Tabbed by: 6METAL6BASSIST6
E-mail: petergriffinav@gmail.com
Tuning: EADG
0:06
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------| x2
A|5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7---------------------------------------4-------|
A|5-------------------------------5---------------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-------------------------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|5-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------7---------------|
A|7-----------7-------------------|
E|------------------------5-------|
0:33
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4---------------4---------------| x2
A|5---------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5---------------5---------------7-----------------------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-----------------------5-------7-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------------------------------7---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------5-------|
0:52
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7---------------------------------------4-------|
A|5-------------------------------5---------------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-------------------------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------------------7-------------------2-------4-------|
E|--------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|5-------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
E|------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
1:17
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|5-------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
E|------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7---------------------------------------4-------|
A|5-------------------------------5---------------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-------------------------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|5-------------------------------5-----------5-----------5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|7-------------------------------7-----------7-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------5--------|
1:47
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-------4---4---4-------4---4---| x2
A|5-------5---5---5-------5---5-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5---------------5---------------7-----------------------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-----------------------5-------7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:07
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-------5---5---5-------5---5---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-------5---5---5-------5---5---7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------7---7-------------------5-------5---5---|
A|5-------5---5-------------------5-------5---5-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Crying |
Artist |
Roy Orbison |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
k_L_GZLa5ow |
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).