5---------------|
|-------------------------------------7-----7-----|


Solo 1:
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|-------------------------|
|---------------------3---|
|-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-|
|-------------------------| play four times


Bridge 2:
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8-----------------------7-----------5-----------|
|-------------------8---8------------------(5)----|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------3-5-------------------------|
|-----------3-------3-----------------------------|
|-------------1-----------3-----------6-----8-----|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-----------------------------|
|-6-------------------6-6-5---------5-3-----------|

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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------3---------------1-----2-----|
|-1-----1-----1-----1---3-3-----3-----------------|


Bridge 2 (Bridge 1):
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-------5---|
|-3-----------------------------5-----------5---5-|
|-----------5-3-------5-5-7-----------------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-----------------------------------|
|-------8-----------8----(8)----------8-----------|
|-6----(6)------------6-6-------5-6-8-------5-6-8-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-----------|
|-------------------------------5-----------5-----|
|-8-----5-----3-----5---5-7---------------------5-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-----------------7-----------------|
|-------8-----------8-----7-----------7---------4-|
|-6---------------------5-------------------5-7---|


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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----5-----------------------------|
|-------5---------------5-3-----5-----6-----3-5-6-|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-----8-----|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----6-----------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------2-3---2-|
|-5-----5-----5-----5\----3-----3-----3-5-----5---|

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|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---------------1-2---1-2-|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|


Chorus:
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------5-----3-----5-----------5-----3-----5-----|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-------7---|
|-------7-----5-----7-----------7-----------7---7-|
|-7---------------------5-5-----------------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------7-----------------------------------|
|-------7-----------7---x-7-----------7-----------|
|-5-----------------------------7-----------7-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-------7-----5-----7-5-7-------7-5-7-------7-5-7-|
|-------------------------------------7-----------|


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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-------7-----5-----7---5-------7-----5-----7-----|

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------------------|
|-------------7-----------------------------------|
|-9---------------x-9---x-7-----9----10-----9---7-|

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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------9-----------|
|-7-----------7-------7-x-------9-----------9---x-|
|-------7-----------7-----7-----------------------|

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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-----7-----------7-----|
|---------------------7-9---9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7-|
|-5-----5-----5-----9-----------------9-----------|


Outro
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|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---------------------5---|
|-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-|
repeat until end.



not 100% accurate

Author: PD 2003
Last update: 03/21/2007