Band— A perfect circle
Song— The outsider
Album— Thirteenth Step
Tabbed by Frey Derrak ( [email protected])
Yay I've finally resurfaced to post the complete tab. Rejoice.
00:16 — 00:38
E /—————————————————|
B /—————————————————|
F#/—————————————————|
Db/————0————————————|let ring
00:39
E /————————————————————————————— E /——————————————————————————————|
B /————————————————————————————— B /——————————————————————————————|
F#/——7 x8————3x8—————0x8————3x8— F#/——7x8———10x8———3x8————0x8—————|
Db/————————————————————————————— Db/——————————————————————————————|
00:56
F#/————7x16———5x8———3x8———7x8———|
Db/—————————————————————————————|
1:15 to 1:21
Db/———————0——(let ring)
1:22 to 1:43
E /————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B /————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
F#/————————————8—7—————————————8—7———————————8—7—10—8—7————|
Db/—00—00—00—00—————00—00—00—00———00—00—00—00——————————————|
E /—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B /—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
F#/————————————8—7—————————————8—7———————————8—7—10—8—10—12—|
Db/—00—00—00—00—————00—00—00—00———00—00—00—00———————————————|
1:44 to 2:00
E /————————————————————————————— E /——————————————————————————————|
B /————————————————————————————— B /——————————————————————————————|
F#/——7 x8————3x8—————0x8————3x8— F#/——7x8———10x8———3x8————0x8—————|
Db/————————————————————————————— Db/——————————————————————————————|
2:01 to 2:09
F#/————7x16———5x8———3x8———7x8———|
Db/—————————————————————————————|
2:10 to 2:19
E /———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B /———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
F#/——7777/5555/7777/10—10—10——5—5—5/12———————0————3———|
Db/———————————————————————————————————————0—0——0—0——0—|
2:20 to 2:55
Nothing
2:56 to 3:13
E /————————————————————————————— E /——————————————————————————————|
B /————————————————————————————— B /——————————————————————————————|
F#/——7 x8————5x10———12x8————3x10— F#/——7x8———10x8———3x8————0x8—————|
Db/————————————————————————————— Db/——————————————————————————————|
3:14 to 3:30
Nothing
3:31 to 3:45
E /—————————————————————————————————————————|
B /—————————————————————————————————————————| — Repeat
F#/—————————————————————————————————————————|
Db/————0—0—0—3———0—0—0—3———0—0—0—3———0—0—0——|
3:46 to end
E /——————————————————0——————12——————12———————————————————————|
B /——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
F#/——0—0—0—0—3—3—3—3———————————————————————0—0—0—0—3—3—3—3———|
Db/————————————————————0—0—0——0—0—0————————————————————————0—|
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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