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Absolute Power Bass Tab by Parkway Drive

Absolute Power bass tab by Parkway Drive

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Drop B (B F# B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:

During the clean parts, it sounds to me as though the bass is following the drums
with the rhythms and ringing in between.

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12\---3-2-3-2--------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-3p--2-2-0-2-2-3-2--2-/-10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------------------|

                          (When We cant see...)

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

(Pay em off, play em off)

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------0-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-----------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------0-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-2-2-2---------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|

Verse:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12\------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------5--7-------5-------7------------------------------------|
B |--3--2----3--2-------------------------------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|


Pre Chorus 2:
(Ring out with guitars, then tight with the drums when open notes hit)

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----0-2-----0-2-------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|

Chorus:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|

Solo:

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-----------------------2-3-2---------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------3---2---2-5-----------------------------|

Interude:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2--------2---------0-0-0/2---------2---------0-0-0/2----------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2---2-2-2-2------------------------------|

Repeat previous part until he screams Absolute Power for the Breakdown

Breakdown:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-3-2--2--2--2-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------|

Repeat the break down into the final chorus.

Chorus:

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|


E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-----------------------2-3-2---------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------|

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------3---2---2-5-----------------------------|

Just end with a couple of the root notes at the end. 2nd fret Low B.


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| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down


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