Misty Mountain Hop
Adam, Iampinkfloyd@hotmail.com
Heres the bass for a great old Zep song. When performing it live,
JPJ played the bass parts on his organ, yet another reason why we should all worship him.
Great song though, and in my opinion you can't play it without the bass.
Intro refers to the main riff played during intro and before each verse.
Intro Verse
3x 3x
G||-----------------------------||----------------------------||
D||*-----------------2---------*||*--------------------------*||
A||*---------------------------*||*--------------------------*||
E||---5----3----0---------0-----||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---||
Intro x4
Verse x4
Intro x4
Bridge 1:
-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
-----------------4-----|--5--------------------|------------------4h-5---|
--5--5----0--5---------|-----5--2------------4-|--5--5--0--2--5----------|
-----------------------|-----------3--5--------|-------------------------|
------------------------|
--5--2------------------|
--------2---------------|
-----------3----x--5----|
Intro x4
Verse x4
Intro x4
Verse x4
Intro x4
Bridge 2:
-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-|--5--5----------5--------|--------2----3-----4--5---|
-|----------5/-7-----7--5--|--3--5----------5--------5|
-|--------------7----------|--------------------------|
-|--------4--7-------7-----|--------5----3---2--------|
-|--5--5----------5-----5--|-------------------5------|
-|-------------------------|--3--3---------------5--5-|
Intro x4
Verse x4
Intro x4
Verse x4
Intro x4
Bridge 3
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------4h-5--|-----------------------|
|--5--5----0--5-----------|--0h-2--5--------------|
|-------------------------|-----------3-------5---|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------5--3--2-----------|
--5--5--0--2--5----2--0--|-----5-----------5--------|
-------------------------|--3-----------------x--0--|
Guitar Solo
3x 3x
|---2---------------------||--------------------------||
|*-------5---------2-----*||*------------------2-----*||
|*-----------------------*||*------------------------*||
|-------------0-------0---||---5--5--3----0-------0---||
Bridge 4
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------4--5--|--3--2-------------------|
--5--5--0--2--5----------|--------5----2-----------|
-------------------------|----------------3--4--5--|
-------5--4--------------|----------------------|-------------------|
---------------7--0------|--5----3----2---------|-------------------|
4h-5--5------------------|-----------------5----|-------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------|--5----------------|
Intro x5
Verse x4
Intro x4
Verse x4
Intro x4
Bridge 5
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------5/-7------|
|--5--5--0--2--5----------|-----2--5--5------------|
|------------------2h-3---|--5---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--5--5--2--0--5-----------|
|--5--0--2--5--2--0------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------3--3--5--|
Outro
-----------|--------------------------||
-----------|*------------------2-----*||
-----------|*------------------------*||
-----0--0--|---5--5--3----0-------0---||
Fade Out.
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Misty Mountain Hop |
| Artist |
Led Zeppelin |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
y6M3YQ_EF2E |
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).
