G|----4---4---4-------4---4---4---|----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5---|
D|------7---------------7---------|--2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
A|--5-------5---5---5-------5---5-|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
G|----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5---|----4---4---4-------4---4---4---|
D|--4-------4---4---4-------4----4|--5---7---5---5---5---7---5---4-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
G|----4-2-4-----------------------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
D|--2-------5-4-5-2-5-4-5---------|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
A|------------------------2-5-4-2-|4---------------4---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----7-6-7-----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-7-------7-5-7-4-7-5-7---4-----|----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5---|
A|------------------------5---7-5-|--2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
E|--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|----------------------7-6-4-----|------7---7---------------------|
D|----------------5-4---------7-5-|4-------7---4-7-----4-7-5-4-----|
A|--4-5-7-5-4---------7-----------|--7-5-----------5-7---------7-5-|
E|0-----------7-5-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----2-4-5-2---------2-4-5-2-----|
D|6-----------6---9-----------6---|--2---------2-----2---------4-2-|
A|--5-8-7-8-5---5---5-8-7-8-5---5-|3-------------5-3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--4---4-7-4-7-4---4---4-7-4-7-4-|5-4---5-4-5-7-4-5-4-------------|
A|6---6-----------6---6-----------|----7---------------7-5-3-2-----|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------5-3-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----3-2-3---3-------3-2-3---3---|
A|--3-5-3-5-3-5-3---3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|--2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
E|2---------------2---------------|3---------------3---------------|
G|--------------------------------|----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5---|
D|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|--4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|
A|--3---5---3---3---3---5---3---3-|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
G|----4-2-4-----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------5-4-2-----------------|------4-5---4-5-------4-5---4-5-|
A|--5-------------5-3-2---------5-|4---7-----7-----4---7-----7-----|
E|3---------------------5-3-2-0---|--5---------------5-------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------6-7----------------|
D|------2-4---2-4-------2-4---2-4-|------4-7--------------2-4-5-|
A|3---5-----5-----3---5-----5-----|3---5------------2-3-5-------|
E|--5---------------5-------------|--5------------5-------------|
G|2-----------2-4-5-2-------4-5-7-|8-7-6-7-7-5-4-5-5---------------|
D|--4---2-4-5---------4-5-7-------|------------------7-4-----------|
A|----5---------------------------|----------------------7-5-0-2-3-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------2-4-5-2-4---------------|----------2-4---6---------------|
D|------4-----------5-------------|--------5-----5---8-7-8-8-7-6-7-|
A|5---5---------------5-3-2-----2-|5---2-5-------------------------|
E|--5-----------------------3-5---|--3-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------6-7-6-|7-------------------------------|
D|7-5-4-5-5-------------5-7-------|--7-4---4-7---4-----------------|
A|----------7-4-----4-7-----------|------7-----5-----5-4-----------|
E|--------------7-5---------------|----------------5-----7-5-3-2-0-|
G|--5-4-2---------5-4-2---------|--4-2-------------2-------------|
D|--------5-4-2---------5-4-2---|------5-4-2---------5-4-2-------|
A|5-------------5-------------5-|3-----------5-3-2---------5-3-2-|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--5-4---4-7---7---7-4-7-5-7---7-|4-7---7-5-7---7-4-7---7-5-7---7-|
A|------7-----5---7-----------7---|----5-------7-------5-------7---|
E|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------4-------|----4---5-------4---5---7---4---|
D|4-7---7---7-4-7-5-7-7-7---7---7-|7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|----5---7-------------------5---|------------5-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5---4---5-------4-------4-------|--------------------------------|
D|--7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-5-7-|7-7-5-7-7-7-4-7-5-7-4-7-5-7---7-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------7---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|4---5---6---7---8---9---10---11---|
D|4-7-----3---4---5---6---7---8---|--0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0-|
A|----5-7---5---5---5---5---5---5-|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|12--------12---12---12--------12---12---|
D|---9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-----10------------------10-------------|
G|12----------12----12----12----------12----12----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-|
E|------10----------------------10----------------|
G|11----------11----11----11----------11----11----|12--------------|
D|---10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-|-9--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|10--------------|
E|------10----------------------10----------------|----------------|
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Cello Suite No 1 – Prelude |
Artist |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
1prweT95Mo0 |
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).