0:33
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bass enters
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A|o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-o|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1:00 verse
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D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1:11
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A|-------------------------------0-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0-0-3-2-|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1:22 Pre-Chorus
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A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------2--2--2-3--3--3-5-------|
A|---------------------------------3--3--3-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1:30 Chorus
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D|---------------------------------------------------------5---5---|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------2-3---2-3-5-|
A|---------------5---------5-7-5-3-1-1-1-1---1-3-----3-----3-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1:39
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D|---------------------------------------------------------5---5---|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-5-3-------------------------------------|
A|---------------5---3-5-------5-3-1-1-1-1---1-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1:50 Interlude
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:01
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D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:14 verse
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A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:25
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A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------5-----------------|
A|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-7-5-5-3-3-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:36 Pre Chorus
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------2--2--2-3--3--3-5-------|
A|---------------------------------3--3--3-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2:44 Chorus
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D|---------------------------------------------5-----5-----2-3-2---|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-------3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------5-|
D|-------------------------5-7-5---------------------------5-7-8---|
A|---------------5-------5-------5-1-1-1-1---1-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:55
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D|---------------------3-----------------------5-----5-----2-3-2---|
A|-------------------3---3---2-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-------3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3---------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-3-3-|
A|---------------5---------5-7-5-3-1-1-1-1---1-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
3:05 Solo
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1---1-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-3---|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
D|-3---3-3---3-----3-3---3-3---3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------5-------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5-----|
A|-------------------------------0-1-1-1-1---1-3---3---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-5-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
3:26
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A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
3:48
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D|-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---|
D|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------5-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------5---5-5-7-5---|
A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1---1-3---3---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-3---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5-----5-----2-3-2---|
A|---------------------------------3-5-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-------3-|
D|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------3-------------------------|
D|-------8-----8-----7-----5---7-------------------2---3---5---3---|
A|---------------------------------1-1-1---1-1-3-3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4:09 Solo 2
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D|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1---1-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---|
D|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1---1-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-3---|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4:30
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D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4:52 Outro
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A|--------/12b------------/12b-------------/12b--------------------|
D|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------------\|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Tabbed by Dave Vucko
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Lost |
Artist |
Avenged Sevenfold |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
-4Ug-Axl7Lg |
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).