Brian Eno — Deep Blue Day Bass Tab
Tabbed by Richard Jones
This song was made famous by the notorious Trainspotting toilet
scene. Not a particularly hard one to tab. All of five minutes of
concentrated listening. Such a picturesque song and easy to play.
The timing is very simple, you'll get it instantly. I sincerely doubt
that this is wrong, if it is, my mail address is up the top there.
Standard EADG tuning.
There are three key parts:
NO. 1 Order of Play
G—————————————————————————— 1 x No. 1
D—————————————————————————— 3 x No. 2
A—————9—————9—————9—————9—— 1 x No. 3
E——7—————7—————7—————7————— 1 x No. 2
NO. 2
G—————————————————————————— I suspect that there is an
D—————————————————————————— extra E12 (E) note in
A—————14————14————14————14— the movement from 3 to 2.
E——12————12————12————12———— You will only hear this with
headphones on, it is very
NO. 3 minute.
G——————————————————————————
D——————————————————————————
A—————7—————7—————7—————7——
E——5—————5—————5—————5—————
Repeat this to till the song fades out. Note that in the initial
playing of this the very first two notes of No. 1 are extremely hard to
hear as the song starts with a fade in. Either play three or be very
gentle.
If anyone has ever had a pop at ambient electronic stuff such as Aphex
Twin's Selected Ambient works drop me a line, I know that its electronic
bass but its catchy.. and it'd be nice to play along.
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as Brian Eno and previously, simply as Eno (pronounced /?i?no?/), is an English musician, composer, record producer, music theorist and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
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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