Total Eclipse Of The Heart bass tab by Bonnie Tyler

Name: Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Channel: Bonnie Tyler

Bass Tab

Standard tuning (EADG)

LEGEND:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
* = staccato
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)


INTRO:

      (rest x4)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

       (rest x7)
G |-----------------||-r------------14\|
D |-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------||-----------------|
E |-----------------||-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE-CHORUS (x2):

G |-9-----9/14-----------14\|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|
E |-6-------------6-|-4---------------|-6-------------6-|-4---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-------------4-|-2-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-r2--6-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

    6/4                                      s
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------6*----------------|-----------------7-------|
A |-7-----------------------|-7--------------7------7-|
E |---------5-------5*----5/|---------5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


CHORUS 1 (Repeat 1st staff x3):

                     _________________ _________________
                    /1,2              /3
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-6-----6\3-----3-|---------------5-|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-4-----4-6-------|-4-----4-6-----6-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                          2/4
    ssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss  sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D |---------55555555|-----------------|---------|
A |-88888888--------|-8888888---------|---------|
E |-----------------|--------866666666|-6666666/|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &

                                          2/4
    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D |-6666666655555555|-----------------|---------|
A |-----------------|-8888888---------|---------|
E |-----------------|--------866666666|-66666666|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &
                                                          6/4
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A |-----------------|---------6---6--\|-----------------|-------------------------|
E |-8-----8-6---8---|-9-----9---------|-4---------------|-r-----------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

G |-r-------------20\|
D |------------------|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4  &


LEAD-IN TO BRIDGE:

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

G |-----------------|-----------------|-6-------8-/-12--|-13--------------|
D |-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------6-------|---------8-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|---------6---6---|
A |-----------------|-------6-------6-|-----------------|-------6-------6-|
E |-6---------------|-4---------------|-6-------------6-|-4---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------|
D |-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|-------4-------4-|
A |-4-------4-------|-2-------2---6---|-4-------4-----4-|-2---------------|
E |-------4-------4-|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                          ss
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------7-------|-----------------7-------|
A |-7-----7-------7-------46|-7-----7-------7-------7\|
E |---------5---------------|---------5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


VERSE 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---------6-----6\|-----------------|---------6---6---|
A |-1-------1-----1-|-------6---------|-1-------1-----1-|-------6-------6-|
E |-------1---------|-4---------------|-------1---------|-4---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------6\|-----------------|---------------6\|-----------------|
A |-4-------4-------|-2-------2-----6-|-4-------4-------|-2-------2-----6-|
E |-------4---------|-------2---------|-------4---------|-------2---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

   6/4                    ss                 s   s
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------7-7-7---|-----------------7---7---|
A |-7-------------7-------46|-7--------------7---7--7-|
E |-------7-5---------------|-------7-5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


CHORUS 2 (Repeat 1st staff x3):
                     _________________ _________________
                    /1,2              /3
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-6-----6\3-------|---------------5-|-----------------|
A |---------------6-|-4-----4-6-------|-4-----4-6-----6-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                          2/4
    ssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss  ssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D |---------55555555|-----------------|---------|
A |-88888888--------|-8888888---------|---------|
E |-----------------|--------866666666|-66666666|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &

    ssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-6666666655555555|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-8888888---------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|--------866666666|-6666666666666666|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                          6/4
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A |-----------------|---------6---6--\|-----------------|-------------------------|
E |-8-----8-6---8---|-9-----9---------|-4---------------|-r-----------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


G |---------------20\|
D |------------------|
A |-r----------------|
E |------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4  &


OUTRO:
                 s  s
G |-13----\10----10-13|---------15--12--|-13-----10-------|-----------------|
D |-------------------|-11--------------|-----------------|-3-------4-------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-8---------------|-6-----6\3-------|-----------------|-6-----6\3-------|
A |---------6-------|-----------------|-4-------6-------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-6-------8-/-12--|-13------r-------|
D |-----------------|-----------------| Rest for remainder
A |-----------------|-----------------|      of song
E |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


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Last updated: February 17, 2026

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