Birth Ritual Bass tabs by Soundgarden

Birth Ritual bass tab by Soundgarden

Bass tabs

Standard tuning, Drop D (DADG)

PERFORMANCE NOTE: Watch for frequent time changes.

🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
p = pull off
^ = 1/4 bend
s = 16th note (appears above bar)


INTRO (x4):

  7/4  ssss  ssss
G |------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15--17-|
A |-----------------------13--15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r--------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

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VERSE 1:
       ( x5 )                             ( x2 )
     ssss  ssss           ssss  ssss           ssss  ssss
G |-------------------------------||-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-||-----------------------10---12-||-----------------------15---17-|
A |-----------------------13---15-||-----------------------8----10-||-----------------------13---15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


PRE-CHORUS:
       ( x2 )
     ssss  ssss       6/4
G |-------------------------------||--------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-||--------------------------|
A |-----------------------13---15-||--------------------------|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-8---r-8-8---r-10--8-10---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


PRE-VERSE (x2):

  7/4  ssss  ssss
G |------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15--17-|
A |-----------------------13--15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r--------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


VERSE 2:
       ( x5 )                             ( x2 )
     ssss  ssss           ssss  ssss           ssss  ssss
G |-------------------------------||-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-||-----------------------10---12-||-----------------------15---17-|
A |-----------------------13---15-||-----------------------8----10-||-----------------------13---15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


PRE-CHORUS (x2):
     ssss  ssss
G |-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-|
A |-----------------------13---15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


CHORUS 1:
     ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      7/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|-----------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-5---r-7-7---r-0-0-----3---/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

     ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      6/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|---------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-8---r-8-8-----10---8-10---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


PRE-VERSE (x4):

  7/4  ssss  ssss
G |------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15--17-|
A |-----------------------13--15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r--------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


VERSE 3:
       ( x5 )                             ( x2 )
     ssss  ssss           ssss  ssss           ssss  ssss
G |-------------------------------||-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-||-----------------------10---12-||-----------------------15---17-|
A |-----------------------13---15-||-----------------------8----10-||-----------------------13---15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------||-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


PRE-CHORUS (x2):

     ssss  ssss
G |-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-|
A |-----------------------13---15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


CHORUS 2:
     ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      7/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|-----------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-5---r-7-7---r-0-0-----3---/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

     ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      6/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|---------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-8---r-8-8---8-10---8-10---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


BRIDGE:
       ( x4 )
  7/4  ssss  ssss
G |------------------------------||------------------------------|
D |------------------------------||------------------------------|
A |------------------------------||------------------------------|
D |-2---r-22333-r-33555-r-7---\--||-2---r-22333-r-33555-r-3^-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


GUITAR SOLO:
       ( x4 )
     ssss  ssss
G |-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000---3^----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

     ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      6/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|---------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-8---r-8-8---8-10---8-10---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


CHORUS 3:

  4/4  ssss  ssss
G |-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000---3^----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

  7/4  ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      7/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|-----------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-5---r-7-7---r-0-0-----3---/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

     ssss  ssss           s s s s   s s s s
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-------88888-r-88888---------|----------1010101010-r-1010101010------------|
D |-8---r-----------------8---/-|-10----r-----------------------------10----/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 &  3  & 4 &  5  & 6 & 7 &

  4/4                      6/4
G |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------12-12----r-13-|-13----\-10---8-10-\-|---------------------------|
D |-12----r----------------|---------------------|-8---r-8-8-----10---8-10---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

       ( x4 )
  7/4  ssss  ssss
G |-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------15---17-|
A |-----------------------13---15-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


OUTRO (x4):

     ssss  ssss  s s       ssss  ssss  s s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------10p8------|-----------------------10p8------|
A |---------------------------10-10-|---------------------------10-10-|
D |-0---r-00000-r-00000-r-----------|-12--r-00000-r-00000-r-----------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  7 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  7 &
                   ________________________________ ______________________________
                   /1,2,3              /4
     ssss  ssss  s s    |    ssss  ssss      |  (Let ring)
G |-----------------------12p10------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |----------------------------10-12-|------------------------15---17-|------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------|------------------------13---15-|------------------------------|
D |-12--r-00000-r-00000-r------------|-12---r-00000-r-00000-r---------|-12---------------------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  7 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &


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in the second link, it begins around the 0:50 mark.)

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