Intro
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-------3-|-2-----2---------|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|---------------0-|-5-5---------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q E.S Q. E Q E.S E.S E S S E E Q
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D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-------3-3-|-2-----2---------|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-3-----------3-|-------------------|---------------0-|-5-----------------|
E.S Q Q E.S Q. E Q E S S Q. E Q E.S Q E S S E E Q
Chorus 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2-----2---------|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q E S S E E Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|-2-----2-------x-|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|
Q. E H Q. E E Q. Q. E Q E.S Q E S S E E Q
Verse 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2-----2-2-----2-|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q E S S E E Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2-----2---------|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q E S S E E Q
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| 3 |
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2-----2---------|---------5-5-5-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------------4---|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q Q E E E Q
Chorus 2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2-2---2-2-------|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|
E.S Q H Q. E H E.S E E H Q E S S E E Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-------0-|-2-2-----2--3--5-|--------/5-5\-----|
E|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5----------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q. E E.S Q E. E. E Q Q E E Q
Verse 2
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------5-7---5-|-3-----3---------|-2-----2---------|---------5---7---|
E|-3-3-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
E.S Q Q S S S S Q. E H Q. E H E.S Q Q Q
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-------3-1-3-------|-----------------|-3-3---1-3-1-3-------|
E|-3-3-----1-------|---------------------|-3-3---0-1-1---x-|---------------------|
E.S Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q E.S E.S E.S E.S E.S E.S S S S S Q
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3---1-3-1-3-------|-----------------|-3---1---0-------|
E|-3-3---0-1-1-----|---------------------|-3-3-----1-1-----|------------/2---|
E.S E.S E.S Q E.S E.S S S S S Q E.S Q E.S Q Q Q Q Q
G|-----------------|-9---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|---5-------3-----|---------------------|
A|-----------------|---------1-3-1-3---x---|-----------------|-3-3---1-3-1-3---3-0-|
E|-3-3-----1-1-----|-----------------------|-3---3---1-------|---------------------|
E.S Q E.S Q Q. S S S S S E S E E.S E E E.S Q E.S E.S S S S E E S
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---1---0-------|-------------------|-5-5-----5-------|
E|-3-3---0-1-1-----|------------/2---|-5-5-----5-5---5-0-|-----------------|
E.S E.S E.S Q Q Q Q Q E.S Q E.S E S S E.S Q S E.Q
Break
G|--------------|
D|--- 4 Bars ---|
A|--- Rest ---|
E|--------------|
G|-12------12-14-16-|-----------------|------------12----|---------12-14-12----|
D|------------------|-12/14-----------|-12------12----12-|-10---------------14-|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
H E. E. E S E. H. H E. E. E H S E. S E.
G|-12------12-14-16-|-----------------|------------------|-----------7-5-4-------|
D|------------------|-12/14-----14----|-12------9--10-12-|-12/14-----------7-5-4-|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
H E. E. E S E. Q H H E. E. E S E. Q E E S S S S
Chorus 3
G|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-5-4-5---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------/2-|-3-3-------------|-2-2---------------|-------2-3-5-3-5-------|
E|-------------3--5----|-----------------|-----------------x-|-5---------------------|
S S S S Q E. E. E E.S Q H E.S Q Q. S S Q E S S S S S S Q
G|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-5-|-2-2---------x---2-3-|-------2-3-5-5-----|
E|-3-3-----------x-|-------------------|---------------------|-5-----------------|
E.S Q Q E.S E.S Q Q. S S E.S Q Q S S S S Q E S S E E Q
G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---5-5---------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------7-5-----------|-3-3---x-3-------3-5-|-2-2-------2---x-x-|-------2-3-5-5-5---|
E|-3---------3-3-x---0-|---------------------|-------------------|-5-5---------------|
E E E S S E E E S S E.S E S E Q. S S E.S Q E.S E S S E.S E S S E.S S E.
G|-12-------------------|-----------5-----x-5-|-----------------|-------------------7-|
D|-----12\------5-------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|-3-3-----------------|-2-2---x---------|-------2-3-5-5-5-----|
E|--------3-3-----x---0-|---------------------|---------------0-|-5-5-----------------|
Q E S S E.S E S S E.S Q E.S S E S S E.S E.S Q E.S E.S E S S E E E S S
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| 3 | | 3 |
G|---------------------|---------11-9-5---5---|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------5---5-|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7-5-----------------|-3-3------------------|-2-2-------------|-------3-5-3-5-------|
E|-------3---3---------|----------------------|---------------0-|-5-5-----------------|
S S S E E S H E.S Q E E E E E E E.S Q Q E.S E.S E.S S S S S Q
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-----|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-5-|-2-2-------2-------|-0-------5---7---|
E|-3-3-----------0-|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E.S Q E E E.S E.S Q Q. S S E.S Q E S S Q H Q Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------2/3~3~|
A|---------------2-|-3-------3-----0-|-2-------2---x-----|-0-----x-3---5-------|
E|-3-------3--5----|-----------------|-----------------0-|---------------------|
H E. E. E Q S E.E.S H S E S E.S Q S S S S E E E E
G|---------------------|---------9---5---|-----------------|---------------------4--/5-4-|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------5-7---7-----|
A|-5---7-----5---------|-3---3-----------|-2-2-------2-----|-0-----2-2-5---5-------------|
E|-------3-----------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------------------|
E S S E S S Q E.S Q S E.Q Q E.S Q E.S E.S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-2/4---------------|-----------------||
D|-----5-5-----------|(5)--------------||
A|-------------------|-----------------||
E|-------------------|-----------------||
S S E H. W
Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Ghost note
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Adore |
Artist |
Prince |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
sxKF19jYk68 |
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).