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Vital Signs Bass Tab by Rush

Vital Signs bass tab by Rush

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Vital Signs Bass tabs


4
4 Q.    Q   Q   E   Q   H.          + W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------3---4-|-4---4-----------|-4---------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-5---------------|-5---------------|
|---5---5-6---8-6-|---5---5-6-5-----|
|-----6-----6-----|-----6-------8-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
<-----------Play 9 times------------>

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6                         4
4 E E E Q   E E Q   E E E 4 E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-5-----------------------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
|---5---6---5---------1---|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----6---------3---3---3-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|
|-------------6-----------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

  E E E E E E E E   E Q   Q   Q   E + E E Q   E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-----|-----------------|
|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-------6---6---6-|-6-5-----3---3-1-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|
|-----------------|-4-4-------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q   Q   Q   E
|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|-5-5---3---0---1-|
|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------1-----|-5-5---3---0---1-|
|-1-1---1-3---3-1-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-3---3-1-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  Q   H.          + W                 E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E Q
|-1---5-----------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---6-----------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|-1-1-R---1-1-R---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E Q     E Q   Q.    Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3-3-|-1-1-----------6-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-R---5-5-----|-----R-----------|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|-1-1-------------|
|-----------------|---------4-4-R---|-----------------|-------3-----4---|

+ W                 E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|
|-----------------|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|-1-1-R---1-1-R---|-1-1-R---5-5-----|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                   12                         4
  E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E Q   8 Q.    Q.    Q.    Q.    4 W   + W
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----|-----|
|-1-1-----------6-|-----------------|-------------------------|-----|-----|
|-----R-----------|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|-1-----------6-----3-----|-----|-----|
|---------4-4-R---|-----------------|-------3-----------------|-4---|-4---|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|
|---5---5-6---8-6-|---5---5-6-5-----|---5---5-6---8-6-|
|-----6-----6-----|-----6-------8-6-|-----6-----6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
<-----------Play 8 times------------>

6 E E E Q   E E Q   E E E 4 E E Q   E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-5-----------------------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
|---5---6---5---------1---|-----------------|-----------1-----|
|-----6---------3---3---3-|-1-1-----1-1---1-|-1-1---1-3---3-1-|
|-------------6-----------|-----------------|-----------------|

+ E E Q   E E Q     E E E E E E E E + E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E E E
|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------1-----|
|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1---1-3---3-1-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1-----3---3-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

+ E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E + E E E Q   Q   E   Q   Q   E E E E
|-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-----------|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------1-----|
|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1---1-3---3-1-|-3-3-3-1---1-----|---------3-----1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-4---4-----------|

+ E E Q   E E Q	    E E Q   E E E E + E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E E E
|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------1-----|
|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1-----3---3-1-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1-----3---3-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E Q   Q   Q   E   Q   H.          + W
|-5-5---3---0-----|-----5-----------|-5---------------|
|-5-5---3---0-----|-----6-----------|-6---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------4-|-4---------------|-----------------|

  E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|-1-1-R-----------|
|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|-1-1-R---1-1-R---|-1-1-R---5-5-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-R---|

                  6             5                     4
  E E Q   E E Q   8 Q.    Q.    4 Q.    E Q   E Q.    4 E E Q   E E Q
|-----------------|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|-1-----------|---------------------|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|
|-----------------|-------3-----|-4-----4-4---4-4-----|-----------------|

  E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------3-3-|-1-1-R---------6-|-----------------|
|-1-1-R---1-1-R---|-1-1-R---5-5-----|-------------R---|-3-3-R---3-3-R---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-----|-----------------|

12                        4
8 Q.    Q.    Q.    Q.    4 W               + W
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-----------6-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|

  W               + H   +   E E E E  + E  E  H.         + H.         E  E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------8-10-|-10---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|----10-11---------|-11------------11|
|-8---------------|-8-------8-8------|------------------|------------11---|

  E E  Q   Q    Q    + Q.     E SSE E  E   H.    +     E E   E E Q   E E Q
|----------12---10---|-10-----8-787------|-----------------|---------------|
|-8-10-8-------------|--------------10-8-|-6-----------6-5-|-6-5-----------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----8---8-6-5-|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|

  E E H.            E E H.            E E H.            E E Q   E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-R-----------|-1-1-R-----------|-----------------|---------1-1-R---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-R-----------|-4-4-R-----------|

  W                 E E H.            E E H.            E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1-1-R-----------|-----------------|---------1-1---1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-R-----------|-4-4-R-------4---|

  W                 W                 W                 E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-R-3-4-3-4-3-1---|

  W                 W                 W             E   E     E Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------------3-|-4-----3-4-------|

  W                 W                 W               + H.    E Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4-----3-4-------|

  W                 W                 H       H         E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-4-3-4-3-4-3-----|

  H.          Q     W                 Q   E E H         Q   E E Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----------3---|-1---------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4-------|-4---4-4-4-------|

  H.          Q     Q   Q   E E Q     H       H         Q   Q   Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----------3---|-1---1---1-3-1---|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-4---4---4-------|

                    3 3 3             3 3 3
  H       H         Q Q Q   H         Q Q Q   H         E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-1-1-1---1-------|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4---4-------|-R-3-4-3-4-3-----|

  H       H         Q   E E E E Q     Q   E E Q   E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-1---1-1-1---1---|-----------------|---------1-1---1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-3-4---4-3-|-4-4-3-4-----4---|

                                                                3  3  3
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   E E Q     E E E E Q  Q  Q
|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6---|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|------------1----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-3-----|-4-3-4-3-4-----4-|

  H       H         Q   Q   E E E E   Q   Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-1---1---1-3-1---|-----------------|-------------1---|
|-----------------|---------------4-|-4---R---4-4-R---|-4-4-R---4-4-----|

---
Notes:   Above notes

W        Whole Note
H        Half Note
Q        Quarter Note
E        Eighth Note
S        Sixteenth Note
.        Adds half the value of the Letter it is beside
3        Triplet note

         Above Barlines
4
4        4/4 Time

12
8        12/8 Time

6
8        6/8 Time

5
4        5/4 Time

+        Tie.  The previous note is tied to the following note.

         On Strings
1,2,etc  fret to play on particular string
R        Rest

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For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail
address is included, contact Frank or Jason, addresses below.

For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:

Frank                       or      Jason
(sheep@gargoyle.hacktic.nl)         (bold%astroatc.uucp@cs.wisc.edu)

HAPPY PLAYING!!

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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