Intro (optional)
g|——————————9—7——————————————————————————————————————————|
d|——6/7—8/9————9—7—5—————————————————————————————————————| A
a|——4/5—6/7—————————7—5——5—7—8—7—5——5—7—8—7—5—7—7————7—7—|
e|—————————————————————7——————————7——————————7—————7—————|
g|——————————6—4——————————————————————————————————————————|
d|——9/8—7/6————6—4—2—————————————————————————————————————| B
a|——7/6—5/4—————————4—2——2—4—5—4—2——2—4—5—4—2—4—4———4—4——|
e|—————————————————————4——————————4——————————4—————4—————|
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g|——————————————————————5—4——————————————————————|
d|——————————4—5—————4—5———————5—9—8————5—————————|
a|——4—5—6—7—————6—7—————————7————————————7—5—7—7—|
e|———————————————————————————————————————————————|
g|——————————————————————5—4—————7—6——————————————|
d|——————————4—5—————4—5———————5———————5——————————|
a|——4—5—6—7—————6—7—————————7———————————7—5—7—7——|
e|———————————————————————————————————————————————|
g|——————————9—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
d|——————————————9—7—5———8—7—8—7—8—7—8—7—5———————————5———————————5—————————|
a|——4—5—6—7———————————7———————————————————7—5—7—7—————7—5—7—7—————7—5—7—7—|
e|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
g|—————————————————————|
d|—————————————————————|
a|————————————————7————|
e|——7—7—6—6—5—5—3———0——|
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If you want to play the intro play like this
part A
Part B
Part A
then just play the rest of the song.
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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