0:32
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------3-----------1---------1-0-----1-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0---------0-0---0-0-----|
D|-5-----------3-----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------3-----------1---------1-0-----1-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-------0-0-0-----------|
D|-5-----------3-----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
1:02 Verse
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3---------3-3-----3-----|
D|-5---------5-5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------5-----|
D|---------------------------------------------5---|
A|-----------------------1-3-----------3---------3-|
D|-5---------5-5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-5-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-------3---------3-3-----------|
D|-5---------------5---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3---------3-3-----------|
D|-5---------5-5-----5-5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pre Chorus 1:34
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0/12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chorus 1:42
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----3-----3---3-1---------1-0-----1-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-----0---0-0-----0-----|
D|-5-----------3-----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Verse 1:57
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-------------------------|
A|---------------------3---3---------3-3-----3-----|
D|-5-----------------5-----------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------------3---|
A|-----------------------1-3---3-3---3-3---------3-|
D|-5-------------------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3---3-3---3-3-----3-----|
D|-5-----------5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3-----3---3-3-----3-1---|
D|-5---------5-5-------5-------------------------5-|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pre Chorus 2:28
G|-------------------------------------------14-14-------|
D|----------------------------------------14-------14----|
A|-0-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-------------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chorus 2:36
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5---5-3-----3---3-1---------1-0-----1-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7---|
A|-------------------------0-----0---0-0-----0-----|
D|-5---------5-3---------3-------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5-3---------3-1---------1-0-----0-1---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0---------0-0-----------|
D|-5---------5-3-----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Interlude
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----3-----0-----------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bridge 3:15
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------1-----------2-----------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------4-----------5-----------7-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10----------10----------------------------|
A|-8-----------7-----------8-----------9-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------7-----------8-----8-7-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Solo 3:46
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3-----------3-----3-3-5-|
D|-5---------5-5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------5--------|
A|-----------------------1-3---3-3-3-3-------3-----|
D|-5---------5-5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3---------3-3-----3-----|
D|-5-----------5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-3-----------------------|
D|-5-----------5-------5---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pre Chorus 4:17
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0/12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chorus 4:25
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----3-----3---3-1-----1---1-0---0-1---1-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-----|
A|-------------------------0-----0---0-0-----------|
D|-5-----5---5-3---------3-------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------7-----------------------------|
A|-5-----------3-----------1---------1-0-----1-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-----------|
A|-------------------------0---0-0---0-------------|
D|-5-----5---5-3-----3---3-------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Outro
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|o-------------------------------------------------o|
A|o-1-----0-----------------------------------------o|x3
D|--------------5-----3-----0------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Tabbed by Dave Vucko
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Acid Rain |
Artist |
Avenged Sevenfold |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
mYOOuLq_z1Q |
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).