Quicksand—How soon is now
Standart Tuning
Verse a
3x then
G|————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
A|————————————————————|—0—00—0—00—22—0h2—0——————|
E|—2—0—9p0—2—2—0—2—0——|—————————————————————————|
Verse b
3x then
G|————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
D|—4——————————————————|—————————————————————————|
A|————————————————————|—0—00—0—00—22—0h2—0——————|
E|———0—9p0—2—2—0—2—0——|—————————————————————————|
Chorus
G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|—7—77—7—77—1010—10—10—5—55—5—55—00—0—0—9—99—9—99—1212—12—12—2—22—2—22—22—2—2—|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|————|
D|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|————|
A|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|————|
E|—7—77—7—77—1010—10—10—5—55—5—55—00—0—0—9—99—9—99—00—0—0—————|—2m—|
third chorus
Outro
3x then
G|———————————————————|—————————————————|
D|———————————————————|—————————————————|
A|———————————————————|——0—0—0—2—2—2————|
E|—2—0—9p0—2—2—0—2—0—|——————————————2m—|
order:
1x Verse b
2x verse a
chorus
3x verse a
chorus
1x verse a
3x verse b
chorus
outro
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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