Tonight Im Gonna Rock You Tonight Bass Tabs - Spinal Tap @ BigBassTabs.com

Artist: Spinal Tap
Title: Tonight Im Gonna Rock You Tonight
Album: From The album 'This Is Spinal Tap' (Film Soundtrack)
Tuning: Standard
Bassist: Harry Shearer AKA Derek Smalls
Tabbed By: Steven Elmslie (maidenslayer)

This song on this site and on others that ive found were wrong that's why ive decided to 
tab it myself, this song is excellent despite Spinal Tap not being a real band! This is 
the best tab for this song that you will find, im not sure if he plays it exactly like this, 
but this sounds perfect anyway.


G|—————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————|
A|——————————————3————5—0—0—|  x3
E|—3/—55——3—00—3—3—0———————|

Enter along with drums after guitar.

G|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5———————————————————————————————————|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——3h5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|


G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5—————————————————————————7—7—7—7—7—7——12—|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——7—7—7—7—7—7—————————————————|

The last note IS a 12 NOT a 1 and a 2.


G|—————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————|
A|——————————————3————5—0—0—|  x2
E|—3/—55——3—00—3—3—0———————|


G|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5———————————————————————————————————|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——3h5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|


G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5—————————————————————————7—7—7—7—7—7——12—|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——7—7—7—7—7—7—————————————————|

The last note IS a 12 NOT a 1 and a 2.


G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————0—————————————————0—————————————————0—————————————————0—|
A|—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———|  x1
E|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|


G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—0—0—0—3——0—0—0—3——0—0—0—3——0—0—0—3——0—0—0—3——0—0—0—3——0—0—0—3——0—3—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—| X2
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|


G|————————————|
D|————————————|
A|—5—3———5————|  x1
E|—————3———5—|

Bass Fill (above)


G|—R—|—————————————————————————|
D|—E—|—————————————————————————|
A|—S—|——————————————3————5—0—0—|  x3
E|—T—|—3/—55——3—00—3—3—0———————|

Bass enters during middle of guitar trill.


G|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5———————————————————————————————————|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——3h5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|


G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5—————————————————————————7—7—7—7—7—7——12—|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——7—7—7—7—7—7—————————————————|

The last note IS a 12 NOT a 1 and a 2.


G|—————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————|
A|——————————————3————5—0—0—|  x2
E|—3/—55——3—00—3—3—0———————|


G|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—3h5—5—5—5———————————————————————————————————|  x1
E|————————————0h1—1—1—1——3h5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|


G|——————————————|
D|—————2h3——5h7—|
A|—3h5——————————|  x1
E|——————————————|


G|———————————————————————————————————————————————|END
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————|END
A|—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—————1—0—|END
E|———————————————————————————————————————————————|END


That's it, the whole tab. An excellent Song by an unreal band. Please rate.

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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:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string 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.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

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.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

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Spinal Tap — Tonight Im Gonna Rock You Tonight bass tabs