Bass tabs
Y & T - Forever
Transcribed by [email protected]
I've attempted to make this tab very easy to follow -
each section of the song is done so you can follow the
tab from beginning to end. for a beginning bassist, this
song looks a little overpowering, but it's a lot simpler
than you may think - Veterans will have NO problem picking
this one up in hearbeat.
the version of this song (the studio version) is 5:47 long,
and I've also put the time markers up so if you're playing this
on the computer, you can see the time-changes.
any questions or corrections, email me. :)
Tuning: Eb, A, D, G (bottom string dropped 1/2 step)
(this is the tuning I learned to play it on, and
it's easy to drop a 1/2 step on one string when
you're playing it live, especially if you follow
this song with one in drop D)
Intro: 0:00 - 0:35
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------6---6--5--3-3-3 5-666-5------------| x2
Eb -4-4-4---4-3-2-1--------------------------------------|
(there's a cut out at :36, that runs with the guitars
and drums coming in, and the bass picks up again at :44
0:44 - 1:22 (first verse kicks in here at 0:57)
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------6-6------------------------------| x6
Eb -44-4---44-4---44-4--------22---22-2--22-2---22-2-----|
1:22 - 1:34
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
Eb ------------------------------------------------2-2-2-|
fallin - I keep on falling - so much deeper...
1:34 - 1:46
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------66-666-666-55-33-33-33--33-------55-66--88-----| x2
Eb -44-44-44--22-------------------------------------------------|
Forever..... Forever...... Forever! Only for you...
(then will kick into a brief guitar solo,
and go into the 2nd verse ) 1:46 - 2:24
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------6-6------------------------------| x6
Eb -44-4---44-4---44-4--------22---22-2--22-2---22-2-----|
2:24 - 2:35
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
Eb ------------------------------------------------------|
fallin - I keep on falling - so much deeper...
2:35 - 2:48
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------66-666-666-55-33-33-33--33-------55-66--88-----| x2
Eb -44-44-44--22-------------------------------------------------|
Forever..... Forever...... Forever! Only for you...
BRIDGE (2:48 - 3:14)
(there's a slight pause on the bass, noted by x's)
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------6--x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-6-7-8---------------------|
Eb -x-x-x-2----------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo (3:14 - 3:51)
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------6-66-66-66-55-3-33-33-33-33-5-6-7-8--| x3
Eb -44-4-44-4-44-22--------------------------------------|
(3:52 - 4:04)
(on the last run of the solo, the bass line changes slightly:
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------6-66-66-66-55-3-33-33-33-33-55-xx-55-|
Eb -44-4-44-4-44-22--------------------------------------|
(4:04 - 4:15)
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------1-1-1-|
"so come - come take my hand... "
(4:16 - 4:56)
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------66-666-666-55-33-33-33--33-------55-66--88-----| x3
Eb -44-44-44--22-------------------------------------------------|
Forever..... Forever...... Forever! Only for you...
(4:56 - 5:05)
(on the last run of the chorus, the bass line changes slightly:
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------6-66-66-66-55-3-33-33-33-33-55-xx-55-|
Eb -44-4-44-4-44-22--------------------------------------|
(ending) (5:05 - 5:28
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------6-x-x-5-3-x-x-x-5--|
Eb --x---x--x---x------4-x-x-x-4-3-2-1-------------------|
"Forever...." (drums)
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------|
Eb -3 (let ring)----4-> slide -------16 < slide ---4---|
