Better Than Ezra - 'Desperately Wanting'
From the album 'Friction Baby'
Tuning: EADG
tabbed by jjhand
I noticed this song didn't have a bass tab yet, so here you go.
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Bass Enters (0:34)
Bass Riff 1 - play this 4x Before Drums kick in:
G|-------------|------------| |-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------------| |-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|------------| |-------------|-------------|
E|-1---------0-|-3----------| |-1---------0-|-3-------/13\|
Heavy Guitars come in (0:57) - Bass Riff 2
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|
D|------------|------------|-3----------|------------|-----------|----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|
E|-1--------0-|-3----------|----------0-|-3----------|-1-------0-|-3--------|
G|------------|----------------|
D|------------|----------------|
A|------------|--------------7-|
E|-1--------0-|-3------8---7---|
Chorus - play 3x
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8\7--------------|------------------------5-7-|
E|-------------5--5-5-/7-5-|-3--3-3---5-7-8-8--8-8------|
"I remember runnin through the wet grass, falling a step behind"
chorus ending
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8\7--------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------5--5-5-/7-5-|-3--3-3----/8-8-8-8-8----|
Play Bass Riff 1 and Bass Riff 2 Again
Play Chorus
Bridge/Bass Solo (2:38)
G|--------------------------------|-17-17--17-17-16---------------------|
D|-/16---16-16--17-17-19-19-19-19-|-------------------19-19-17----16-17-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-/16---16-16--------16--16-16-16-|----------17-----------------------|
A|--------------17-17-17-----------|-15-15-15----15-15------15-15------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------15----------12\-|
Bridge Pt 2 - play 3x
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------| -ending---|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| ----------|
A|-5-5--5-5--0-0-5-5--5-5--0-0-|-3-3--3-3--0-0----------3/--| ----------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------3-3--3-3-----| -1-1-1----|
Bridge Jam - 7/4 time (7 beats per bar)
play 2x
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------3---3-/5-3-2------/5-3-2-3----|
E|-3-----------------3----------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------/5-3-2-3----|------------------------------------|
A|------3---3-/5-3-2------------------|------3---3-/5-3-2------/5-3-2-3----|
E|-3-----------------3----------------|-3-----------------3----------------|
Play Verse Again
Play Chorus Again Twice, with some ad-lib differences in repeat
Ending
G|------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------5-----3-|-(3)---------------------|
KEY
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Desperately Wanting |
| Artist |
Better Than Ezra |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
v74yTy1UTuk |
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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).
