Song: FINAL CHAPTERS
Artist: Pennywise
Album: Wildcard/A Word from the Wise
Tabbed by: Brian Hanrahan ([email protected])
">" means strum
"X" means mute
Check out the song's structure below, and note that
each part leads directly into the next, with no loss
of timing.
Intro
A|—888—5>—888———————————————888—5>—888——————————————|
E|————————————5—55—555—5—55————————————5—55—5>——————|
VERSE——Play the triplet (888) prior to strumming the
"A" string ONLY when coming INTO the Verse.
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————5—5———————————————————|
A|—(888)—5>—888—————————77—77—————7—5———————————————|
E|——————————————5—55—55—————————————————————————————|
Variation on VERSE
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————5—5————————|
A|—888—5—55—/12—5—5—55—888—————————77—77—————7—5————|
E|—————————————————————————5—55—55——————————————————|
CHORUS
A|—3—33—3333—3333—3h5——————————0—00—0—0—————————————|
E|————————————————————1—11—1—1——————————————————————|
A|—3—33—3333—3333—3h5—0—00—0—0—1—11—1—1—————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
"Fight, Fight, Fight!"
A|—XX—3—XX—3—XX—3—333——————————1—11—1—1—————————————|
E|————————————————————1—11—1—1——————————————————————|
A|—XX—3—XX—3—XX—3—333—0—00—0—0—1—11—1—1—————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
BASS SOLO——Listen to the song to get the timing.
Part 1
G|———————5/7—5———5/7—5——————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————7———————7———————5/7—5———5/7——————————|
A|—888—5—————————————————888—————————7—————7—888—5——|
E|———————————————————————————5——————————————————————|
G|—5/7—5———5/7—5————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————7———————7———————5/7—5———5—7————————————————|
A|—————————————————888—————————7—————888—5——————————|
E|—————————————————————5————————————————————————————|
Part 2
G|—77—5———5—7———————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————7———————————77—5———5—7——————————————————————|
A|————————————888————————7—————888—5————————————————|
E|————————————————5—————————————————————————————————|
OUTRO
G|———————————————|
D|———————————————|
A|—888—5>—888————|
E|————————————5>—|
Song Structure:
Intro (x1)
Verse (x6)
Chorus (x2)
Variation on Verse (x1)
Verse (x5)
Chorus (x2)
"Fight!" (x2)
Bass Solo Part 1 (x1)
Bass Solo Part 2 (x2)——second time will lead
directly into Outro
Outro (x4.5)
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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