Mary On A Cross Bass Tab

Song: Mary On a Cross
Artist: Ghost
Album: Seven Inches of Satanic Panic (Two-track EP, 2019)
Bassist: Nameless Ghoul (Water)

D tuning (DGCF)

LEAD-IN:

F |---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------6-------|
G |---------------------6-----------|
D |-r---------------4-----------6---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

INTRO (x2):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |(6)--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |-4---4---------------------------|---------------------6-----------|
D |---------4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4-----------6---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

VERSE 1 (x3):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |(6)--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                                      ________________________________ _________________________________
                                     /1,2                             /3
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
G |-4---4---------------------------|---------------------6-----------|-----------------------------6---|
D |---------4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4-----------6---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-CHORUS:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |(6)--6-/-9-------9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9-\-----|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------6-----------|
D |-r---2-/-6-------------------6---|-r---6---4-------4-----------6---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

VERSE 2 (x3):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |(6)--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                                      ________________________________ _________________________________
                                     /1,2                             /3
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|-------------------------6-------|
G |-4---4---------------------------|---------------------6-----------|---------------------6-------6---|
D |---------4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4-----------6---|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-CHORUS:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-6---6-/-9-------9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9-\-----|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-r---2-/-6-------------------6---|-r---6---4---------------4-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------6-------6---|
D |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---0---4---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

CHORUS 1, Part 1:

F |-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---\---|
G |-4-------r---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-6-------r---6---6---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------3-------|-------------------------6-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-1-------r---1---1---------------|-4-------r---4---4---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------8-------|
G |-4-------r---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-6-------r---6---6---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-1-------r---1---1---------------|-4-------r---4---4-------4---4-\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

(Part 2):

F |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
C |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---4---------------|
D |-2-------r---2---2---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------6-------|---------8---------------6-------|
G |---------------------------------|-----8---------------6-----------|
D |-4-------r---4---4---------------|-6-----------6-\-4-----------4-\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
C |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---4---------------|
D |-2-------r---2---2---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------6-------|-------------------------6-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------6-----------|
D |-4-------r---4---4---------------|-4-------r-------4-----------6---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-VERSE:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |(6)--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |(4)--4---------------------------|---------------------6-----------|
D |---------4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4-----------6---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |(6)--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |(4)--4---------------------------|---------------------6-----------|
D |---------4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4--/16--\---4-----------6---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

VERSE 3 (x3):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |(6)--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                                     _________________________________ _________________________________
                                    /1,2                              /3
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|-------------------------6-------|
G |-4---4---------------------------|---------------------6-----------|---------------------6-------6---|
D |---------4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4-----------6---|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-CHORUS:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-6---6-/-9-------9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9-\-----|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------8---|(8)--8---6---------------6---\---|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-r---2-/-6---6---6---6---6-------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9-----------6-------4---|
D |---------------------------------|-------------0---4---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

BREAKDOWN:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |(4)------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-1-------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-4---------------------------\---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

CHORUS 2:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6-------r---6---6-------1-------|-2-------r---2---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-4-------r---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---5-------r---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6-------r---6---6-------1-------|-2-------r---2---2-------1-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-4-------r---4---4-------r-------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---5-------r---5-\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

(Part 2):

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---4-------4-------|
D |-2-------r---2---2---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------8---------------6-------|
G |---------------------------------|-----8---------------6-----------|
D |-4-------r---4---4-------r---4---|-6-----------6-\-4-----------4-\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---4-------r---4-/-|
D |-2-------r---2---2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
G |-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11\-----6-----------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------4-----------0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

CHORUS 3:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6-------r---6---6-------1-------|-2-------r---2---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-4-------r---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---5-------r---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6-------r---6---6-------1-------|-2-------r---2---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-4-------r---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---5-------r---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

OUTRO:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6-------r---6---6-------1-------|-2-------r---2---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-4-------r---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-4-------r---4---5-------r---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6-------r---6---6-------1-------|-2-------r---2---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                      (rit.)
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
G |-4-------r---4---4-------4---/---|-11------------------------------||
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = sustained note
(rit.) = ritardando (appears above bar)

Bass Tabs
Title	Mary On A Cross
Artist	Ghost
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	k5mX3NkA7jM

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
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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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