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Farther Than The Sun Bass Tab by Alter Bridge

Farther Than The Sun bass tab by Alter Bridge

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Bbm

Tuning: Bb Db Ab Db Gb


🎸 Intro:

    low volume part in intro
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

    main part starts at 0:11
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Bb|-5\----0-----0--5--4--1------|
                triplet

Pre🎸 Verse:
    half-time beat
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0----0--5--4--1---------|
                       triplet

🎸 Verse 1:
    full tempo
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--------------0--0--|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--------------0--0--|-----------/12\----------|

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

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--------------------|-0---5---4---1-----------|


Pre🎸 Chorus:
    let ring, but cut off notes shortly before the next note
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------1-------1---|-4-----------5--------8-x-|

Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------1-------1---|-4-----------0--5--4--1-----|
                                          triplet

🎸 Chorus 1:

Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----2p0----2-----|-5-----------5--5--5h7-5----|
Db|-----------------4-----4--|-------------------------9--|
Bb|-0------------------------|-------3--------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------7-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------7--------|-------5-----------------|
Db|-7-----------7--------2--|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-3--------------1--1-----|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----------------|-5-----------5--7--5-----|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------0--|
Bb|-0-----------0--0--0-----|-------3-----------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------7-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------7--------|-------------------------|
Db|-7-----------7--------2--|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-3-----3--------1-----1--|


Pre🎸 Verse 2:
    half-time beat
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0----0--5--4--1---------|
                       triplet

🎸 Verse 2:
    full tempo
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--------------0--0--|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--------------0--0--|-----------/12\----------|

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

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--------10\---------|-------------------------|


Pre🎸 Chorus 2:
    let ring, but cut off notes shortly before the next note
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------1-------1---|-4-----------5--------8-x-|

Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------1-------1---|-4-----------0--5--4--1-----|
                                          triplet

🎸 Chorus 2:

Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----2p0----2-----|-5-----------5--5--5h7-5----|
Db|-----------------4--------|-------------------------9--|
Bb|-0------------------------|-------3--------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------7-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------7-----7--|-------5-----------------|
Db|-7-----------7-----------|-0-----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------1--1-----|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----------------|-5-----------5--7--5-----|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------0--|
Bb|-0-----------0--0--0-----|-------3-----------------|

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


🎸 Bridge:

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


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


🎸 Bridge 2:

Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-0h2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|-4-------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---7-4---------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-------7-4-----5-5-5-5-5---|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------7---------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-0h2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|-4-------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---7-4---------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-------7-4-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------7---------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|


Guitar 🎸 Solo:

Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-0h2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-----|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-0h2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-----|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|-0h2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-----|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-2-2-------0h2-2-2-------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-5\------------5\----------|


Guitar 🎸 Solo 2:
    half-time beat
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0----0--5--4--1---------|
                       triplet


🎸 Chorus 3:

Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----2p0----2-----|-5-----------5--5--5h7-5----|
Db|-----------------4--------|-------------------------9--|
Bb|-0------------------------|-------3--------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------7-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------5-----------------|
Db|-7--------------2-----2--|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-3--------------1--1-----|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----------------|-5-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0--0--0-----|-------3-----3--3--2--0--|

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

    Chorus repeats
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----------------|-5-----------5--5-h7p5-----|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------------9---|
Bb|-0-----------0--0--0-----|-------3-------------------|

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

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------2-----------------|-5-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0--0--0-----|-------3-----3--3--2--0--|

Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------7-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------7-----7--|-------------------------|
Db|-7-----------7-----------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-3-----3--------/12\-----|


🎸 Outro:
    half-time beat
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---0-1p0-0-1-0---5-4~--|

Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-1p0-0-1-0----0--5--4--1---------|
                       triplet

]
************************************

| m   mute previous note on that string
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

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

Published: May 5, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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