/ - slide up to
\ - slide down to
Bass Intro:
G |-13-----------||-------6-------|------6--------|-------6-------|
D |--------------||---8-5---7-----|---8-5--7--5-7-|---8-5---7-----|
A |--------------||---------------|---------------|-----------7\5-|
E |--------------||-5-------------|-5--------5-5--|-5-------------|
G |------6--------|---7\-5--------|--7\-5---------|--7\-5---------|
D |---8-5--7--5-7-|----------5/7--|----------5/7--|----------5/7--|
A |---------------|--5--3---------|-5--3----------|-5--3----------|
E |-5--------5-5--|---------3--5--|---------3--5--|---------3--5--|
G |-------19\18/19--14\13/14-||---------------|
D |-5-5-7--------------------||---------------|
A |--------------------------||-0-------------|
E |3-3--5--------------------||---------------|
G |------9\7----------|-------6-------|------6--------|-------6-------|
D |-----5---7\5-75—-5-|---8-5---7-----|---8-5--7--5-7-|---8-5---7-----|
A |--5/7----------75-7|---------------|---------------|-----------7\5-|
E |-5-----------------|-5-------------|-5--------5-5--|-5-------------|
G |------6--------|---------------|
D |---8-5--7--5-7-|---------------|
A |---------------|---------------|
E |-5--------5-5--|---------------|
Guitar Intro On Bass:
G |-9--9--9--9-9-9-|-12--12--14--15-14-12-|
D |-7--7--7--7-7-7-|-10--10--12--13-12-10-|
A |----------------|----------------------|
E |----------------|----------------------|
Or Guitar Intro On Bass:
G |-14--14--14--14-14-14-|-17--17--14--20-19-17-|
D |-14--14--14--14-14-14-|-17--17--12--20-19-17-|
A |-12--12--12--12-12-12-|-15--15--17--18-17-15-|
E |----------------------|----------------------|
Generic Bass Line (the chord progression)
G |---2-0---20-|-------------|---2-0---20-|-------------|
D |--7----2---2|-----0-1-0---|-------2---2|-----0-1-0---|
A |----7-------|-3-3-------3-|-0----------|-3-3-------3-|
E |-5----------|-------------|------------|-------------|
Generic Bass Line (the chord progression)
G |-2-------20-|-------------|------------|------------|
D |-----------2|-----0-1-0---|------------|-----0-1-0--|
A |------------|-3-3-------3-|-0-------30-|-3-3------3-|
E |------------|-------------|------------|-----------3|
Generic Bass Line (the chord progression)
G |-2----------|-------------|-2-------20-|-------------|
D |------------|-----0-1-0---|-----------2|-----0-1-0---|
A |------------|-3-3-------3-|------------|-3-3-------3-|
E |------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
Refrain
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|-0--0--1--1-1-1-|----------------|-0--0--1--1-1-1-|
E |-3--3--3--3-3-3-|----------------|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|----------------|
G |--------------------|12/14\12-----------------------|
D |-9/10---12/13\12\10-|---------12/13\12--12/13\12\10-|
A |--------------------|-------------------------------|
E |--------------------|-------------------------------|
Solo
G |------------------------|----------------|
D |------------------------|----------------|
A |-5-3--3-----------------|-0--0--1--1-1-1-|
E |-----5--5-3-5-3-0-3-0-3-|----------------|
G |-------3/5-3---3--------------------|----------------|
D |-------------5---5-3-5-3---3---3-5\-|----------------|
A |-----3-------------------5---5------|-0--0--1--1-1-1-|
E |-3-5--------------------------------|----------------|
G |-------12----10----------------------|----------------|
D |-10-12----12----12-10-12-10-8-10-8---|----------------|
A |-----------------------------------8-|-0--0--1--1-1-1-|
E |-------------------------------------|----------------|
G |-------------3-----------|----------------|
D |-------5-3-----5-3-5-3---|----------------|
A |---3-5-----5-----------5-|-0--0--1--1-1-1-|
E |-3-----------------------|----------------|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
I Wasn’t Meant To Feel This/Asleep At The Wheel |
| Artist |
Suicidal Tendencies |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
auiAKIbVCxc |
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).
