G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------1-|(1)-0-1-010---3-|(3)-2-3-2320--5-|(5)-------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|------------3---|----------------|
G|----------------||----------------|----------------|
D|----------------||5-----3-----2---|----2-3-5-3-2---|Repeat
A|(5)-------------||----------------|--5-----------5-| twice
E|----------------||----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-----3-----2---|----2-3-5-3-2---|Repeat
A|----------------|--5-----------5-| twice
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-----3-----2---|----2-3-5-3-2---|Repeat
A|----------------|--5-----------5-| twice
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---3-4-5-|----------------|----------------||
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-----3-----2---|----2-3-5-3-2---|Repeat
A|----------------|--5-----------5-| twice
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---3-4-5-|----------------|----------------||
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-----3-----2---|----2-3-5-3-2---|Repeat
A|----------------|--5-----------5-| twice
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-----3-----2---|----2-3-5-3-2---|Repeat
A|----------------|--5-----------5-| twice
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---3-4-5-|----------------|----------1-2-3-||
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---1-2-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|----1-2-3-------|--1-2-3---3-4-5-|----------------|--------------1-||
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|(1)-0-1-010---3-|(3)-2-3-2320--5-|(5)-------------|(5)-----------1-|
E|------------3---|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|(1)-0-1-010---3-|(3)-2-3-2320--5-|(5)-------------|(5)-------------||
E|------------3---|------------3---|----------------|----------------||
12/8 time
G|------------------------|------------------3---4-|5-----------------------|
D|----------2-----3-3-----|(3)---4-----5-----------|----------2-----3-3-----|
A|3-----------------------|------------------------|----3-------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|(3)---4-----5-----------|----------2-----3-3-----|(3)---4---4-5-----------|
A|----------------------1-|3-----------------------|------------------1---2-|
E|------------------3-----|------------------------|----------------3-------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|3-----------------------|------------------------|3-----------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----------0------1------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3---4-|
D|------------------------|------------------3-----|(3)---4-----5---5-------|
A|------------------1---2-|3-----------------------|------------------------|
E|(1)---2-----3---3-------|----------0-------------|------------------------|
G|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------2-------3-----|(3)-0-4-----5-----------|------------------------|
A|------3-----------------|----------------------2-|3-----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------3-3-----|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|3-----------------------|------------------1---2-|
E|------------------------|----------0-------1-----|(1)---2-----3---3-------|
G|------------------------|------------------3---4-|5-----------------------|
D|------------------3-----|(3)---4-----5---5-------|------------------3-----|
A|3-----------------------|------------------------|----------3-------------|
E|----------0-------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|(3)---4-----5---5-------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------1---2-|3-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------8-----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|------------------0-----|
A|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----0---0-|------0-----3-----------|
E|1-----------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------2-----|3-----2-----------------|
D|1-----0-----------------|------2-----5-----------|------------5-----2---0-|
A|------------3-----0---0-|3-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------2-----|3-----2-----------------|------------------------|
D|------2-----5-----------|------------5-----0---2-|3---3-1-----0-----------|
A|3-----------------------|------------------------|------------------3-----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------2-----|
D|------------------0-----|3---3-------------0-----|------------------0-----|
A|------0-----3-----------|------0-----3-----------|------0-----3-----------|
E|1-----------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------3-----4-----5-----|7-----5-----4-----------|5-----------------------|
A|5-----------------------|------------------5-----|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|
A|------------------------|------0-----3-----------|------------3---3-0-----|
E|------------------------|1-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------2-----|
D|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|------2-----5-----------|
A|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----0---0-|3-----------------------|
E|1-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|3---3-2-----------------|------------------------|5---5-3-----2-----------|
D|------------5-----2-----|------------------------|------------------5-----|
A|------------------------|3-----1-----0-----------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------3-----|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|3-----------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|------------------0-----|
A|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----0-----|------0-----3-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-----|
D|1-----0-----------------|------3-----4-----5-----|7-----------------------|
A|------------3-----0-----|5-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------0-----|
A|------------------------|----------------------0-|------0-----3-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|1-----0-----------------|------------------0-----|3-----3-----4-----5-----|
A|------------3-----------|------0-----3-----------|----3-----------------0-|
E|------------------4---3-|1-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------2-----|3-----2-----------------|------------------------|
D|------2-----5---5-------|------------5-----2-----|------0-----2-----3-----|
A|3-----------------------|------------------------|3---3-------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5-----------------------|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|
A|------3-------3-1-------|------0-----3-----------|------------3---3-0---0-|
E|------------------2-----|1-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------4-----|
D|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|------4-----7-----------|
A|------0-----3-----------|------------3---3-0-----|5-----------------------|
E|1---1-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|7-----5-----4-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------7-----|5-----------------------|----3-1-----0-----------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3-----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------0-----|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|
A|------0-----3-----------|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----0---0-|
E|1-----------------------|1-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------2-----3-----4-----|
A|3-----------------0-----|3-----0-----------0-----|3---3-------------------|
E|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----------|------------------------|
G|------3-----5-5-5-------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5-----------------------|3---3-1-----0-----------|------------------0-----|
A|------------------3-3-3-|------------------3-----|------0-----3-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------4-----5-5---7-----|
D|1-----0-----------------|------4-----5-----6-----|7-----------------------|
A|------------3-----0-5---|5-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------0-----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------0-----3-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|1-----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|1-----0-----------------|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|
A|------------3---3-0-----|------0---0-3-----------|------------3-----0-1-2-|
E|----------------------1-|1---1-------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------2-----|3-----2-----------------|------------------------|
D|------2-----5-----------|------------5-----2-----|------------------------|
A|3---3-------------------|------------------------|3-----1-----0-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3-----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------0-----|1-----0-----------------|
A|3---3-0-----------------|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----0-----|
E|------------3-----2-----|1---1-------------------|----------------------1-|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------0-----|1---1-0-----------------|------------4-----7-----|
A|------0-----3-----------|------------3-----3-----|5-----7-----------------|
E|1-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|7-----5-----4-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------7-----|5-----------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Darlene |
Artist |
Led Zeppelin |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
jSq9hCkBiko |
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).