Psychosocial Bass Tab by Slipknot

Psychosocial bass tab by Slipknot

Bass Tab

¨Psychosocial¨ --- Slipknot

Submitted by halo

Tuning: Drop D (low to high)

Key: E

🏷Legend:

h = hammer on
p = pull off
! = tremelo pick
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Intro: The first note (2~~) is a volume swell.
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------6~~--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2~~~~~--0-------------0--3h5-----0--5-0-0-----0--3h5-0-0-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------6~~--------------------------6~~--------------------6~~------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--5-0-0-----0--3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-----0--3h5----0--5-0-0-----0--3h5-0-0-|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------| x3
A|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
A|-5!--8!--7!--6!--8--7-|

End of Intro.
==========================
Main Riff:

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

End of Main Riff.
==========================
Verse 1:

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

End of Verse 1.
===========================
Chorus 1:

D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3~~3-3/6~~6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1-0-8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6~~6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1/8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-0-8-6--5-----0-3-5-|

End of Chorus 1.
===========================
Psychosocial Part:

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

End of Psychosocial Part.
===========================
Verse 2:

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

End of Verse 2.
===========================
Chorus 2:

D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3~~3-3/6~~6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1-0-8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6~~6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1/8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-0-8-6--5-----0-3-5-|

End of Chorus 2.
============================
Mick’s Guitar Solo:

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5-6-6-6-6-5-0-0-3-2-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5-6-6-6-6-5-0-0-3-2-|

End of Mick’s Solo.
=============================
Jim’s Solo:

D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3~~3-3/6~~6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1-0-8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6~~6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1/8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

End of Jim’s Solo.
==============================
Break:

Bass is quiet until the first ¨The limits of the.¨
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------17\-|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---------0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---------0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---------0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---------0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0----6\3--0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-5\2----0-0----6\3--0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-5\2-|

D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0----6\3--0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-----0--2--3--|

End of Break.
===============================
Verse 3.

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|

End of Verse 3.
===============================
Chorus 3:

D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3~~3-3/6~~6-6----| x3
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1-0-8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-5-5---------------6~~|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1~~1-0-8~~8-0-5~~5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

End of Chorus 3.
===============================
Break 2:

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|

End of Break 2.
===============================
Outro:

D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-3\2-|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-3\2---0-0-0-0-|

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