Song: Eyes Without a Face
Artist: Billy Idol
Album: Rebel Yell (1983)
Bassist: Steve Stevens
Tabbed by LoudLon for Big BassTabs.com
Standard tuning (EADG)
INTRO:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-VERSE:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1:
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------8---------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------9-----|
A |---------------------------7-----|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------------5-/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------9-r-------|
A |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------7---\-|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------7/9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------8---------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------9-----|
A |---------------------------7-----|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------------5-/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
a a a a
G |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------2h4------------------|-------------4h6-----------------|
A |--------------------2----2h4------|--------------------4----4h6-----|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-r------------------2---|-4-4-4-4-4-r------------------4--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-VERSE:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 2:
G |---------------------------------|-------------------8-------------|
D |-----------------------7---------|-----------------------9---------|
A |---------------------------7-----|---------------------------9-----|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------------5-/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-------------7-\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------9---------|
A |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------9-----|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------7/9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-------------7-\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|-------------------8-------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------9---------|
A |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------9-----|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------7/9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-------------7-\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
a a a a
G |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------2h4------------------|-------------4h6-----------------|
A |--------------------2----2h4------|--------------------4----4h6-----|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-r------------------2---|-4-4-4-4-4-r------------------4--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-BRIDGE:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|-r-----------------------12--\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-BRIDGE (x2):
!
G |---------------------------9-----|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------5/7-------|-5-5-r-------5-5-r---------------|
E |-0-0-r-------0-0-r-----------0-r-|-------------------2-----3---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BRIDGE (Repeat 1st staff x9):
!
G |---------------------------9-----|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------5/7-------|-5-5-r-------5-5-r---------------|
E |-0-0-r-------0-0-r-----------0-r-|-------------------2-----3---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
!
G |---------------------------9-----|-------7--------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------5/7----------/\--------|
A |-----------------------5/7-------|-5-5-r---X-----4/5\4-X-454--------|
E |-0-0-r-------0-0-r-----------0-r-|---------------------------0-2-/--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 3:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------2---/-|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------7---\-|-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------9---\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r-------------7-----\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-r---------------4---/-|-7-7-7-7-7-r---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 3:
G |-----------------------6---------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------7-----|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------7---|-----------------------6-----9-\-|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|-------------------8-r-----------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------9-r-------|
A |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------9-----|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------7/9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-------------7-\-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-r-5-r-------7/9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-r-7-r-------7-r-7-0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
( x2 )
a a a a
G |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------2h4------------------|-------------4h6-----------------|
A |--------------------2----2h4------|--------------------4----4h6-----|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-r------------------2---|-4-4-4-4-4-r------------------4--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
OUTRO (x3):
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
X = muted pluck
! = pop (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Eyes Without A Face |
Artist |
Billy Idol |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
9OFpfTd0EIs |
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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).