Symbols : g : ghost
2/5: slide from 2 up 5
\ : slide down to... from nowhere
b : bend
(lr) : let ring
bpm = 73
INTRO (play 2 times)
G ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 4||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A 4||----------------|9---------------|----------------|7---------------|
E ||7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------||
|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------||
drum + +
(TWO) VERSES
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------|
||----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------|
||7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2-----------|
drum + + + + + + + +
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------7---------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------|
|----7---------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------|
|5-5-----------------------------|0-0-----------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------|
|------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------|
|----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5------------------------g2-0-|
|3-3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>first time <
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-------4-------|
|----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------|
|0-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>second time
|--------------------------------||
|------4---------4---------0-2-4-||
|2-2-4---------4---------4-------||
|--------------------------------||
CHORUS I (two times)
||----------------------------2/--|7---------------7-------7-------|
||5---------------5-------5-------|--7-----------7-------7-----7\--|
||-5------------5-------5---------|----5---------------------------|
||---3----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>first time <
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4---------------4-------4-------|----------------0-------2---4---|
|--4-----------4-------4-----4\--|2-------4-----------------------|
|----2---------------------------|--------------------------------|
>second time
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|2---------------2-------2-------|----4-----------4-------4-------||
|--2-----------2-------2-----2---|--4-----------4-------4---------||
|----0---------------------------|2-------------------------------||
(TWO) VERSES
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------|
||----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------|
||7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2-----------|
drum + + + + + + + +
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------7---------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------|
|----7---------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------|
|5-5-----------------------------|0-0-----------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------|
|------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------|
|----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5------------------------g2-0-|
|3-3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>first time <
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-------4-------|
|----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------|
|0-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>second time
|--------------------------------||
|------4---------4---------0-2-4-||
|2-2-4---------4---------4-------||
|--------------------------------||
CHORUS II (two times)
||----------------------------2/--|7---------------7-------7-------|
||5---------------5-------5-------|--7-----------7-------7-----7\--|
||-5------------5-------5---------|----5---------------------------|
||---3----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>first time <
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4---------------4b2---------2---|----------------0-------2---4---|
|--4---------4-4-----------------|2-------4-----------------------|
|----2---2-----------------------|--------------------------------|
>second time
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|2---------------2-------2-------|4-------------------------------||
|--2-----------2-------2-----2---|--------------------------------||
|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------||
CODA I
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||----------------|9---------------|----------------|7---------------|
||7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------|
|----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------|
|7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2-------10--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------7---------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------|
|----7---------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------|
|5-5-----------------------------|0-0-----------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------|
|------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------|
|----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5------------------------g2-0-|
|3-3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-2-4-----------||
|----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-----------------||
|0-0-----------------------------|-----------------------\--------||
CODA II (While guitar solo plays)
(play two times)
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------|
||----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------|
||7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2---10\-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------7---------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------|
|----7---------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------|
|5-5-----------------------------|0-0-----------------0---8\5\----|
|--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------|
|------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------|
|----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5-----------------------------|
|3-3-----------------------------|------------------------5\------|
>first time <
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-------4-------|
|----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------|
|0-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
>second time
|--------------------------------||
|------4---------4-------4---2/--||
|2-2-4---------4-------4---------||
|--------------------------------||
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||9-9(lr)---------9---9-----------|------4-------------4---4\------|
||--------------9---9---------9\--|----4-----4-------4--g4---------|
||--------7-----------------------|2-2---------2-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------7-------------7---7-------|--------------------------------|
|----7-------------7---7---7\----|------7-----------7-5---7\------|
|5-5-------5---------------------|0-0-7-----------------7-7\------|
|--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------|
|------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------|
|----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5---------------------5\------|
|3-3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-------4-------|
|----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------|
|0-0-----------------------------|----------------------------2/--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9---|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---|--------------------------------|
> > > >
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|--------------------------------|
> > > >
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
> > > >
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
> > > >
(play one time then repeat while fading...)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------|
|----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------|
|7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2---10\-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------7---------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------|
|----7---------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------|
|5-5-----------------------------|0-0-----------------0---8\------|
|--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------|
|------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------|
|----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5-----------------------------|
|3-3-----------------------------|------------------------5\------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-------4-------||
|----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------||
|0-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------||
(FADING...)
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Hotel California |
Artist |
Eagles |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
T6bGVuYi1Yk |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
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).