Bend The Clock Bass Tab by Dream Theater

Bend The Clock bass tab by Dream Theater

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: E

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"If I   .  "

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|/12------------------------------|(12)-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------10---|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-10------------------------------|-10----------------------10--8---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------10-------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-------|-8-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(8)----------------------8---10--|-12------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(12)-----------------------------|-14------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(14)---------------------14\-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
                                    "but I   "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-----------|/8-------------------------------|
E|(1)------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|(8)------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Bridge - time sigature alternates between 7/4 and 4/4:

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|(0)-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|(0)-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse #2:

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7----------------------------------5---7-|
A|-0-------0-------------------0-------0---0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-----------5---7---|
A|-0-------0-------------------0---|-----0---------------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7----------------------------------5---7-|
A|-0-------0-------------------0-------0---0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7-------7-------|
A|-0-------0-------------------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5---7-|
A|-0-------0-------------------0----------0-------0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"         Cold, hallowed   ."
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D|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---7---|
A|-0-------0-------------------0---|(0)--0-------0-------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-------1--------------------1-------1-------1-------1---|
" Land - scapes   ."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7-------7-------|
E|-1-------1-------------------0---|(0)--0-------0-------0-------0---|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7----------------------------------5---7-|
A|-0-------0-------------------0-------0---0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-------0-------------------0---|-----0-------0---2---3---2-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-------1--------------------1-------1-------1-------1---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---|(3)----------2-------------------|
E|-1-------1-----------------------|-------------------------3-------|

Pre-chorus:

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------1---|-1-----------------------1-------|
 "                      This circle   "

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---|-3-----------------------3-------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------5---|-5-----------------------5---7---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-10--10--10----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------|
E|-8---------------------------8---|-------------8-------8---8---10--|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------5---|-5-------5---------------5-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|\3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------2---2---|-2-------2---2---2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                              (triplets)
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D|---------------------------------|/5-------5--5--5-5--5--5---------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------3--1--|

Chorus:

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0---------------0---------------|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------1---|-1---------------1-------1---3---|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------5---|-5---------------5\--------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------|(5)------------------------------|
A|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0---------------0---------------|

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E|-1---------------------------1---|-1---------------1-------1---3---|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------5---|-5---------------5-------5---6---|

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D|---------------------------------|----------------/9---9-9-9---9---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----------7-----------7-------|(7)------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-----------1---1-----------1---|-1-----------1---1-----------1---|

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D|---------------------------------|-/¯¯¯¯¯¯³¯¯¯¯¯¯\-/¯¯³¯¯\-/¯¯³¯¯\-|
A|-8-------8---8---8-------8-------|-8-----8-----8-8-8--8--8-8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Solo:

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D|-----------------7----------------------------------5---7-|
A|-0-------0-------------------0----------0---0-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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D|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-----------5---7---|
A|-0-------0-------------------0---|-----0---------------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--------------------------------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-------1--------------------1-------1-------1-------1---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7-------7-------|
E|-1-------1-------------------0---|(0)--0-------0-------0-------0---|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7----------------------------------5---7-|
A|-0-------0-------------------0----------0---0-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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D|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-----------5---7---|
A|-0-------0-------------------0---|-----0---------------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-------1---1---1-----------1---|-1-----------1---1-----------1---|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-/¯¯³¯¯\-/¯¯³¯¯|-/¯¯³¯¯\-/¯¯³¯¯\-|
E|-4-----------4---4---------------|-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-|

Bridge:

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---|-5-------5-------------------5---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------5---------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5/--|
E|-3-------3---3---3-------3---3---|-3------3---3---3--------3-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|/10------10--10--10------10--10--|-10------10--10--10--12--10------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Chorus:

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0---------------0---------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------1---|-1---------------1-------1---3---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------5---|-5---------------5\--------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------/¯¯³¯¯\-|
A|---------------------5-----------|-------------------------5-------|
E|-3-----------3------------3------|(3)-------------------------3--1-|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0---------------0---------------|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------1---|-1---------------1-------1---3---|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------5---|-5-----------------------5---6---|

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D|---------------------------------|----------------/9---9---9---9---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----------7-----------7-------|(7)------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-------1---1---1-------1-------|-1---1---1-------1---1---1-------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Outro + Solo:

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-------0---------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------7-------5-----------|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0---------------7---5---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-------0---------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------/¯¯³¯¯\-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------7--------5--3--2-|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0---0---|-0-------0---------------0---1---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------2-------|(2)------2-------2---2---2---2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7-------7p--5---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---|-3-----------3---3-------3---4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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A|-5------5---5---5-------5---5----|-5------5------5--5-----5-----5--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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A|----------------------9----------|---------9-------/¯¯¯¯¯¯³¯¯¯¯¯¯\-|
E|-7------------7-----------7------|-7---------------7------5------2-|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|------------------- --------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---|-3-----------3---3-------3---4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                                     /¯¯³¯¯\/¯¯³¯¯\
G|---------------------------------|-7-------7---7---7--7--7-7--7--7-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5------5---5---5-------5---5----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

                                                     /¯¯³¯¯\ /¯¯³¯¯\
G|---------------------------------|-----------------9--7------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------9----7----|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------9-|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7------5h---7---|
E|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------0-----------------------|

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| /¯¯³¯¯\ Triplet
| (n)     Ghost note
| h       Hammer-on
| p       Pull-off
| /       Slide up
| \       Slide down
************************************

Published: September 14, 2025

Last updated: September 14, 2025

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