[Intro]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|
A|---0---------5-7-5-7---7------7\-|------\5------/7-------5---------|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------7-|
[Verse 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------7-|
[Bridge]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-------|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------7-|
[Interlude]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----------5-7-----------7\5/7-|-7-----------5-7-----------7\5/7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----------5-7-----------7\5/7-|-7-----------5-7-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Outro]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x4
A|---------------------------------|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------7-|
************************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Tilt-A-Whirl |
Artist |
Insane Clown Posse |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
sEIxvawYg5s |
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).