G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0---------------------------/---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12--------14---13---12---------------------------------010-----3431-|
A|------------------------------------------------------22---32--------|
D|------------------------------------0---r----------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
0:15
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------010-----3431-o|
A|o-------------------------------------5-----3------------32--------o|
D|--0-000---0---0---0---000-0-0-0/6-0-00----0---0-6---00--------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 0:31
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|-----5-----5---------5-------6-------5-----5---5-----5-----------|
D|-0-------0---0---0-------0-0-----0-------0---0---0-------0-0-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4-----------------------010-----3431-|
A|-----5-----5-------------------6-----5-----3------------32--------|
D|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-----0-00----0---0-6---00-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Interlude 0:46
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------010-----3431-|
A|-------------------------------------5-----3------------32--------|
D|-0-000---0---0---0---000-0-0-0/6-0-00----0---0-6---00-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 0:54
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|-----5-----5---------5-------6-------5-----5---5-----5-----------|
D|-0-------0---0---0-------0-0-----0-------0---0---0-------0-0-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4-----------------------010-----3431-|
A|-----5-----5-------------------6-----5-----3------------32--------|
D|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-----0-00----0---0-6---00-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Pre Chorus 1:10
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------6-6-|
A|-----------------------------9-\---------------------------6-----|
D|-0---------------0-r-------------0---------------6---6---6-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------010---5-5-5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------32-------|
D|-0---r-----------0-------r-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chorus 1:26
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5---------------3-----5---------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3---3-----3-----------------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-----------5-4-3---------------3-5-\-5-----5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5-------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3-r-3---3-3-----------------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-----------5-4-3---------------3-5-\-5-----5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Interlude 1:44
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------010-----3431-|
A|-------------------------------------5-----3------------32--------|
D|-0-000---0---0---0---000-0-0-0/6-0-00----0---0-6---00-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4-----------------------010-----3431-|
A|-------------------------------6-----5-----3------------32--------|
D|-0-000---0---0---0---000-0-0-----0-00----0---0-6---00-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 2:00
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|-----5---------------5-------6-------5-----5---5-----5-----------|
D|-0-------0---0---0-------0-0-----0-0-----0---0---0-------0-0-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4-----------------------010-----3431-|
A|-----5-----5---5---------------6-----5-----3------------32--------|
D|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-----0-00----0---0-6---00-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Pre Chorus 2:15
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------6-6-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------6---6-----|
D|-0---r-----------0-r-------------0---r-----------6---6---6-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------010---5-5-5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------32-------|
D|-0---r-----------0-------r-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chorus 2:31
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5---------------3-----5---------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3---3-----3-----------------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-----------5-4-3---------------3-5-\-5-----5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5---------------------5---------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3-r-3-----3-----------------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-----------5-4-3---------------3-5-\-5-----5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Interlude 2:49
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------7-/-|
D|-5-r-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
3:06
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-------------6---------/10-----------------------|
D|-5-------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-------------6---------/10-----------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-5-------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Solo 3:24
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-----5-----------------1-------3-------3-----5-5-5-|
A|-10-r---------------3---3-----3-5-6-\-------1---1---3-------3---3---------|
D|------5-----5-4-3---------------------1---1-------------3-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|----------------------10------12--------------------8---------------------------|
D|-5-----------------10----10------10-12-13-\-------8---------3-------3-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------6---------1---3-------3---3---------|
D|-----5-----5-4-3----------------------------------------------3-----------5-5-5-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3-----5-----------------1-------3-------3-----------|
A|-------------------3---3-----3-5-6-\-------1---1---3-------3---3-------5-|
D|-5-\-5-----5-4-3---------------------1-----------------3-----------5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chorus 3:54
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5-\-------------3-----5---------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3---3-----3-----------------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-----------5-4-3---------------3-5-\-5---5-5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5--\------------------5---------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3-r-3-----3-----------------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-----------5-4-3---------------3-5-\-5-----5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Outro Chorus 4:12
G|----------------------10------12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5-5---5-4-3---10----10------10--------------------------------------5-5-5-|
A|---------3--------------------------8-10-\-----------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-------------------------------------------5---5-5-7-8---7-5-0-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|----------------------10------12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5-r-5-5---5-4-3---10----10------10--------------------------------------5---5-|
A|---------3--------------------------8-10-\-----------------------5-4-3---------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-7-8-8-7-5-0-0---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------/-10-------------------------------|
D|---5---------/-r-------------------------------------------------|
Tabbed by Dave Vucko
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Absolution |
Artist |
Ghost |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
qPIy9U7T_CE |
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).