Bass tabs
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: Pretty much variations on a theme this. It has a swing feel (as in
8th-note triplets) and utilizes both 5ths and 3rds to harmonize the chords.
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7\----------------------7\------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------0----------------------------0-----|
Gb|------------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|------------------------------------------7h-9-----9--7------|
Ab|--7-----7-----7-----7--5------7-----7--------------------10--|
Eb|-----0-----0-----0--------7------0-----0---------------------|
< - - - - - - 3x - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9--9--------7-------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------7h-9-----9--7-------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----------------------10---|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9--9--------9--7----------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------------------9-------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7--------7--7----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----9----7---------9----7-----------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------9-------------------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9-------------------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------7----9--------------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----7----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------7-----7--9p-7--5--7p-5----|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----7--------------------7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------0---------7-----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|-----9----7---------9----7-----------------------------------|
Db|--9--------------9-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--------5--7----5--7----------------7--------5--7---------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - 3x - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 10
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9--9--------7-------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------7h-9-----9--7-------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----------------------7----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--10----------------8----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 11
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7\---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 12
Gb|--9--7--9--9--7-----9--7--9--9--7-----9--7-------------------|
Db|-----------------9-----------------9--------9----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------7-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
