two versions of the tab here, the first one is simplified and the second one includes all variations
doing it this way since the variations are quite minor, and some people might prefer a much shorter tab
scroll past the first tab to see the second one
******** SIMPLIFIED TAB ********
[Intro / Verse 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x12
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| \
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-| |
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-------------------| |
|- x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3---| /
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x12
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-| x2
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3---|
[Verse 3]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x12
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| \
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-| |
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-------------------| |
|- x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3---| /
[Verse 4]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x12
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-| x4
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x4, then end on A|-3---|
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3---|
******** FULL TAB ********
[Intro]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5---5---5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5---5---5---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3-3-3---|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2-2-|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-3---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|
[Post-chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3-3-3---|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Post-chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 3]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0-0-0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3-3-3---3---|-3-3-3---3-3-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2-2-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Post-chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 4]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0-0-0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3-3-3---|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0---|-2---2-2-2---2---|-3---3---3-3-3---|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7-------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0-----0-0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3-3-3---3---|-3-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7-------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0-----0-0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-/-10-10-10-10-|
E|---0-0---0-0-0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|---0-0-0-0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3-3-3---3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
/ = slide up
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Nothing Is Easy |
Artist |
Lungfish |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
CtIyRmylqks |
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).