Rex (Bass)
2x 2x
G|----------||--------------------||--------------------||------------------|
D|----------||*------------------*||*------------------*||------------------|
A|----------||*------------------*||*------------------*||------------------|
E|----------||--------------------||--------------------||------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|*------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|*--------------------------1h2----|--------------------------1h2----|
E|---0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------*||
A|--------------------------1h2----|------------------------------*||
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-5-3-0------||
2x
G|---------------------||---------------------------------|
D|*-------------------*||---------------------0--------0--|
A|*-------------------*||---------------0h1h2----0h1h2----|
E|---0-----------------||--0-0--0--0--0-------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------||
D|*---------------------------0--|-----------------------------------*||
A|*---------------------0-1h2----|---------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-----*||
E|---0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------|--0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1--||
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|*----------------------------|---------------------------0--|
A|*----------------------------|---------------------0-1h2----|
E|---0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------*||
A|----------------------------|---------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-----*||
E|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1--||
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--4---|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6---5--4--|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------1-0---------|
E|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0--0--0-----3-0-----|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--------------------------1h2----|--------------------------1h2----|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1h2----|------------------------------|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-5-3-0-----|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--------------------------1h2----|--------------------------1h2----|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1h2----|------------------------------|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-5-3-0-----|
G|-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------0--------0--|
A|-------------------|---------------0h1h2----0h1h2----|
E|--0----------------|--0-0--0--0--0-------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------0-1h2----|---------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-----|
E|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------|--0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1-|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------0-1h2----|---------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-----|
E|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------|--0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1-|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|*----------------------------|---------------------------0--|
A|*----------------------------|---------------------0-1h2----|
E|---0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------*||
A|----------------------------|---------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-----*||
E|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1--||
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--4---|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6---5--4--|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------1-0---------|
E|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0--0--0-----3-0-----|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--------------------------1h2----|--------------------------1h2----|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1h2----|------------------------------|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-5-3-0-----|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--------------------------1h2----|--------------------------1h2----|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------1h2----|-----------------------------|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3--3---2--1--|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3----3----|--4--4--4--4--4----4----|
E|--0--0--0--0--0----0----|------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5-5--1---0-----|-----------------------|----3----3----3----3--|
E|------------------------3--|--0--0----0----0----0--|----------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4--|----5----5---1---0-----|------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------3--|--0--0--0--0--0----0----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3----3----|--4--4--4--4--4----4----|--5--5--5-5-5-5--1---0-----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------3--|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----3----3----3----3--|----4----4----4----4--|
E|--0--0----0----0----0--|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----5----5---1---0-----|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----7------|
E|--------------------3--|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------14-14-|
A|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----------|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-------------|
E|------0-0-----0-0-----5b-5~-0-0-|------0-0-----0-0-----6b-6~-------|
G|--14p12----12/11----11/10----9/7---7/5----|---------------------------------|
D|--------14-------12-------11-----9-----7--|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----7------|
E|------------------------------------------|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------14-14-|
A|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----------|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-------------|
E|------0-0-----0-0-----5b-5~-0-0-|------0-0-----0-0-----6b-6~-------|
G|--14p12----12/11----11/10----9/7---7/5----|----------------------|
D|--------14-------12-------11-----9-----7--|----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--0-0---12/-----------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------7/-------------|----------------------|--------7----1-0---------|
E|--0-0----------0-0-----|--0-0---12/-----------|--0-0------------3-0-----|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|*------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|*--------------------------1h2----|--------------------------1h2----|
E|---0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------*||
A|--------------------------1h2----|------------------------------*||
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-5-3-0------||
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0--|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1h2----|------------------------------|
E|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-3-5-3--------|--0-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-6-5-3-0-----|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----7------|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----------|
E|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-|------0-0-----0-0-----5b-5~-0-0-|
G|----------------------------------|--14p12----12/11----11/10----9/7---7/5----|
D|----------------------------14-14-|--------14-------12-------11-----9-----7--|
A|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------0-0-----0-0-----6b-6~-------|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----7------|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----------|
E|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-|------0-0-----0-0-----5b-5~-0-0-|
G|----------------------------------|--14p12----12/11----11/10----9/7---7/5----|
D|----------------------------14-14-|--------14-------12-------11-----9-----7--|
A|--7p5-----7p5-----7p5-------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------0-0-----0-0-----6b-6~-------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---||
D|------------------------------|---||
A|-----------------0h1p0--------|---||
E|--0-0-0-0--0-----------3--3-0-|---||
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Cowboys From Hell |
Artist |
Pantera |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
i97OkCXwotE |
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).