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*** BARRY WHITE - YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING ***
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Normal tuning - E, A, D, G
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*INTRO*
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|-3--3---3---3---3--3--3---3---3--|-3--3--3---3---3---3--3--3-3------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6-6-5-5-3--|
*VERSE 1*
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|-3--3--------------3---3----------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3---3-(4)-|-5--5--3-------3---5---5---3---5---3--|
|----------------------------------------|-----------5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-3--3--------------3---3------3---2--2-|
|-3--3--------------3---3--------------|-------5---3---5----------5------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3--3--5-|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5--5-----5-|-----------------------------------------|
|-5--5--3-------3----------5---------5----|-7--7---------------------7--------------|
|-----------5-------3---3-----------------|-------7-------7---5---5------5---4--(5)-|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-3--3------3---------------------|
|-5--5--3-------3---5---5--3-------3--5-|-------3-------3-----------------|
|-----------5------------------5--------|-------------------1--3----------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
*PRE-CHORUS 1*
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|-3--3--------------3---3-------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3------|-5--5--3-------3---5---5---3---5---3--|
|----------------------------------5--|-----------5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|
|-3--3--------------3---3-----------------|-------5---3---5----------5---3---3--5-|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3--3--4--5-|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
*CHORUS 1*
|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------3----------2-|-3--3----------------------------------|
|------------------------------5---5----|-------3-------3---5---5----------5--7-|
|---------------------------------------|-----------5--------------5---5--------|
|-----------------------------------|---------5---------5-------5-------5-------5-|
|-5--5------------------------------|-3--3--------3--3-------3-------3-------3----|
|-------5----------3--3----3--3---5-|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------3--5--------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------5---------5-------5-----------5-------|
|-3--3--------3--3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|
|---------------------------------3-----------3-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
*VERSE 2*
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-3--3--------------3---3-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5---------3--4-|-5--5--3-------3---5---5---3---5---3--|
|------------------------------3--5-------|-----------5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-3--3--------------3---3------3--3--2----|
|-3--3--------------3---3--------------|-------5---3---5----------5------------3-|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3--3--5-|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5------5-|---------------------------------------|
|-5--5--3-------------------5-------5----|-7--7----------------------------------|
|-----------5-----5--3---3---------------|-------7------2--3--5--5------3---4--5-|
|--------------5-------------------------|-----------5--------------5------------|
|----------------------------------------|-3--3------3-------3-------------|
|-5--5--3------3--4---5--5--3-------3--5-|-------3-------3-----------------|
|-----------5-------------------5--------|----------------------3----------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
*PRE-CHORUS 2*
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-3--3--------------3---3-------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3------|-5--5--3-------3---5---5---3---5---3--|
|----------------------------------5--|-----------5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-3--3--------------3---3------------3----|
|-3--3--------------3---3-----------------|-------5---3---5----------5---3--5-----5-|
|-------5---3---5----------5------3--4--5-|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5----------|-----------------------------------------|
*CHORUS 2*
|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------3----------2-|-3--3---------------------------------|
|------------------------------5---5----|-------5------3---5---5----------5--7-|
|---------------------------------------|-----------5-------------5---5--------|
|----------------------------------------|---------5---------5-------5-------5-------5-|
|-5--5-----------------------------------|-3--3--------3--3-------3-------3-------3----|
|-------5----------3--3--3----3--3---(3)-|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------3--5-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------5---------5-------5-----------5-------|
|-3--3--------3--3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|
|---------------------------------3-----------3-|
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*INTERLUDE*
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|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3---3--5-|-------5---3---5----------5---3---3--5-|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|
|-3--3--------------3---3-----------------|-------5---3---5----------5---3---3--5-|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3--3--3--5-|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------3----------2-|-3--3--------------------------------|
|------------------------------5---5----|-------3------3--5---5------5---7--5-|
|---------------------------------------|-----------5------------5------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5--5--------------------------------|
|-------5----------3--3------3---3--5-|
|-----------5--7---------3------------|
*PRE-CHORUS 3*
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|-3--3--------------3---3----------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------5--------3--4-|-5--5--3-------3---5---5---3---5---3--|
|------------------------------(5)-------|-----------5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|
|-3--3--------------3---3-----------------|-------5---3---5----------5---3---3--5-|
|-------5---3---5----------5---3--4--5--5-|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
*CHORUS 3 (fades out)*
|-3--3--------------3---3---------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------5---3---5----------3----------2-|-3--3---------------------------------|
|------------------------------5---5----|-------5------3---5---5----------5--7-|
|---------------------------------------|-----------5-------------5---5--------|
|-------------------------------5---------|-------------12-13-14---------------------|
|-5--5------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------5---5------(3)--3--3-------3--(3)-|-------3-------------------------------3--|
|--------------3--------------------------|-1--1-------------------------X--1--1-----|
|-------------12-13-14---------------------|
|------------------------------------------| (repeat)
|-------3----------------------3--------3--|
|-1--1----------------------1-----1--1-----|
[Transcribed by Juha Solla]
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
You’re The First, The Last, My Everything |
Artist |
Barry White |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
E7zmRvhFEYo |
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).