A 0 0 2 2 2 0
A 5 7 7 6 5 5
A x x 0 9 109
A#7 (Bb7) x x 3 3 3 4
A(add B) 0 0 2 4 2 0
A(add B) x 0 7 6 0 0
A(no 3rd) x 0 2 2 x 0
A/C# 0 4 x 2 5 0
A/C# x 4 2 2 2 x
A/C# x 4 7 x x x
A/D x x 0 6 5 5
A/E 0 0 2 2 2 0
A/G 3 x 2 2 2 0
A13 0 0 2 0 2 2
A5 5 7 7 x x x
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
A6 0 0 2 2 2 2
A6 x x 0 141414
A6sus4 x 0 2 2 3 2
A7 x 0 2 2 2 3
A7sus4 x 0 2 2 3 3
A9 x x 0 121212
Ab 4 6 6 5 4 4
Ab x x 6 5 4 4
Abmaj 4 6 6 5 4 4
Ab/A x 0 1 1 1 0
Ab5 4 6 6 x x x
Ab7 x x 1 1 1 2
Ab9 x x 6 5 7 6
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
Am x 0 7 5 5 5
Amaj x 0 2 2 2 0
Am(add B) 0 0 7 5 0 0
Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0
Am7 x 0 2 2 1 3
Am7/G 1 0 3 0 2 1
Am7sus4 x 0 2 0 3 0
Amsus2 x 0 2 2 0 0
Ao/C 0 3 x 2 4 0
Asus11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asus4 0 0 2 2 3 0
B x 2 4 4 4 2
B(add E) x 2 2 4 4 2
B/A 0 0 4 4 4 0
B5 7 9 9 x x x
B5 x 2 4 4 x x
B5/C# x 4 4 4 x x
B7 x 2 1 2 0 2
B7 x 2 4 2 4 2
B7#9 x 2 1 2 3 x
B7/A x 0 1 2 0 2
B7/F# 2 x 1 2 0 2
Bb x 1 3 3 3 1
Bbmaj x 1 3 3 3 1
Bb/D x x 0 3 x x
Bb/F 1 1 3 3 3 1
Bb5 6 8 8 x x x
Bb5 x 1 3 3 x x
Bb7 0 1 3 1 3 1
Bb7 x 1 3 1 3 1
Bb7 x x 3 3 3 4
Bb7sus4 x 1 3 1 4 1
Bbm 1 1 3 3 2 1
Bbm6 x x 3 0 2 1
Bbmaj7 0 1 x 2 3 0
Bbmaj7 1 2 3 2 3 1
Bdim x x 0 1 0 1
Bm 2 2 4 4 3 2
Bm x 2 4 4 3 x
Bmaj x 2 4 4 4 2
Bm/E 0 0 2 4 3 2
Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2
Bm7(—9/—5) 0 2 3 2 1 0
Bm7sus4 x 2 4 2 5 2
Bo7 0 0 3 4 3 4
Bsus x 2 3 3 4 2
C 0 3 5 5 5 3
C x 3 2 0 1 0
C#5 x 4 6 6 x x
C#7 x 4 3 4 2 x
C#9 x x 0 4 4 4
C#m x 4 6 6 5 4
C#m x x 2 1 2 0
C#m7 0 4 2 4 0 0
C#m7 x 4 6 4 5 4
C#o x 4 x 0 2 0
C(add 9) x 3 2 0 3 0
C+/G#(add B) x 0 6 5 5 7
C/D x x 0 0 1 0
C/D x x 0 5 5 3
C/E 0 0 2 0 1 3
C/E 0 3 2 0 1 0
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
C/G 3 x 2 0 1 0
C/G x 0 5 5 5 8
C11 x 3 3 3 3 3
C5 x 3 5 5 x x
C5/D x 5 5 5 x x
C6 8 12x x x x
C6 x 3 2 2 1 0
C7 x 3 2 3 1 0
C7 x 3 5 3 5 3
C7sus x 3 3 3 3 3
C7sus4 x 3 5 3 6 3
C9 x x 0 3 3 3
Cm x 3 5 5 4 3
Cm x x 5 5 4 3
Cmaj x 3 2 0 1 0
Cmaj7 0 3 2 0 0 0
Cmaj7 x 3 5 4 5 3
Csus2 0 3 x 0 2 2
Csus4/F 0 0 3 0 1 3
D x 5 4 2 3 x
D x x 0 2 3 2
D x x 0 7 7 5
D#5 x 6 8 8 x x
D#7 (Eb7) x x 1 3 2 3
D#m (Ebm) x x 4 3 4 2
D+/C 0 3 x 3 3 2
D/A 0 0 4 2 3 0
D/F# 2 x 0 2 3 0
D/F# x 0 4 2 3 2
D/F# x 9 7 7 x x
D/G 3 x 0 2 3 2
D11 x x 0 0 1 0
D5 x 5 7 7 x x
D5 x x 0 2 3 x
D5/A 5 5 7 7 x x
D5/F# 2 x 0 2 3 x
D7 x 0 0 2 1 2
D7 x 0 0 2 1 2
D7 x 3 x 2 3 2
D7 x 5 7 5 7 5
D7#9 x 5 4 5 6 x
D7/F# 2 x 0 2 1 0
D7b9 x 5 4 5 4 x
D9 x x 0 2 1 0
D9 x x 0 5 5 5
Db x 4 3 1 2 1
Db x 4 6 6 6 4
Db x x 3 1 2 1
Dbmaj (C#maj) x x 3 1 2 1
Db/Ab 4 4 6 6 6 4
Db5 x 4 6 6 x x
Dbmaj7 x 3 3 1 2 1
Dbmaj7 x 4 6 5 6 4
Dm x 0 0 2 3 1
Dm(add E) x x 7 7 6 0
Dm(no 3rd) x x 0 2 3 0
Dmaj x 0 0 2 3 2
Dm7 x 5 7 5 6 5
Dm7 x x 0 2 1 1
Dm7 x x 0 5 6 5
Dm7—5 x x 0 1 1 1
Dsus+4 x x 0 2 3 4
Dsus2 x x 0 0 3 2
Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3
E 0 3 3 2 0 0
E x 7 6 4 5 x
E(add F#) 0 x 4 1 0 0
E5 0 2 x x x x
E5 x 7 9 9 x x
E7 0 2 0 1 0 0
E7 0 2 2 1 3 0
E9 0 0 2 1 3 2
Eb x x 1 3 4 3
Eb x x 5 3 4 3
Ebmaj x x 5 3 4 3
Eb+ 0 0 1 0 0 0
Eb/Ab 4 x 5 3 4 0
Eb/Bb x 1 1 3 4 3
Eb5 x 6 8 8 x x
Eb7 x 1 1 3 2 3
Eb7 x 6 8 6 8 6
Eb7 x x 1 3 2 3
Eb9 x x 0 6 6 6
Ebmaj7 0 0 1 3 3 3
Ebmaj7 x 6 8 7 8 6
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em x 0 5 4 5 0
Emaj 0 2 2 1 0 0
Em(add 9) 0 2 4 0 0 0
Em(add F#) 0 x 4 0 0 0
Em/D x x 0 9 8 7
Em7 0 x 0 0 0 x
Em7/A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emaj7 0 x 6 4 4 0
Emsus4 0 2 2 2 0 0
Esus3 x x 2 2 0 0
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
F# x x 4 3 2 2
F#maj (Gbmaj) 2 4 4 3 2 2
F#+ 2 x 4 3 3 0
F#7 2 4 2 3 2 2
F#7 x 0 4 3 2 0
F#7 x x 4 3 2 0
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
F#m x x 4 2 2 2
F#m/E 0 x 4 2 2 0
F#m7 2 x 2 2 2 0
F#o x x 4 5 x x
F/A x 0 3 2 1 1
F/C x 3 3 2 1 1
F/G 3 x 3 2 1 1
F5 1 3 3 x x x
F5 x 8 1010x x
F5 x 8 10x x x
F5i 1 3 3 x x x
F6 1 1 3 2 3 1
F7 x x 3 5 4 5
F7+9 x x 1 2 1 4
Fm x x 3 1 1 1
Fm x x 4 2 2 2
Fmaj 1 3 3 2 1 1
Fm6 x x 3 1 3 1
Fm6/Ab x x 0 1 1 1
Fm7 x 8 108 9 8
Fm7 x x 3 1 4 1
Fm9 x x 3 1 4 3
Fmaj7 0 0 3 2 1 0
Fmaj7 1 3 3 2 1 0
Fmaj7 1 x 2 2 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
G 3 x 0 0 0 3
G x 10121212x
G x x 0 7 8 7
G#7 (Ab7) x x 1 1 1 2
G#m (Abm) x x 0 4 4 4
G#m7 4 x 4 4 4 0
G(no 3rd) 3 x 0 0 3 3
G+ 3 x 1 0 0 0
G+ 3 x 1 0 0 3
G+sus2 3 x 1 2 0 0
G/A 0 0 0 0 0 3
G/A x 0 0 0 x x
G/B 0 2 0 0 3 0
G/B 0 2 x 0 2 2
G/B x 2 5 x x x
G/B x x 5 3 4 x
G/D x x 0 4 3 3
G/E x x 2 4 3 3
G/F 1 x 0 0 0 3
G/F# x x 4 4 3 3
G5 3 5 5 x x x
G5 3 x 0 0 3 3
G5 3 x 0 0 x x
G6 3 x 1 0 0 3
G6 3 x 2 0 0 0
G6sus2 3 x 2 2 0 0
G7 3 2 0 0 0 1
G7/B x x 0 0 0 1
G7sus2 3 x 3 2 0 0
G9 x 2 3 2 3 3
G9 x x 5 4 6 5
Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3
Gm x x 0 3 3 3
Gmaj 3 2 0 0 0 3
Gm6 3 x 0 3 3 0
Gm7 0 0 3 3 3 3
Gm7 3 5 3 3 3 3
Gm9 3 5 3 3 3 5
Gmaj7 3 x 0 0 3 2
Gmaj7 3 x 4 0 0 3
Gsus+4 3 x 0 0 2 0
Gsus2 3 x 0 2 0 0
Gsus2(add Eb) 3 x 1 2 3 0
Gsus4 3 x 0 0 1 0
Gsus4 x 10121213x
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|G|-------7~----------|Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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