Bass tabs with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Tuning: Standard EADG (Part I) 4/4 timing starts at 0:17 Small clap on every 8th beat (Bridge) Bass Riff 1: Bass comes in a 0:54 after 64 beats (4/4 16 times) Try to slap/pop the hammered on notes on the G string 1 + 2 e + 3 4 1 + 2 e + 3 4 G|-----------9h10----------------------------9h10----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---8-8--------------8----------------8-8---------------8-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 e + 3 4 1 + 2 e + 3 + 4 + G|----------5h6-----------------------5h6----------------6--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----4-4------------4---------4-4--------------4-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 e + 3 4 + a 1 + 2 e + 3 4 G|--------4h5-------------4h5----------4h5---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3-3----------3-----------------3-3-------------3----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 e + 3 4 1 + 2 e + 3 + 4 + G|----------2h3-----------------------2h3------------3--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1-1-----------1-----------1-1------------1---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bass Riff 2: 1:11 Weird timing here. Just follow along until the next change (it’s not the exact same as the song, but I think it fits) G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------6-----------------------------------------------------| A|----8-8-8---8--------8--4-4-3--------1-1-1--1-3-1----------------------| x2 E|-------------------------------------------------------4-4-3-----------| (Verse 1) Bass Riff 3: 1:29 Back to 4/4 timing. The synth part has the melody, but the bass part follows almost exactly the same. The drums/high hat in the back are laying down the rhythm, so follow that for the tempo 1 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|----1--3---4----8\6----------------6---------------------------| 1 + 2 3 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------1-----3---4--------8\6/8--------------------------------| 1 2+ 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4 + (slide down on the + of those beats) G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|----8—8\------8---8\---------8—8\------8---8\------------------| 1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 E|----6—6\-------6----6\-------6----6\-------6---6\--------------| (Hook) 32 beats of rest (4/4 8 times) Bass Riff 1: 2:23 Try to slap/pop the hammered on notes on the G string 1 + 2 e + 3 4 1 + 2 e + 3 4 G|-----------9h10----------------------------9h10----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---8-8--------------8----------------8-8---------------8-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 e + 3 4 1 + 2 e + 3 + 4 + G|----------5h6-----------------------5h6----------------6--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----4-4------------4---------4-4--------------4-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 e + 3 4 + a 1 + 2 e + 3 4 G|--------4h5-------------4h5----------4h5---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3-3----------3-----------------3-3-------------3----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 e + 3 4 1 + 2 e + 3 + 4 + G|----------2h3-----------------------2h3------------3--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1-1-----------1-----------1-1------------1---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| (Verse 2) Bass Riff 3: 2:40 2x (same as before) Back to 4/4 timing. The synth part has the melody, but the bass part follows almost exactly the same. The drums/high hat in the back are laying down the rhythm, so follow that for the tempo 1 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|----1--3---4----8\6----------------6---------------------------| 1 + 2 3 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------1-----3---4--------8\6/8--------------------------------| 1 2+ 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4 + (slide down on the + of those beats) G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|----8—8\------8---8\---------8—8\------8---8\------------------| 1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 E|----6—6\-------6----6\-------6----6\-------6---6\--------------| (Outro) 64 beats of rest (4/4 16 times) Then play a distorted version of the first two lines of Bass Riff 3 starting at 3:51 It’s a little bit different than the first two lines of Bass Riff 3, but just improvise the riff a little, and it should be fine 1 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 + G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|----1--3---4----8\6----------------6---------------------------| 1 + 2 3 4 + a G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------1-----3---4--------8\6/8--------------------------------| Play x4 (Part II) and (Segue) Majestical change starts at 4:28 (synth w/ trumpet stuff) (Hook) Club-type music starts at 5:23 (more synth stuff, but it changes and is more upbeat) No bass throughout this time You could try to play the low synth part that starts at 5:23, but it’s a little hard to pick out from all the synth That’s really it. The first part of the song is the place with the bass | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on
ⓘ Bass guitar tab for 'Pyramids' by Frank Ocean, a male r&b artist from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Frank Ocean was born in 1987.