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WAITING IN VAIN - Bamboo
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Tabbed By : Carl Timothy S. Tolentino (ScaLen52)
e-mail: carl_tolentino_52@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
0:02
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--6----------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7--5--5--5--5h7--------5-----------5\---------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna wait for your love...
Verse:
0:12
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5--5--5--7--------------5--5--5--7---------------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--------------5--5--5--5---------------------------------------|
First time I rest my eyes on you girl...
0:22
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5--5--5--7--------------5--5--5--7---------------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--------------5--5--5--5---------------------------------------|
What I know now is that I'm way down on your line...
0:32
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5--5--5--7--------------5--5--5--7---------------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--------------5--5--5--5---------------------------------------|
So don't treat me like a puppet on a string...
0:43
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------7--9/11\9--7--9p7------------|
A|-----------7--5--5--5--7-----------7--5--7/9---------------------9p7-------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------5--5--5------------------------------------------|
Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb...
Chorus:
0:53
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7--5--5--5--7-----------7--5--5--5--7---------------------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------5--5--5------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love...
1:03
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--6--------------------7---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7--5--5--5--5--------5------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------------------5--------------------10\-------------------------|
I don't wanna wait for your love...
Instrumental 1:
1:12
G|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
D|-------------------------5------------------------5h7-----7p5--------------|
A|--------------3--3--5/7-----7\-----------5--3--3---------------7p5---------|
E|--3--3--3--3--------------------3--3--3------------------------------------|
1:23
G|--------------------------------------------------------5------------------|
D|-------------------------5--7-7-7--5-----------------5--------5\-----------|
A|-----------5--3--3--5/7---------------5--3--2-----3--------3---------------|
E|--3--3--3--------------------------------------3---------------------------|
Verse 2:
1:33
G|-------------------------------------------------5-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5h7-----7p5--7-----------------|
A|--------------3--3--3--5-----------5--3--3---------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
It's been three years since I'm knocking on your door...
1:43
G|--------------------------------------------4/5--4-------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------------------5----------5--5p4-----------------|
A|--------------3--3--3--5-----------5--3---------------------5--------------|
E|-----3--3--3--------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it really luck?...
1:53
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5--7/9--7--------------------|
A|-----------5--3--3--3--5-----------5--3--5/7-------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
You see in life...
2:03
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5--3--3-----------------5--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------|
E|-----------------1--2--3--3--3---------------------------------------------|
Tears in my eyes girl...
2:13
G|-----------------5------------------7--------------------------------------|
D|-----5--4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5--3----3---3--4--5---------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna wait for your love...
Chorus:
2:23
G|----------------------------------------------------------------6h7p6------|
D|--------------------------7--9-9--7--------------------------7--------7----|
A|-----------7--5--5---7/9--------------------------5--5--5-5--------------7-|
E|--5--5--5----------------------------5--5--5-5h7---------------------------|
I don't want to wait in vain for your love...
2:34
G|-----------------7-----------------7-----7---------------------------------|
D|-----7--6--------------------7---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7--5-----5--5--------5-----5------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------------------5-----------------3--4--5---/-\------------------|
Bridge:
2:43
G|--------------------6--6h7--6----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-------------7--5-5--7\---------------------4h5--5--0----|
A|--7--7--7--7--5-----------------------------------2h3--3-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3--3----------3----------------|
'Cause summer is here...
2:50
G|------------4--4p5--4--0---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------8\-----------------------------------------|
And I'm still waiting yeah...
2:52
G|--------9--9--9/11--8-----------------6--6h7--6----------------------------|
D|-----------------------9\---------7--------------7--5-5--7\----------------|
A|--7--7---------------------5--5--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
'Cause winter is here...
2:57
G|-----------------------------------------4h5--5-5-5-5---5p4----------------|
D|--------------------4h5--5--0--------5-----------------------5\------------|
A|---------2h3--3----------------3--3----------------------------------------|
E|--3--3-----------3---------------------------------------------------------|
And I'm still waiting...
3:02
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5--3--3--3--5-----------5--3--3--3--5---------------------------|
E|--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna...
3:12
G|-----------------------4\--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3--3--3---------------5--3-----------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3------------------3--3--3---------/\------------------------------|
I don't wanna...
Instrumental 2:
3:22
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5---7\-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------2---3--3--5/7----------------------2---3--3-3-3--5/7----------|
E|--3--3--3--3---3---------------------3--3--3--3---3------------------------|
3:32
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------------------------------------5--4--------------------------------|
A|-----5--3--2--3--3--3--2h3p2--------5--------5--3-3-5--3--3----------------|
E|------------------------------3--3-----------------------------------------|
3:40
G|---5p4--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4h5--5--0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3p2--2h3---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:42
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2---3-3--3--3-3---2---3p2----------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------------------------------------------|
3:47
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0--2--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--------2--3--------3--3---5/7-----7--3\-----------------------------------|
E|--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:52
G|-----------------------5p4--0----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-------|
A|-------------5--3--3-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-|
E|--3-3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:00
G|--------------4-5-5-4-4-4-0-0----------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-----------------0-0------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3/\------------------------------------|
4:03
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2---3--3--3--2-----------2--3------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3---3-------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
4:12
G|-----------------------------------------------4/5\4---0-------------------|
D|----------------------5\--------------------5-------------0----------------|
A|-----------3--3--3-3---------------3--2--3---------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
4:22
G|------------------------------------------------4/5--4--0------------------|
D|--------------------------5------------------5-------------0--4/5--4--0----|
A|-----------2--3--3---5/7---------------5--3--------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3---------------------3--3--3--------------------------------------|
4:32
G|------------------------------------------4~-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5--3--3--3--5-----------5--3------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
4:52
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--4-----------------5------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5--3--3--3--------3~---------/\---------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
I don't want to wait for your love
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Waiting In Vain |
Artist |
Bamboo |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
WjoeJk7_cqI |
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a. Strings:
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The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
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b. Numbers:
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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).