War Games Bass Tab by Frau Kapitaen

War Games bass tab by Frau Kapitaen

Bass Tab

Tuning:    E-A-D-G

Remarks:   The bars and spaces are just for orientation, not really measured.
           Play it as your hear - and try some variations, have fun playing!

  \ = slide down
  / = slide up, special case: /(10) = slide up to 10, but don't strike it, yet
  ~ = vibrato  (bend the string rhythmically up and down a bit)
  . = staccato (play tight, then stop, e.g. by lifting the fret finger a bit)


Intro:
------

(Bass only, at first)

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|--7---7--8-7--7--5-5-5--|--7-------7/---10\---5/--|--7---7--8-7--7------5--|
D|--0---------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------8----|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

G|--7-------------7-/(10)-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--0---------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

(Drums and rhythm guitar now joining in)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5--5--5-5-6-5--5--3-3-3--|--5--5-5--5--5-5-6-5--5------3//|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------6-----|

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

                                       "HEY, HEY, HEY"
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5--5--5-5-6-5--5--3-3-3--|--5--5-5--5--5-5-6-5--5------3--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------6-----|

                                          "JA!"
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3------3////|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-0-0-0-------------|
                                 |------ let ring

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|//5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5------------3-----|
E|-----------------------------6-------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------3-----|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5----3-------------|


Verse: (0:41)
------

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5------------3-----|
E|-----------------------------6-------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------3-----|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5----3-------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5------------3-----|
E|-----------------------------6-------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8----------|


Refrain: (0:55)
--------

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7--8-7--7--7-7-7---------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------|
    .         .    .

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5----------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|


G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7--8-7--7--7-7-7---------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------|
    .         .    .

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


Fill: (1:07)
-----

(At the first time, the bass is playing alone)
(When repeated, rhythm guitar plays along   )
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--8-7-8-7-----------8-7-8-7----------------|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-----------8--10---------|

(No rhythm guitar joins in)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--8-7-8-7-----------8-7-8-7----------------|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-----------8--10\\\\\\\\\|


Post-Refrain: (1:13)
-------------

(Bass only)                   (Drums+guitar join)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-3-3-0-0-0----2----5--------|
E|--3-3-3-0-0-0------------------------------|
                               .    .
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|------------------------------------0-0-0--|
                                    .
(Bass only)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------8--------|
A|--------------3-3-3-0-0-0----7-------------|
E|--3-3-3-0-0-0------------------------------|
                               .    .
(Here, the rhythm guitar screams)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------0-0-0--|
    (~ = vibrato; rhytmically bend up and down a bit)

(Bass only)                   (Drums+guitar join)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-3-3-0-0-0----2----5--------|
E|--3-3-3-0-0-0------------------------------|
                               .    .

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|------------------------------------0-0-0--|
                                    .
(Bass only)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3------------------STOP------|
E|--3-3-3-0-0-0------------------------------|
                |<--- let ring -->|.
                then stop, e.g. by lifting the fret finger,
                at the last kick drum, when the guitar fill
                starts.

Silence: (1:36)
--------
(No bass while rhythm guitar plays a short solo fill)


Repetitions: (1:44)
------------

Verse, Refrain, Fill, Post-Refrain, (guitar solo fill)

Verse, Refrain, Fill, Post-Refrain, (guitar solo fill)

Verse


Final Refrain: (4:01)
--------------

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7--8-7--7--7-7-7---------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------|
    .         .    .

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5----------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|


G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7--8-7--7--7-7-7---------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------|
    .         .    .

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

(Again)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7--8-7--7--7-7-7---------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------|
    .         .    .

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5----------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|


G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7--8-7--7--7-7-7---------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------|
    .         .    .

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

(Bass only)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3----------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-0-0-0------------------------------|
                |------------------ let ring

Done! Hope you enjoyed it :D
Let us know if you find the tab helpful - or
if you find an error, so we can fix it.

Have fun and stay true \m/

~ Michael (ms@frau-kapitaen.com)

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