I love this song. Who doesn’t relate to the nostalgia immediately following a holiday?
I’ve been meaning to work out how to play the bass line for a while, since there are no tabs out there. Here’s my best effort. Love playing it! ~:)
Dido - Sand In My Shoes Life for Rent - 2003 Track #8/11 Bass tab by 2012-11-17 (note: based on the album version, the music video varies the song structure) Intro (pp) E B Gb G|-9~--------------|-~---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-9~--------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9~--------------| x4 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (p) 0:30 E B E B G|-9---9---9---9---|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---|-----------------| D|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---| x2 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & First verse ‘Two weeks away feels like the whole world should have changed’ E B E B G|-9---9---9---9---|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---|-----------------| D|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---| x2 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ‘on the road, where the cars never stop going through the night’ E B Db Ab Gb G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-4---4---4---4---|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---2---2---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Chorus ‘I've still got sand in my shoes and I can't shake the thought of you’ Db GbAbB Db AbDb B GbAb Gb Ab B G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-4~--------2---2-|-4~------------4-|-2~--------2-----|-------------2---| x3 E|-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------4---|-2---2---4-4-----| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ‘and I~~~~~~~ wanna see you a-gain~~’ E B Gb G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Second verse ‘Tomorrow's back to work and down to sanity’ E B G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x3 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Db Ab Gb G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Chorus (once, then repeat last 4 bars) ‘and I~~~~~~~ wanna see you a-gain~~’ E B Gb G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bridge Db GbAbB Db GbAbB Db GbAbB Db GbAbB E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-----2-|-4-4-4-4-4-----2-|-4-4-4-4-4-----2-|-4-4-4-----2-4---| x3 E|-----------2h44--|-----------2h44--|-----------2h44--|-------2h44------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Db GbAbB GbAbB GbAbB Db G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---------------2-|---------------2-|---------------2-|-----------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-4~--------------| E|-----------2h44--|-----------2h44--|-----------2h44--|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Chorus x2 ‘and I~~~~~~~ wanna see you a-gain~~’ E B Gb E GbB G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------9-| A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-7-9---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E B Gb G|-9~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-9~--------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-9~--------------|-~---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (p) - piano (play quietly) (pp) - pianissimo (play very quietly) h - hit ~ - let it ring
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