Song — "Wolf Moon"
Artist — Type O Negative
Album — "October Rust"
Words and music written by Peter Steele.  
Correction by Graham Lapper ([email protected])

Okay, this is a correction to the previous listing cos I reckon the verse riff was wrong.

The majority of this tab was done by Liam Lince (See end for details). The only part that
is mine is the updated verse riff. I tried the e—mail address but it's no good.....

It previously looked like this:

verse riff—
g|————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————
a|————————————————————————————————————————————
e|———44444—666—00000—444—————————————————

But I reckon this is wrong cos the note progression is of a different pattern to Riff 1, 
yet on listening to the CD, they sound the same.

Also, not sure about the intro. Can somebody check this and let me know.

Anyway, judge for yourself. Any problems/queries, e—mail me at [email protected]

Cheers,

Graham L.

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Okay this is a killer song from, in my opinion, Type O's best release to date.  It's not 
too 
hard to play ..... but the timing has got to be perfect, so listen closely to the album 
or you'll end up 
making a mess of a great song.

Standard Tuning (GDAE)

intro—
g|————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————
a|——————————————————7/————————————————————————
e|——/2———————7h9———————5—————7/97———————————
this part comes in under the keyboard intro

Riff 1—
g|————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————
a|————————————————————————————————————————————
e|———/99999444/1212121212444——————————
this is the kickass riff that comes in just after the intro and before the verse. by the 
way ... those are 
12 as in twelves not 1 2 1 2

********** This part by Graham L. *******************************************

verse riff—
g|————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————
a|————————————————————————————————————————————
e|————99999—444—1212121212—444————————————————

As riff 1 but palm muted and play without the slides.

Or another possibility is that it's played on a 5—string... How does that sound?

g|————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————
a|————————————————————————————————————————————
e|————————————————————————————————————————————
b|————99999—444—1212121212—444————————————————

*****************************************************************************

prechorus—   
g|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
a|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
e|——2——2—2——0—5——|—5——5/7——|———2——2—2——0—5—|—5—7—8—9|——2——2—2———0—5—|—5——5/7——|——2——2—2——0—5——|—5—9—8—7
this is played when the lyrics go "unholy water .... sanguine addiction"

chorus—
g|————————————————————————————————————————————
d|————————————————————————————————————————————
a|————————————————————————————————————————————
e|———2————————/7———————5————————4————————————
"hey wolf moon .... come cast your spell on me"

bass interlude—
g|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
d|—————————7————————7—————————2——————2————————9——————9——————————11———————————
a|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————7———
e|———5——5————5——5————5—0——0———0——0———0—7—7———7——7———7——9——9——————7h9—————

bridge—
g|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
d|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
a|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
e|——5555555———44444444———77777777———999999999—————————————————
"beware ..... the woods at night .... beware ... the lunar light ..... "

Okay those are all the riffs in the song.  Listen to the song to figure out exactly when 
to play then and get 
the beat down.

This was a Liam Lince tab.  Any accolades or complaints should be promptly emailed to 
[email protected]

About Type O Negative

Type O Negative is a heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Although commonly viewed as a gothic metal band, Type O has also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death has resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four" (in homage to The Beatles "Fab Four" moniker). The band went Platinum with 1993's Bloody Kisses, and Gold with 1996's October Rust, and has gained an enormous following with seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs. Their most recent album is 2007's Dead Again.

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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---------|
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Type O Negative — Wolf Moon bass tabs