You want a pretty thick fuzz effect for this song. It's a pretty cool song to play, and
it's easy too. Listen to the song for the timing. This is for the single version of the
song, though I've heard another recording. There are only minor differences between
the two.
# = pick scrape
Intro
G|———————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————————|
E|—3—#—#—#—#—#—#——3—#—#—#—#—#—#——| x8
Main riff
G|———————————————————————————————————————————————5—|
D|——————————5—3——————————————————————5—3———————————|
A|———————————————5—0——2—3—————————————————5—0——2———|
E|—5—5—3—5—————————————————5—5—3—5—————————————————|
Chorus riff
G|———————————3—2—3———————————9—8—9—|
D|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—3—3—3—3—3———————3—3—3—3—3———————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|
Outro riff
G————3—2—3—————3—2—8———————|
D——————————————————————————|
A—1h3—————3—1h3————————————|
E——————————————————————————|
G———————————————2h3———————————————2h3———————|
D———————————————————————————————————————————|
A—1h3—3—3—3—3—3————3—1h3—3—3—3—3—3————3—————|
E———————————————————————————————————————————|
That's it, pretty much. Listen to the song to put the riffs together ('cause they're
repeated too often for me to count.) Happy hunting.
Death from Above 1979 were a Toronto based Canadian dance-punk duo in the 2000s.
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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