ARMY OF ANCIENTS By DR. DOG
Bass Tab by Matthew of Seastroke
The song is in 3:3 and in standard tuning. Each x above the tab represents
a beat so you can keep track of how he plays it.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|------3--|3~~~~~~~|--------|-33------| repeat
A|-----3--3|--------|--------|3--------| x3
E|---------|--------|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
A|------5--|5~~~~~~~|-------|-55------|------5-5|--------|--------|-3~~~~~~~|
E|-----5--5|--------|-------|5--------|-------5-|3~~~~~~~|--------|3--------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|33------|-------|-33------|-----34-|-55------|--------|-5-------|
D|---------|--------|-------|3--------|--------|---------|--------|5--------|
A|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
E|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|------3--|3~~~~~~~|--------|-33------| repeat
A|-----3--3|--------|--------|3--------| x2
E|---------|--------|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
A|------5--|5~~~~~~~|-------|-55------|------5-5|--------|--------|-3~~~~~~~|
E|-----5--5|--------|-------|5--------|-------5-|3~~~~~~~|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|33------|-------|-33------|-----34-|-55------|--------|-5-------|
D|---------|--------|-------|3--------|--------|---------|--------|5--------|
A|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
E|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|--------|
D|3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|-3--3--3/|/15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5~~~~~--|--------|
A|--------|3--------|3--------|-------------------|-------3-|--------|
E|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|3-------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------2-|
A|--------|--------|3-------|3-----3-|3-------|3-------|
E|3~~~~~~~|------3-|------3-|--------|------3-|--------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|3-------|3-----3-|3-------|3-------|
A|------3-|--------|------3-|--x3--5-|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|--------|
D|3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|-3--3--3/|/15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5~~~~~--|--------|
A|--------|3--------|3--------|-------------------|-------3-|--------|
E|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|3-------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------|-----|
D|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------2-|3~~~~~~~|------|-----|
A|-------|--------|3-------|3-----3-|3-------|3-------|--------|------|-----|
E|3~~~~~~|------3-|------3-|--------|------3-|--------|--------|------|-----|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|------3--|3~~~~~~~|--------|-33------|
A|-----3--3|--------|--------|3--------|
E|---------|--------|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
A|------5--|5~~~~~~~|-------|-55------|------5-5|--------|--------|-3~~~~~~~|
E|-----5--5|--------|-------|5--------|-------5-|3~~~~~~~|--------|3--------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|33------|-------|-33------|-----34-|-55------|------5-|-5-------|
D|---------|--------|-------|3--------|--------|---------|-----5--|5--------|
A|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
E|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|3~~~~~~~|--------|
E|5~~~~~~~|1~~~~~~~|--------|5~~~~~~~|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-----------|
D|8--8--8-|-8--8--8\|---------|---------|-5~~~~~--|--------|-----------|
A|--------|8--------|-5--5--5-|-5--5--5-|-------3-|--------|-----------|
E|--------|---------|---------|5--------|---------|3~~~~~~~|~-~-~------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|
A|1~~~~~2~|3~~~~~~~|5~~~~~--|--------|-----------|
E|--------|--------|------1~|3~~~~~~~|~-~-~------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|--------|
D|3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|-3--3--3/|/15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5~~~~~--|--------|
A|--------|3--------|3--------|-------------------|-------3-|--------|
E|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|3-------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------2-|
A|-------|--------|3-------|3-----3-|3-------|3-------|
E|3~~~~~~|------3-|------3-|--------|------3-|--------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|--------|
D|3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|-3--3--3/|/15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5~~~~~--|--------|
A|--------|3--------|3--------|-------------------|-------3-|--------|
E|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|3-------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------2-|
A|-------|--------|3-------|3-----3-|3-------|3-------|
E|3~~~~~~|------3-|------3-|--------|------3-|--------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|--------|
D|3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|-3--3--3/|/15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5~~~~~--|--------|
A|--------|3--------|3--------|-------------------|-------3-|--------|
E|--------|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|3-------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------2-|
A|-------|--------|3-------|3-----3-|3-------|3-------|
E|3~~~~~~|------3-|------3-|--------|------3-|--------|
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Army Of Ancients |
Artist |
Dr. Dog |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
V_0e0r_xR-Q |
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).