[Verse 1]
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|-3--3--3--3-5-|----------5-3-|-2--2---------|--------------|
|-----------2-3-|--------------|--------------|-------5--3-2-|----------2-3-|
|--5--5--5------|--------------|-3--3--3------|--------------|-5--5--5------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--3--3--3--3-5-|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|-------5--3-2-|-3--3--3-5---2-|
|---------------|-3--3---------|-----------5---|
[Pre-Chorus 1]
|---------------|---------|---------|----------|
|--------5/7--5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5----|
|--3-5-7--------|---------|---------|----------|
|---------------|---------|---------|----------|
[Chorus 1]
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------7-9-|
|--8--8--10------|----------------|-8--8--10--10-12-|---------|-8--8--10------|
|------------8-7-|-8--8--8--10-12-|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-|---------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--10--10--12-10-9-10-|--------9--------10----10-|
|---------------------|-12--12---10h12-----12----|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 2]
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|-3--3--3--3-5-|----------5-3-|-2--2---------|--------------|
|-----------5-3-|--------------|--------------|-------5--3-2-|----------2-3-|
|--5--5--5------|--------------|-3--3--3------|--------------|-5--5--5------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--3--3--3--3-5-|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|-------5--3-2-|-3--3--3-5---2-|
|---------------|-3--3---------|-----------5---|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
|---------------|---------|---------|----------|
|--------5/7--5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5----|
|--3-5-7--------|---------|---------|----------|
|---------------|---------|---------|----------|
[Chorus 2]
|---------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------------10-|-10--10--12-10-9-10-|
|--8--8--10-----|----------------|-8--8--10--10/12-----|--------------------|
|-----------5-8-|-8--8--8--10-12-|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------10-12-|-15-14-10-----10-12-|-10--10--9----9-10-12-10-|
|--12--12--14--------|----------12--------|-----------10------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
[Bridge]
|----------|----------------------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
|----------|----------------------|-10----9h10--|-9----7h9--|-7--7----------|
|--8-8-8-8-|-10--10--10--12-10-12-|-------------|-----------|-------7--7-10-|
|----------|----------------------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------10-|-10--10--10--10-12-10-|
|--10--10--10--8-10-|-10--10--10--10/12-----|----------------------|
[Chorus 3]
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|--10--12---|-------------|-10--12----------|-------------|
|--8---10---|-10----------|-8---10----10-12-|-10-10-10-10-|
|-----------|-8-----10-12-|-----------------|-8--8--8--8--|
|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------9-|-10--12--14-14-12\10--|-----------------|-------------------|
|--8--8--10--12---|----------------------|-12--12--11------|-------------10-12-|
|-----------------|----------------------|-------------8-7-|-8--8--10-12-------|
|----------------12--------------|------|
|--10-----12/14-----14\12--10-12-|-10---|
|-----12-------------------------|-10---|
|--------------------------------|-8----|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
When I Was Your Man |
| Artist |
Bruno Mars |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
ekzHIouo8Q4 |
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).
