Band: Lost Prophets
Song: The Handsome Life of Swing
Album: The Fake Sound of Progress
Tabber: Chris ([email protected])
Tuning: C,G,C,F
I'm almost 100% sure this tab is correct, i spent
a lot of time on it and i listened to the bass in
the song very carefully. It's way more accurate
than the other tab. Enjoy!
/ = slide down
h = hammer on
Intro/Chorus: (from 0:04—0:22)
F|——————|
C|——————|
G|——————|
C|—0000—|
Riff/Chorus (the slide from 8 to 1 is played slow)
F|——————————————————|
C|——————————————————|x4
G|——————————————————|
C|—000—0—0—8/1——1—1—|
Verse Riff 1:
F|————————————————————————|
C|———3h5——3h5—————5——8—10—|
G|—6——————————1—3—————————|
C|————————————————————————|
Verse Riff 2:
F|————————————————————————|
C|———3h5——3h5—————5——10—8—|
G|—6——————————1—3—————————|
C|————————————————————————|
Verse Riff 3:
F|————————————————————————|
C|———3h5——3h5—————————————|
G|—6——————————1—3——3—3————|
C|————————————————————————|
Outro 1:
F|——————————————————————————————————|
C|——————————————————————————————————|
G|—55555555555555555555555555555555—|
C|——————————————————————————————————|
F|—————————————————————————————————|
C|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|
C|—3h5—55—5—5—5—55——3h5—5—5—5—5—55—|
Outro 2: (those are 1's, not 11's)
F|——————————————————————————————————|
C|——————————————————————————————————|
G|—11111111111111111111111111111111—|
C|——————————————————————————————————|
F|—————————————————————————————————|
C|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|
C|—3h5—55—5—5—5—55——3h5—5—5—5—5—55—|
F|———————————————————————————————————|
C|———————————————————————————————————|
G|—1111111111111111—0004445554445500—|
C|———————————————————————————————————|
F|—————————————————————————————————|
C|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————————|
C|—3h5—55—5—5—5—55——3h5—5—5—5—5—55—|
End with:
F|————————3———————|
C|————3————————3——|
G|—1——————————————|
C|————————————————|
Order:
Intro/Chorus x16
Riff/Chorus x4
Verse 1 x1
Verse 2 x1
Verse 1 x1
Verse 3 x1
Intro/Chorus x16
Riff/Chorus x4
Verse 1 x1
Verse 2 x1
Verse 1 x1
Verse 3 x1
Outro 1 x2
Outro 2 x1
End with x1
Lostprophets (pronounced /l?st?pr?f?ts/, often stylised as lostprophets) are a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist (later guitarist) Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. Since their formation, Lostprophets have released four studio albums and three EPs, most recently releasing The Betrayed on 13 January 2010, and are part of the Cardiff music scene.
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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