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Addicted To Pain Bass Tab by Alter Bridge

Addicted To Pain bass tab by Alter Bridge

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C#m

Five String Tuning - Bb Db Ab Db Gb

Intro:

   omit lowest string since its not played

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-(0)---------------------|----------1--1--1--1--1--|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-(0)---------------------|----------1--1--1--1--1--|


PreVerse:
    double time feel
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5--6--|-------------------5--6--|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5--6--|-------------------5--6--|
Db|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|-7--0--0--8--7--0--------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5--6--|-------------------5--6--|
Db|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5--6--|----------3p0------5--6--|
Db|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|-7--0--0--------0--------|


Verse 1:

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--1--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

Gb|-------------2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--------------|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8-----------7-----------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse Repeats:
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------1--0-----------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--------0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------------------2--|-5-----------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--------------|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8-----------7-----------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|



Chorus 1:
    back to normal tempo
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|-0--0--12-0--12-0--13p12-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|-0----------------12\----|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


PreVerse 2:
    back to double time feel
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5--6--|-------------------5--6--|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5--6--|----------3p0------------|
Db|-7--0--0--0--0--0--------|-7--0--0--------0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Verse 2:
    riff is played 2x
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------1--0-----------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--------0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------------------2--|-5-----------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--------------|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8-----------7-----------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Chorus 2:
    back to normal tempo
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|-0--0--12-0--12-0--13p12-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|
Bb|-------------------------|


PostChorus:

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-3_______________________|\0-----------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------1--1--1--1--1--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-(0)---------------------|----------1--1--1--1/----|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Bridge:
    played 2x, t is a triplet so play that note 3x

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--13t--0--10t-|----0--0--0--6t----0--4t-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----0--0--0--13t--0--10t-|-----0---0---0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


Guitar Solo Part:

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--------------|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8-----------7-----------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    Riff repeats, solo continue
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

Gb|-------------2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--------------|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------3--3--3--3--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0m----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-8-----------7-----------|-3-----------1-----------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Final Chorus:

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|-0--0--0--0--5--7t-------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------7p5------------|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------7----------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------8--5--|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|-0--0--0--0-----------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------8-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8-----8--8--8--8\7---|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------5--5-----|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1p0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--1--1--/13---|
Bb|-------------------------|


Outro:
    played 2x
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--13t--0--10t-|----0--0--0--6t----0--4t-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----0--0--0--13t--0--10t-|-----0---0---0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


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

| t   triplet - play this note three times fairly quick
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| m   Fret hand mute - play note staccato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop

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

Published: May 20, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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