G|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----|----------------|----------------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-------|
E|----|5-5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------5-------|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---| 2X
G|----------7-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-7-----4-|--5---6-7-------|--------7-7---4-|5---------------|
A|5---------------|----------7-5-6-|----------------|----7-7---5---4-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-----5---------|------------5---|
Come on babe on the roundabout...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-------------2-|3-4---5-----5-6-|7---------------|----------------|
E|--2-3-4-5-5-----|----------5-----|----------------|----------------|
D.S. al CODA
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-3-----|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------5-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|5-5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------5-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|5-5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|
G|----------------|----------------|----7---7-------|------5-6-7-----|
D|----------------|----------------|--7---7---4---5-|6-7---------7---|
A|----------------|--------5-------|5---------------|--------------5-|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|----------------|----------------|
Come on babe on the roundabout...
to CODA
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------7-7---5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|7---5-4-----3-4-|5---------5---5-|----5---5-5-6-6-|
E|5---------------|--------5-5-----|--2-3-4-5-------|--5---5---------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-------|----------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|3-5-----3-5-----|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------5-------|----------------|----------------|----3---3-4-5---|
E|--5-5-5-----5---|5-5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5-|5-5---5-------5-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------3-3-----|----------------|--------5-------|5---------------|
E|--3-3-5-----5---|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|------2-3-3-4-5-|
G|----------------|--------------9-|--9-------------|--------------7-|
D|----------------|7---------------|7---7-----------|----4-5-6-7-----|
A|----3-4-5-5-6-7-|----------------|--------7-----4-|5-5-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|----------------|
G|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7-4-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------7-5-6-|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-------|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|3-5-----3-5-----|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--------5-------|
E|--5-5-5-----5---| D.S.
CODA
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------5-------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-------|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------5-------|----3---3-4-5---|--------3-------|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|5-5---5-------3-|--3-3-5-----5---|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------5-------|
E|3-5-----3-5-----|--5-5-5-----5---|
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman) |
Artist |
Led Zeppelin |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
-8MCijoQpfA |
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).