"Wild Night" ~ Van Morrison
Intro:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:----------|----------|----------|--------------------------------|
D:---rest---|---rest---|---rest---|--------------------------------|
A:----------|----------|----------|--------------------------------|
E:----------|----------|----------|--------------------10--12-p10--|
Verse:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12----------12------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|----------------14--12------12--|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|------------------------14------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12----------12------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|----------------14--12------12--|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|------------------------14------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12----------12------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|----------------14--12------12--|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|------------------------14------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------12-----s14~~|~~~~14-----s14~~~~~~12----------|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:----------------9h10h12---------|---------------11h12h14---------|
D:10--10------10----------10--12--|----12------12--------------12--|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|--------------------------------|
A:10--10------10-s14--------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|------------------------12-p10--|
Pre-chorus:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------12--14p12---12------|
D:----------------------------10--|----10-s14-----------14-----12--|
A:----------------10--12----------|--------------------------------|
E:12----------12------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------12--14p12---12------|
D:s14~~~~~----14--14--12------10--|----10-s14-----------14-----12--|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------12--14p12-----------|
D:s14~~~~~----14--14--12------10--|----10-s14-----------14----(12)-|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|(12)(12)10--10--9---9---7---7---|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------2-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|3---3-----------3---2-------2---|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------5-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------19------------------|
D:5---5-------5-------------------|----14-s21-----21p20p19-17------|
A:----------------7---5-------10--|----------------------------17--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------9-------------------|
D:----------------14--12------10--|----10----------10--9-----------|
A:s19-19--------------------------|----------------------------12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------------------12------|12--12------12--12--12----------|
D:-------s14--12--14--12------12--|------------------------14--12--|
A:10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|--------------------------------|
D:14--14----------14--12----------|10--10------10--10--9---10--11--|
A:------------------------14--12--|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------19------------------|
D:12--12------12--12--12------14--|----14-s21-----21p20p19-17------|
A:--------------------------------|----------------------------17--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12--14p12---12------|
D:----------------14--12----------|10--10-s14-----------14-----12--|
A:s19-19------------------12--14--|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D:------------12--14--12--14--12--|--------------------------------|
A:10--10-s14----------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|------------------------12-p10--|
Verse:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12----------12------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|----------------14--12------12--|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|------------------------14------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12----------12------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|----------------14--12------12--|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|------------------------14------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|------------12------------------|
D:14--------------14--12------12--|14--------------14--12----------|
A:------------------------14------|------------------------14--12--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|----------------12--------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|s14~14~~14~~14------14----------|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:----------------9h10h12---------|---------------11h12h14---------|
D:10--10------10----------10--12--|----12------12--------------12--|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|--------------------------------|
A:10--10------10-s14--------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|------------------------12-p10--|
Pre-chorus:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------12--14p12---12------|
D:----------------------------10--|----10-s14-----------14-----12--|
A:----------------10--12----------|--------------------------------|
E:12----------12------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|------------12--14p12---12------|
D:s14~~~~~----14--14--12------10--|----10-s14-----------14-----12--|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:--------------------------------|---------------------12---------|
D:s14~~~~~----14--14--12------10~~|~~~~~~~~----10--12s14------(12)-|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|(12)(12)10--10--9---9---7---7---|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------2-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|3---3-----------3---2-------2---|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------5-------|
1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:---------------------12---------|------------19------------------|
D:----------------12s14---12------|----14-s21-----21p20p19-17------|
A:10--10--10--10--------------10--|----------------------------17--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:------------12------------------|---------------------12---------|
D:----------------14--12------12--|s14---------10--12s14---12------|
A:s19~~~~~----------------14------|----------------------------10--|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|----------------14--12------12--|
A:10----------10-s14--------------|------------------------14------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:------------12------------------|--------------------------------|
D:14~~~~~~--------14--12----------|10--10------10--10--9---10--11--|
A:------------------------14--12--|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:---------------------12---------|------------19--21p19---19------|
D:12--12--12--12--12s14---12------|----14-s21-----------21-----19--|
A:----------------------------10--|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & [triplet] 4 &
G:----------------12--------------|------------12--14p12---12------|
D:------------14------14--12--10--|10--10-s14-----------14-----12--|
A:19~~~~~~------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:----------------------------12--|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------12--14------|-------------rest---------------|
A:10--10------10-s14--------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Interlude:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7-----------7---5-----------|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|------------------------5---5---|
E:3---3-------0---3---0---3---0---|3---3---5---5---7---7-----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7-----------7---5-----------|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:-----------s5-------------------|--------------------------------|
E:3---3---------------7---5---0---|3---3-------0---3---3---0-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|----------------------------12--|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7---7--s10------------------|
E:------------------------7-------|--------------------12--10------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:10--10---------s7---5-----------|----------------5-------5-------|
E:------------3-----------7---5---|3---3-------3-------3-------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:-----------s5-------------------|-----------s12------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7---------------14--12------|
E:------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D:--------------------12--14--12--|--------------------------------|
A:10--10---------s14--------------|------------------------7--p5---|
E:--------12--10------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7-----------7---5-----------|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|------------------------5---5---|
E:3---3-------0---3---0---3---0---|3---3---5---5---7---7-----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7-----------7---5-----------|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
A:--------------------5---7---5---|------------------------7--p5---|
E:3---3-------3--s7---------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7-----------7---5-----------|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|----------------5-------5---9---|
A:--------------------------------|------------5-------7-----------|
E:3---3-------0---3---0---3---0---|3---3--s7-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|------------5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7-----------7---5-----------|
E:------------------------7-------|------------------------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:3---3---3---0---3---0---3---0---|3---3---3---0---3--s7---5-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:------------5-------------------|-----------s5-------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7---------------7---5-------|
E:------------------------7-------|----------------------------7---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:-----------s5-------------------|--------------------------------|
E:3---3---------------7---5---0---|3---3-------0---3---3---0-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:-----------s5-------------------|-----------s12------------------|
A:7---7-----------7---5-------5---|7---7---------------14--12------|
E:------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:10--10--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------12--10--12--10--7---5---|3-------------------------------|
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Wild Night |
Artist |
Van Morrison |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
VX2_HahKoe4 |
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).