ARTIST: Reel Big Fish
ALBUM: Why Do They Rock So Hard?
SONG: Song #3
Tabbed by Vic
p=pull—off
h=hammer—on
INTRO:
G:——14—16———————————————————————————————I (Pause first 2 bars
D:———————14—13—14p13—9——————————————————I then come in)
A:——————————————————————————————————————I
E:——————————————————————————————————————I
VERSE:
Repeat x?
G:——————————————————————————————————————I (At some points
D:——————————————————————————————————————I E:—5——————— is
A:——————4—5—7—4——55——(7)————————————————I held and rests
E:——5—5——————————————(4—5—7—4)——————————I for a couple bars)
Alternate between endings
LEAD INTO FAST BIT:
G:——6——————————————I
D:—————7———————————I
A:————————7————————I
E:—————————————————I
FASTER BIT/CHORUS:
x2
G:——————6—7—9—6—77—7—————————————————6—7—9—6—77—7—9——*
D:——77—7—————————————6—7—9—6—————77—7————————————————*
A:———————————————————————————————————————————————————*
E:———————————————————————————————————————————————————*
x1
G:———————————————————————————————————————————————————I
D:——77—55—44———————————————————————————————————7—5—4—I
A:———————————77—5—4—————5————45—7—5—4—————45—7———————I
E:——————————————————7—5———55—————————5——4————————————I
"I like the way you....":
G:——6—7—6————————————6—7—6—————6h7p6h9p6—————————————I
D:————————7—9—6———6————————7—9———————————————————————I
A:——————————————7————————————————————————————————————I
E:———————————————————————————————————————————————————I
BASS SOLO BIT:
G:————————76———————99———————76——————————99—1414—99————————————————I
D:——7—7—7————7—7—7————7—7—7————7—7———77————————————————7——————————I
A:——————————————————————————————————————————————————55———5—44—————I
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————7—5—I
LEAD INTO OTHER FAST BIT:
G:———————————————————————99999———I
D:—1/7——————1/7——————1/7—————————I
A:———————————————————————————————I
E:———————————————————————————————I
The other fast bit is just the verse sped up.
Then comes the lead into the first fast bit.
Then the heavy bit.
Any corrections to [email protected].
Ska forever.
Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out." The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the album Turn the Radio Off. Founding member Aaron Barrett has been with the band since 1992, and horn players Dan Regan and Scott Klopfenstein have been involved with the band for more than 14 years.
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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