standard tuning
|--------------||----------------------------|
|-----------14-||o-(14)-14-14-14-13-14-14-14-|
|--------------||o---------------------------|
|--------------||----------------------------|
|-------------------12----|---------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-13-14----14-|-(14)-14-14-14-13-14-14-14-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
4x
|-----------------------------||
|-14-14-14-14-14-------12-14-o||
|----------------12h14-------o||
|-----------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------||
|-(14)-14-14-14-13-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-0-5-4-0---||
|---------------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------3-||
Pre-Verse
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------7-||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Verse
||--------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-------------5---|
||o-(7)-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-6-7---7-|
||--------------------|-----------------|
3x
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-(7)-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-7-o||
|-------------------|-----------5h7------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------5---|-------------------|-------5---5-------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-6-7---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-|-7-5h7---7---7-5-0-||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
Pre-Chorus
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-6-5-0-3-||
Chorus
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------3-5-------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----1-2-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
|-------------------|-----------------||-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------||-----------------||
|-------------------|---------------7-||---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-0---------------||
Bridge
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|---------------5-|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|---------------5-|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-|-0-0-3p0-0-0-3---|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|---------------5-|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------0-||
Guitar Solo
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-||
Breakdown
|---------------|------------|---------------||
|---------------|------------|---------------||
|---------------|------------|---------------||
|-(8)\----------|------------|-\13\--------3-||
Out-Chorus
||--------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||--(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
5x
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|--------------|------------|------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(0)----------|---------0--|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Sucker Train Blues |
Artist |
Velvet Revolver |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
rKbmFM54CLI |
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).