Song: ALL THIS TIME (bass tab)
Artist: STING
Tabbed by: FER MADRID
STANDARD TUNING
(DRUMS)
|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|3----5-|*4--5---5-------|-----------5-*|-5---5-------|-------------|
|4------|*4--------7---7-|-5---5-------*|-------7---7-|-5---5-------|
|-------|----------------|-------8------|-------------|-------8---8-|
123 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
I looked out across... [x7]
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-----------5-|*-5---5-------|-----------5-*|
|-5---5-------|-5---5-------|*-------7---7-|-5---5-------*|
|-------7---7-|-------7-----|--------------|-------8------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
All this time...
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5---5-------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------7---7-|-5---5-5---5-|-7---7-7--/10-|-10---10\7---7-|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-7---7-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------5-|-5---5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-|
|-------5-5-7-|-8---8-8-----|-------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 &
Two priests came round... [x7]
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5---5-------|-----------5-|*-5---5-------|-----------5-*|
|-------7---7-|-5---5-------|*-------7---7-|-5---5-------*|
|-------------|-------8-----|--------------|-------8------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
And all this time
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5---5-------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------7---7-|-5---5-5---5-|-7---7-7--/10-|-10---10\7---7-|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-7---7-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------5-|-5---5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-|
|-------5-5-7-|-8---8-8-----|-------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 &
If i had my way...
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5---5-----5-|-5---5-5---5-|--------------|---------------|
|-------7-5---|-------------|-7---7-7--/10-|-10---10\7---7-|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7-7-----|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------5-7-|-8---8-8---8-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Blessed are the poor... [x7]
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5---5-------|-----------5-|*-5---5-------|-----------5-*|
|-------7---7-|-5---5-------|*-------7---7-|-5---5-------*|
|-------------|-------8-----|--------------|-------8------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
And all this time...
|-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5---5-------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------7---7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--/10-|-10---10\7---7-|
|-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-7---7-7-----|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-|
|--------\5-7-|-8---8-8-----|---------------|-------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
And all this time...
|-------------|-----------|--------------|---------------|
|-5---5-----5-|-5-----5-4-|--------------|---------------|
|-------7-5---|-----5-----|-7---7-7--/10-|-10---10\7---7-|
|-------------|-----------|--------------|---------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
Father if Jesus exist...
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---5-5-5-7-|-8---8-8---8-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Yeah ... Yeah ... [x3] The teachers
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|
|*-5---5-------|-------------*|-------------|-----------------|
|*-------7---7-|-5---5-------*|-5---5-------|-5---5-------7h9-|
|--------------|-------8---8--|-------7---7-|-------7-7-------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 e & a
told us ... [x7]
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|*-7---7-------|--------------*|-7---7---7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7---7---|
|*-------9---9-|-7---7------7-*|-------7---7-----|-------7---7-----|
|--------------|-------10------|-----------------|---------------0-|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
All this time ...
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-2---2-2-2-4-|-5---5-5---5-|
|-2---2-2--/5-|-5---5\2---2-|-------------|-------------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 &
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
|-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-2-2---2-|-7---7-4---4-|-7---7-7-6-|
|-------------|---------------|---------7---|-----------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4---4-4--/7-|-7---7\4---4-|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-2---2-2-2-4-|-5---5-5---5-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 &
One by one ...
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------- |
|-----------------|-----------------|*-7---7-4---4-|-----------7-*|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|*-------------|-7---7-5-----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 &
(REPEAT AND FADE OUT)
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
All This Time |
Artist |
Sting |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
fs3ON6dfWpM |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).