TITLE: Rats
ARTIST: Ghost
ALBUM: Prequelle
BASSIST: Nameless Ghoul
TABBED BY: Ayrton Klassen
[Intro]
F|------------------|
C|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-------------0/---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|--------------------| -\
C|--------------------|--------------------| |
G|------------------7-|------------------7-| |
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-0---0---0---7h10---| |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| x2
F|--------------------|-----------------------| |
C|--------------------|-----5-----------------| |
G|------------------7-|---5---5---5---5-5--L\-| |
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-3---------------------| |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + -/
[Verse]
F|--------------------|--------------------|
C|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------7-|------------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-0---0---0---7h10---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|-----------------------|
C|--------------------|-----5-----------------|
G|------------------7-|---5---5---5---5-5--L\-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-3---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|--------------------|
C|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------7-|------------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-0---0---0---7h10---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|------------------|
C|--------------------|-----5------------|
G|------------------7-|---5---5---5-5-L\-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-3----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus]
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|--------------------|
C|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2/14-14-14\--|
D|-----------------|--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Interlude]
F|--------------------|--------------------|
C|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------7-|------------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-0---0---0---7h10---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|-----------------------|
C|--------------------|-----5-----------------|
G|------------------7-|---5---5---5---5-5--L\-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-3---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse II]
F|--------------------|--------------------|
C|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------7-|------------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-0---0---0---7h10---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|-----------------------|
C|--------------------|-----5-----------------|
G|------------------7-|---5---5---5---5-5--L\-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-3---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|--------------------|
C|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------7-|------------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-0---0---0---7h10---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|--------------------|------------------|
C|--------------------|-----5------------|
G|------------------7-|---5---5---5-5-L\-|
D|-0---0---0---7h10---|-3----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus II]
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|--------------------|
C|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2/14-14-14\--|
D|-----------------|--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Hook Riff]
F|----------------------|----------------------|
C|-----------------14\--|-----5-----------12\--|
G|-------7-7-7---7/-----|---5---5-5-5---5/-----| x3
D|-0-3/7----------------|-3--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------------|-----7----------------|
C|-2-4-5-----------10\--|-5-7-------------12\--|
G|-------3-3-3---3/-----|-------5-5-5---5/-----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus III]
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|--------------------|
C|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2/14-14-14\--|
D|-----------------|--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Breakdown]
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------5-5-------|-----------------|------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-3-3-3-----------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-/-10---|-------------------------|
D|-----------3-3-3/|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-----2-2/-----|-14\-------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Guitar Solo]
F|----------------------|----------------------|
C|-----------------14\--|-----5-----------12\--|
G|-------7-7-7---7/-----|---5---5-5-5---5/-----| x3
D|-0-3/7----------------|-3--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------------|-----7----------------|
C|-2-4-5-----------10\--|-5-7-------------12\--|
G|-------3-3-3---3/-----|-------5-5-5---5/-----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|---------|---------|-----------------|--------------------|
C|---------|---------|-----------------|----------12----L\--|
G|---------|---------|-----------------|-10----10-----------|
D|r--------|r--------|-12\-----0-------|----10--------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Final Chorus]
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2/14-14-14\--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Outro]
F|----------------------|----------------------|
C|-----------------14\--|-----5-----------12\--|
G|-------7-7-7---7/-----|---5---5-5-5---5/-----| x3
D|-0-3/7----------------|-3--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------------|-----7----------------|
C|-2-4-5-----------10\--|-5-7-------------12\--|
G|-------3-3-3---3/-----|-------5-5-5---5/-----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------------|----------------------|
C|-----------------14\--|-----5-----------12\--|
G|-------7-7-7---7/-----|---5---5-5-5---5/-----| x3
D|-0-3/7----------------|-3--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------------|-----7-----------|
C|-2-4-5-----------10\--|-5-7-------------|
G|-------3-3-3---3/-----|-------5-5-5-5---|
D|----------------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Heavy Breakdown]
F|---------|---------|---------|---------|
C|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|r--------|r--------|r--------|r--------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
C|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
G|---------|---------|---------|-------------12\-|
D|r--------|r--------|r--------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------7-|-6-----------1---|---------------7-|-6-----------1---| x2
D|-0-3-0-7-0-3-2---|---0-7-0-8-0---1-|-0-3-0-7-0-3-2---|---0-7-0-8-0---1-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**********************************
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| r Rest
| L Legato
| h Hammer on
**********************************
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Rats |
Artist |
Ghost |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
C_ijc7A5oAc |
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).