Sweet Sacrifice Bass Tab

Title: Sweet Sacrifice
Artist: Evanescence
Album: The Open Door
Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F#)
Tab Author: Pearce Hamblin (The Bass Diaries)

   Intro/Verse 1
F#|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------|--------|--------|--------|-5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--5-----------------------------------------|-1--1--1-----------1--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1--|

                                                     Pre-Chorus 1
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-1--0--0-----------------------------------------|-5-----------------5-----------------------------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------5-----------------------3-----------------|-5-----------------5-----------------------------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------5-----------------------3-----3-----3-----|-5-----------------5-----------------------------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------5-----------------------3-----------------|-5-----------------5-----------------------------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------5-----------------------3-----3-----3-----|-5--5--3--3--------------------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--------3--3--5--5--3--3--------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--------------------------------3--3--|

                                                     Chorus 1
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--------3--3--5--5--3--3--------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----1--1--1-----1--1--1-----|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----1--1--1-----1--1--1-----|--------|

   Verse 2
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----5-----------7-----------8-----------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-1--1--1-----------1--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1--|-1--0-----0-----0--1--0-----0--1--0--1-----------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----5-----------7-----------8-----------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-1--1--1-----------1--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1--|-1--0-----0-----0--1--0-----0--1--0--1--------1--|

   Pre-Chorus 2
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------10----------8-----------------------------|
C#|-5--------------------5--5--------------------5--|-5-----------------------------10----------8-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------8-----------7-----------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------8-----------------|
C#|-5--------------------5--5--------------------5--|-5-----------------------------------------3-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------10----------8-----------------------------|
C#|-5--------------------5--5--------------------5--|-5-----------------------------10----------8-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------8-----------10----------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------8-----------------|
C#|-5--------------------5--5--------------------5--|-5-----------------------------------------------|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--------------------------------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--------3--3--5--5--3--3--------3--3--|

   Chorus 2
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----1--1--1-----1--1--1-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----1--1--1-----1--1--1-----|

   Bridge
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--6--6--6--6-----6--6--|-6--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--10-10-10-10----10-10-|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--6--6--6--6-----6--6--|-6--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--10-10-10-10----10-10-|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--6--6--6--6-----6--6--|-6--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--10-10-10-10----10-10-|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--6--6--6--6-----6--6--|-6--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--10-10-10-10----10-10-|

                                                     Chorus 3/Outro
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-6--------6--------6--------6-----6--5--5--------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------3--3--|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----------------------3--3--|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----1--1--1-----1--1--1-----|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----5--5--5-----5--5--3-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|-5--5--3--3--6-----5-----5--5--5-----5--5--3-----|

F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--3--3--6-----5--------1--1--1-----1--1-----|

Bass Tabs
Title	Sweet Sacrifice
Artist	Evanescence
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	uRdmN9NlERY

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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).

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