Birth Ritual Bass Tab by Soundgarden

Birth Ritual bass tab by Soundgarden

Bass Tab

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 &


(NOTE: In the first link below, bass begins at around the 0:40 mark;
in the second link, it begins around the 0:50 mark.)

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