I cannot take credit for this tab. The origonal tab was submitted by Seney but he used
for numbers when they got past 10. so i just put in the actuall numbers and fixed a few
mistakes. Hope u enjoy.
Bass Intro
G|12----11--------9-----11--------12----11--------9-7-9-7---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------5---------|
A|10------------------------------10------------------------------|
E|------7---------8-----10--------------7---------8----(3)--------|
G|12----11--------9-----11--------------9---------0---12----------|
D|--------------------------------9-------------------------------|
A|10----------------------------------------------10(le10 ring)---|
E|------7---------8-----10--------7-----8-------------------------|
Verse 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9-9---9---------10-10--10----------9-9---9-------10-10--10--|
A|10-10--10---------7-7---7---------10-10--10---------7-7---7---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-------------9-9-9-9---10-10-10-10-------|
A|10-10-10-10----------------------------------10-10-10-10----------------------5--5--5|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-2---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-2-|
E|3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-223-3-3-335-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-33------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3---2---------------2---3-----3-3---2-------------------|
E|----------------3-----3-3-----------------------3-----3-3---2---|
G|------------------------4---4--4----5---9---5---8---5---3---5---|
D|--------9-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---7-2---2----------------3------------------------------|
E|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus1
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------Pause......-------------------------|
E|3\--------------------------------------------------------------|
Post Chorus 1
G|----------------------------------------------------4-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5---5---------|
A|----2-5-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-----2-5-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-|
E|3-3-------------0-0-0-0---------3-3-------------0---------------|
G|--------------------5-------------------------------4-----------|
D|------------------5---5---------------------------5---5---------|
A|----2-5-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-----2-5-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-|
E|3-3-------------0---------------3-3-------------0---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------Pause......-------------------------|
E|3\--------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Bridge 1
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------...but I hope so bad that------------|
E|3\-----------------------------------you bathe and hunt...------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-------|
E|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Verse 3
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2222223-3333335-555555--------2-2222223-3333335-555555|
E|3-333333------------------------3-333333------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Bridge 2
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7---------7-3---3-----3---5-----7---------7-3---3-----3---5-|
E|0---------0---------------------0---------0---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-------3-------5---------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-------------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Chorus 2 (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5-------7---|
A|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-3-5---5-3-5---5-|
E|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------5-----5-5-----------------------3-------5-------|
E|3-----3-3-----------------------0-----0-0---0-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5-----------|
A|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-3-5---7-5-------|
E|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|10101010-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
Bridge 3
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7---------7-3---3-----3---5-----7---------7-3---3-----3---5-|
E|0---------0---------------------0---------0---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-------3-------5---------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-------------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Chorus 3 (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5-------7---|
A|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-3-5---5-3-5---5-|
E|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------5-----5-5---5-------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-----3-3---3-------------------0-----0-0---0-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5-----------|
A|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-3-5---7-5-------|
E|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 4
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-----2-2-----------------------3-3-3-3-3--2--0-|
E|3-3---3-3-----------------------0-----0-0-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------2-----------------------3-------3--2--0-|
E|3-3---3-3----------------------0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-----2-2-----------------------3-3-3-3-3--2--0-|
E|3-3---3-3-----------------------0-----0-0-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------2---------------------------------------|
E|3-3---3-3----------------------0-0-0-0-0--------8-------8\------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------Pause......-------------------------|
E|3\--------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 5
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5---------------2---2-2-3---3-3-5---5-5-|
E|3----3-3-2------0---------------3---3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----|
D|----------------------------------------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-------%%%%%% PAUSE %%%%%%%-3/-|
E|------------------------------------3\--%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----|
Chorus4
G|----------------------------------9----12--12-9-------------------|
D|------------9-10-12----10--9-10-12--------------10----10-12----12-|
A|10---10--10-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------9---12--12--9-------------------|
D|------------9-10-12---10-9-10-12---------------12-10---10-12-10---|
A|10---10--10-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending
G|----------------------------------------16----------------------|
D|------------4---4-----4-7-5-4-4-------14----14\-----------------|
A|--------5-5---5-----5-----------7---------------3-----3-2---0---|
E|3-----3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------16----------------------|
D|------------4---4-----4-7-5-4-4-------14----14\-----------------|
A|--------5-5---5-----5-----------7---------------3-------2-------|
E|3-----3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-------4---2---0---------------9-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------7-------------------7---5-------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------8---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------5---5-----------------------3---3---5-------|
E|3-------3-----------------------0-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
A Better Place, A Better Time |
Artist |
Streetlight Manifesto |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
zsDQQmuC7q8 |
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 |
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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).