Artist: Goldfinger
Song: Too Late
Album: Hang ups (Track 9)
Instructions: > symbol means strum a few times
Use a pick (common its punk!)
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——5 >——————2 >——————————————————————————————————|x2
E|——————5 >—————2 >———————————————————————————————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————2 >—3 >———————————|
A|———3 >—————————————————3 >——————————————————————|x2
E|——————3 >——0 >——1 >———————3 >———————————————————|
G|———————————————————| G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————| Then Play: D|———————————————————|
A|———3 >——5 >————————| x2 A|———3 >——5 >————————|
E|———————————3 >—————| E|———————————3 >—————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————2 >—3 >———————————|
A|———3 >—————————————————3 >——————————————————————|x2
E|——————3 >——0 >——1 >———————3 >———————————————————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——5 >——————2 >——————————————————————————————————|x2
E|——————5 >—————2 >———————————————————————————————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————2 >—3 >———————————|
A|———3 >—————————————————3 >——————————————————————|x2
E|——————3 >——0 >——1 >———————3 >———————————————————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——5 >———3 >——5 >———3 >——5——3————————————————————|
E|—————3 >————————————————3 >—————————————————————|
G|——————————————————| G|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————| Then Play: D|——————————————————————|
A|—————2 >——5 >—————| 3x A|————2 >——5 >——4—5—4—2—|
E|——2 >————————5 >——| E|—2 >——————————————————|
G|—————————————————| G|——————————————————————|
D|—————————————————| Then Play D|——————————————————————|
A|————5 >——8 >—————| A|——8 >—————————————————|
E|—5 >————————8 >——| E|—————8 >——5 >——6 >————|
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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