Thank You Bass Tab - Led Zeppelin

Song: Thank You
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin II
Tabbed by: John Prather (jnprather@aol.com)
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I saw this song requested and always liked the
bassline so I figured i'd post it!

It's in standard tuning (EADG). Another great bassline
by John Paul Jones. It's pretty straightforward except
that there ALOT of little articulations (especially in
the slides) that are great practice to learn and really
add alot to the song. Most of what you can learn from
someone else's basslines comes from learning all the
little "licks" and "articulations" that the great ones
are masters of. Therefore, i've tried to notate as best
I can alot of the little things he does. Good Luck!

Intro - rest 4 measures then:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------0--5--0--5--------3-------0--3--0--3-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------0--2--0-----0--2--5-------0--5---5-0/5-7-7-|
E|-------------------3---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------*rest throughout first verse*-------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:(Note: the Open A is a pickup to the beginning
    of the measure which begins on B)

G|-------------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------4-----4--0--2------------------------------|
A|--0-2--------------------2-------2-0------2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0-----1----|
E|----------------0------------4-----------------------|

G|----------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-------------------------4--0-----0--1--2----|
A|----2---------2--------------2---------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------|

Pre Chorus/Chorus Section:

G|------------------------5----------------------------|
D|------------------------------5----------------------|
A|----3---3------3---3--------------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------------|
A|----2----------5-----------5------------2/5----------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------|

G|-----------------------------------5h7---------------|
D|-------------------5---7p5h7------------5h7----------|
A|---/5---5----5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------9p7--------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------7h9-----9\---------------------|
A|----5-----5------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7\---------------------|
A|----3-----3-------5h7---5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5--------------------------------------|
A|----2-------------5--0h2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--------3-3--5-----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------5h7-------------------|
A|----5---------5--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------5----------|

G|-------------------------------7---------------------|
D|---------------------7------------7------------------|
A|----5---------5-----------------------0---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------4-----4--------------------------|
D|-----------------4-----4---------4--------4----------|
A|----2-----2-------------------------x--2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0----------1-------------|
E|------------------4----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------2--x--4--------------------|
D|-----------------0h2---4-----------2h4---------------|
A|----2------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------*rest until solo*--------------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

G|-12h14-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-----5--2-----0-----2------5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---0----------0-----3--------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------0h1------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-------------------------|
A|---------------------3h5--------5\3p2----------------|
E|------3---------------------------------3------------|

G|---------------------------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------5/7-----7----5--4--------------|
A|------3h5---5----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------7-----7-----------7-----7--------------|
D|-----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
A|------5-------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------5----------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-----------------------0---2---5-----2----|
A|--------------3--------2--3--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0--0h2----5----2\---------------|
A|-------------0h2-------------------------------------|
E|-------3---------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5-----0---2---5---2--5--2---0----/5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

*rest 2nd verse*

Second bridge:

G|-----------------------------------4-------4---------|
D|-------------------------------4-------4------4------|
A|----2--2--2--2--2-------2--2---------------------2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-----------------------------0---1-------|
E|--------------0-------------0--0--4--0---------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-------------------| 

*rest for final verse and outro*

Bass Tabs
Title	Thank You
Artist	Led Zeppelin
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	12KbOAc8vmk

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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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