C D G G/C G C D
But my dreams empty... as my conscience...
G|-----------------|---------|-----|--------|--------|---------|-------|
D|----------7-5----|-----5---|----4|5-------|5----55\|----5----|---7---|
A|--------------7-5|3-----3-4|5----|-------5|--------|3-----3-4|5----5-|
E|-----------------|---------|-----|--------|--------|---------|-------|
E Bm C D Dsus4 D
I have hours.. only lonely... vengeance...
G|-----|-----------|-------|-------|------|5-2-------|-------|---------|
D|-----|-----------|------4|-------|------|----5-2---|------7|------5/7|
A|-----|7------7--\|2------|2------|3-----|-------3-4|5------|5--------|
E|0---0|-----0-----|-------|-------|------|----------|-------|---------|
Asus2 Em G D
free... No one.. .
G|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|------|--------|
D|--------|7-------|7-------|7------|--------|5-------|------|-7------|
A|0------0|-----0-0|-----0-0|----0-5|7-------|-------0|5-----|---5-5--|
E|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|------|--------|
Cadd9 Asus2 Em G D
No one...
G|-------|---------|-------|-------|--------|--------|----|7-4---------|
D|------5|---5-7---|7------|7------|--------|5-------|----|----7-4-----|
A|3------|3------0-|-------|----0-5|7-------|--------|5---|-------7-5-5|
E|-------|---------|------5|-------|--------|--------|----|------------|
Cadd9 Asus2 C D G C/G G
through But my dreams...
G|-------|-------|-------|-----------|---------|------|-------|-------|
D|------5|---5-7-|-------|777--7-5---|----5----|----7-|5------|5----5\|
A|3------|3------|0--0-00|--------7-5|3-----3-4|5----5|------5|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----------|---------|------|-------|-------|
C D E Bm C
conscience... I have hours only lonely my love is
G|---------|------|-----|---------|--------|------|-----|5-2---------|
D|----5----|----7-|-----|---------|-------4|------|-----|----5-2-----|
A|3-----3-4|5----5|7----|7---7-\--|2-------|2-----|3----|--------3-4-|
E|---------|------|----0|---0-----|--------|------|-----|------------|
D Asus2
vengeance... free... hmmm...
G|-------|--------|------|-------|-------|-------|
D|------7|------7-|------|7------|7------|7------|
A|5------|5-------|0----0|-----00|-----00|------7|
E|-------|--------|------|-------|-------|-------|
[Solo]
E E E Bm Bm A A E E E E Bm Bm A A E
G|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------9-|9------7--7-------|--------------9-|9-----7--7-------|
A|7----7-7-------|----------------7-|7-----7-7-------|---------------7-|
E|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E Bm Bm A A E E E E Bm Bm A A E
When my...
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|--------------9-|9-----7--7-------|----------------|9-----7--7-------|
A|7-----7-7-------|---------------7-|7-----7-7-----7-|---------------7-|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E Bm Bm G G D D D D Bm Bm A A D
smile...
G|----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|--------------9-|9------5--5------|-------------9-|9------7-77-------|
A|7-----7-77------|---------------5-|5----5-5-5-----|----------------5-|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D D D Bm Bm A A E E E E Bm Bm A A
like a fool
G|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-------------9-|9-----7-77-------|--------------9-|9------7--7-------|
A|5-----5-5------|---------------7-|7-----7-7-------|---------------7-7|
E|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E Bm Bm A A E E E E Bm Bm G G D
And if I swallow... finger down my
G|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|---------------|9------7--7------|--------------9-|9------5--5-------|
A|7----7-7-----7-|---------------7-|7----7-77-------|----------------5-|
E|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D D D Bm Bm A A D D D D Bm Bm A A E
throat wear your
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|--------------9-|9-----7-77------|--------------9-|9------7-77-------|
A|5-----5-55------|--------------5-|5-----5-5-------|----------------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E Bm Bm A A E E E Bm Bm A A B
coat
G|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|--------------9-|9------7--7-------|-------------9-|9------7--7---7-9|
A|7-----7-7-------|---------------7-7|7----7-7-------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
B A G D B B A G D B
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
D|9---9-9-9-9-9-7|--5-----------999-|9-9-9-999-9-9-7|--5-----------778-|
A|---------------|5---0-5-5-555-----|---------------|5---5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
B A G D B B B/A
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
D|9-999-999-999-7-|--5-----------7-8-|9---9---9---9---|7h9------------|
A|----------------|----5-5-5--5------|----------------|--------2-5-6--|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
Em G D Dsus4 D Cadd9 Asus2
No one... bad man the sad man behind blue eyes
G|--------|------|------|7-4--------|--------|--------|---------------|
D|--------|5-----|------|---7-4-----|------5-|---5/7--|---------------|
A|7-------|------|5-----|-------7-5-|3-------|3-------|---------------|
E|--------|------|------|-----------|--------|--------|5--5-5---------|
************************************
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| . Staccato
| h Hammer-on
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Behind Blue Eyes |
| Artist |
The Who |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
KmbCOMM8peo |
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).
