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"Absolutely Nothing" From the album "Sophisticated Boom Boom" (1984)
Written by Dead Or Alive
Bass Starts 0:07
Intro: (Play 6 Times)
G|———9—9—9—9—————————7—7————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————9—9——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——7—7—7—7—————————5—5—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|————————————7—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Verse: (Play 8 Times)
G|———9—9—9—9—————————7—7————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————9—9——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——7—7—7—7—————————5—5—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|————————————7—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Chorus: (Play 4 Times)
G|———9—9—9—9—————————7—7————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————9—9——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——7—7—7—7—————————5—5—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|————————————7—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Repeat Intro: (Play Twice)
Repeat Verse: (Play 4 Times)
Repeat Chorus: (Play 8 Times)
Repeat Intro: (Play Twice)
Bridge: (Play 4 Times)
G|———9—9—9—9—————————7—7————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————9—9——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——7—7—7—7—————————5—5—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|————————————7—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Repeat Chorus: (Play 8 Times)
Repeat Bridge: (No Bass 2:48 — 3:23)
Repeat Chorus: (Play 15 Times)
End:
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D|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——7—7—7—7—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
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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