Bass tabs
Tuning: Half step down (Low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb)
🏷Legend:
. staccato note
~ vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
/-3-\ triplet
Intro
~~~~~
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|---------------------------------|
|-------Guitar only---------------|
|---------------------------------|
"he ..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-9-5-7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"reached for a book..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-8-7---|
|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------5-7-8---------|
"something that he knows..." "and the..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------7---7---------7-|-------------------------------7-|
|-----------------------------7---|-------------------------5-7-----|
|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------5-7-----5---|
.
"first page says..."
|---------------------------------|-----------------------4-5-4---4-|
|-----------------7---7-----------|---------------------7-------7---|
|-----------------------------5h7-|-----------------5h7-------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
.
"next one says..."
|---------------------------------|--------------------------7/9----|
|-7---------------7---7---------7-|-------------------7-9-10--------|
|-----------------------------7---|-----------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
.
"don’t go on, put it back..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7-----------7-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----8~----------7~------8\------|
Main Riff
~~~~~~~~~
"Black!"
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------0h3-----|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-------2h3-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---7-3-----|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------0h3-----|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-------2-3-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---7-3-----|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-5-----|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7-5-|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---7-3-----|
. . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-7-|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-7-----|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---7-3-----|
. . . . . . . . . .
Verse
~~~~~
"what’s this word..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7p5-|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
"maybe I just stumbled..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7p5-|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|---------------------3-5-3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---------------|
"I must have been out cold..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
"they found me lying naked..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|---------------------3-5-3---3-3-|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---------------|
Chorus
~~~~~~
"let me go..." "but the light has left me..."
|-----------------------0---------|-----------------------0---------|
|-3-----3-3-----------3---3-2-----|---------3---3-------3---3-2-----|
|-----------3-------3---------3-2-|-------3---3-------3---------3-2-|
|-------------1-------------------|-1-------------------------------|
"blind..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5-----5p3-|
"take me back..." "I must have the bible..."
|-----------------------0---------|---------------------------------|
|---------3---3-------3---3-2-3-2-|---------3-2-3------/7-5---------|
|-------3---3---------------------|-------3-----------------7-5-----|
|-1-------------------------------|-1---------------------------8-7-|
"black..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3p2-0---|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3p2-0---|-----------------6-------7\------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-----------------|
Verse 2
~~~~~~~
"well here I go again..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
"I wish I could remember..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|---------------------3-5-3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---------------|
"now here’s another spell..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
"and I feel I’m getting closer..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|---------------------3-5-3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5-----------5-3-|
Chorus
~~~~~~
"let me go..." "and it makes me feel..."
|-----------------------0---------|-----------0-----------0---------|
|---------3---3-------3---3-2-----|---------3---3-------3---3-2-----|
|-------3---3-----------------3-2-|-------3---------------------3-2-|
|-1-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
"alive..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5h6p5-3-|---------------------3-5-3---3-3-|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---------------|
"take me back..." "I must have the bible..."
|-----------0-----------0---------|-----------------------------0h2-|
|---------3---3-------3---3-2-3-2-|---------3---3-----------2-3-----|
|-------3-------------------------|-------3---3---------2-3---------|
|-1-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
"black..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3p2-0---|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3p2-0---|-------------------------3-------|
|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|-3h5-5---5---3h5-5---3h5---------|
Guitar Solo
~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7h9-|
|-------------------------5-4-----|-------------------------5-------|
|-5h7-7---7---5h7-7---5h7-----7---|-5h7-7---7---5h7-7---5h7---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7-9-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7h9-----|
|-------------------------5-4-----|-----------------5h7-7h9---------|
|-5h7-7---7---5h7-7---5h7-----7---|-5h7-7---7---5h7-----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------9h11|-------------------/11-9----------|
|-------------------------7p6-----|-------------------------11-9-7-9-|
|-7h9-9---9---7h9-9---7h9---------|-7h9-9---9---7h9-9----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------7p6-----|--------------------------7------|
|-7h9-9---9---7h9-9---7h9-----9p7-|-7h9-9---9---7h9-10--9h10--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------/7---7-7-7-5-----|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7-5-|-------------------------5---5-7-|
|-5---5---5---5-------------------|-5---5---5---5---8-7-5-8---8-----|
. . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------/7---7---7-5-----|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7-5-|-----------------------------5-7-|
|-5---5---5---5-------------------|-5---5---5---5---8-7-5-7-8-7-----|
. . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------/7---7---7-5-----|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7-5-|-------------------------5-------|
|-5---5---5---5-------------------|-5---5---5---5---8-7-5-7---8-7-8-|
. . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|----------------/5-4---4-5-4-5h7-|
|------------------------/7-5-----|---------------------7-----------|
|-----------------------------7-5-|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5-------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---5-6-7---5-7-8-------8p5-----|-7---5-6-7---5-7-8-------8h10----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---5-6-7---5-7-8---8-8-8p5-----|-7---5-6-7---5-7-8---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------0-1-3---1h3-|
Main Riff Variation / Verse 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"he locks himself away..."
/-3-\
|---------------------------------|----------------/14-12------------------|
|-------7---------7---7p5h7-5-----|-------7---------------14-13-11-13-11\9-|
|-----------------------------7-5-|----------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5-5-----------------|-5---5---5---5--------------------------|
. . . . .
"hungry for another bout..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7-------7---------7-5-----|-------7-------------------------|
|-0---0-----------------------7-5-|-----------------------5---5-6-7-|
|---------5---5---5---5-5---------|-5---5---5---5-5-8-7-8---8-------|
. . . . .
"and just the words..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7---------7---7-7---------|-------7-------------------------|
|-------------------------5-7-3-5-|-------------------------5---5-7-|
|-5---5---5---5-5-----------------|-5---5---5---5-5-7-5-7-8---8-----|
. . . . .
"took him to a place..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7---------7---7-7-----7---|-------7----------------/7-5-----|
|-------------------------5-7---7-|-----------------3-2-5-3-----7-5-|
|-5---5---5---5-5-----------------|-5---5---5---5-5-----------------|
. . . . .
"let him go, he can’t come back..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7-----------7-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----8~----------7~------8\------|
Main Riff / Outro
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Black!"
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-0-2-3-|-5---5---5---5---5---0-2-3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-5-----|-----------------------------5-7-|
|-----------------------------7-5-|---------------------3---5-7-----|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5p0-3-5---5---------|
. . . . . . . .
"so if your fire’s dying..."
/-3-\
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5h7p5-----|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7-5-|---------------------------0-----|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|-5---5---5---5---5---0-2-3-------|
. . . . . . . . .
"and what’s the use of trying..."
/-3-\ /-3-\ /-3-\
|-----------------------------------|---------------4h5p4---4-5-2h4p2p0-2-4-|
|---------------------5h7p5---------|---------------------7-----------------|
|---------------------------7-5-----|---------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------------8-7-|-5---5---5---5-------------------------|
. . . . . . .
"it’s hiding in the pages..." /-3-\
|------------------------/7-5-4-5-|---------------------------------4h5-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2h3p2p0-5-7---------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5-----------------------|
. . . . . . . .
"you’re reading from the bible black..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-5-----|----------------/7-5-------------|
|-----------------------------7-5-|---------------------7-5-7-5-----|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5---------------8-7-|
. . . . . . . .
Outro Guitar Solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------7----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7-9-10------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5p0-2-3-|-5---5---5---5---5---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------/7-5-----|-------------------------7---5-7-|
|-----------------------------7-5-|---------------------------7-----|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-5---5---5---5---5p0-3-5---------|
. . . . . . . . .
Begin fade out...
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------/7-5-------------|----------------------------7----|
|---------------------7-5---5-----|---------------------7-9-10------|
|-5---5---5---5-----------8---8-7-|-5---5---5---5---5---------------|
. . . . . . . .
/-3-\
|---------------------------------|------------------------------4h5p4---4-5-|
|--------------------/7-5---------|---------------------7p5---5-7------7-----|
|-------------------------7-5-----|-------------------------7----------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5-----------7-8-|-5---5---5---5---5------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Continue in this manner until...
End.
