A Certain Romance Bass Tab by Arctic Monkeys
Tabbed by TaoK
[Intro]
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--DRUMS---|--DRUMS---|--DRUMS---|--DRUMS---|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7--7--7\2/------|-7--7--7--0/-----|-7--7--7\2/------|-7--7--7--2/-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7--7--7---------|-7--7--7\2/------|-7--7--7\2/------|-7--7--7---------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---5--5-4-4-4-4-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-6---6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|-9---9-9-9-9-9-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------|----------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
E|-7--7--6--4-|-4--4-4-4-|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
[Verse 2]
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-6---6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|-9---9-9-9-9-9-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------|----------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
E|-7--7--6--4-|-4--4-4-4-|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
D|--6--6--6--6--|---------------|--------------|---------------|
A|--------------|-9---9-9-9-9-9-|--7--7--7--7--|-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
G|------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------|----------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
E|-7--7--6--4-|-4--4-4-4-|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
[Interlude]
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|-----------8---|
A|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|---6-6-6/9---9-|
E|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
G|--------8------|--------8------|--------8------|----------------|
D|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6---9--9-|---6--6-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
[Outro]
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-9---------|
A|-----------------|---------9-9-6-6-|-----------------|---------9-9-6-6-|]
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|]
] X4
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D|-----------------|---------9-9-6-6-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|]
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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E|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|---------7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
A Certain Romance |
Artist |
Arctic Monkeys |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
zMupng6KQeE |
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).