Tabbed by: 6METAL6BASSIST6
E-mail: petergriffinav@gmail.com
Tuning: EADG
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----------7---------------------------7---------------|
A|9---------------9-----------8-------8-------8-----------8-/-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------12--------------|
D|-----------------12h-14-----14------14--14--14------14--12--\---|
A|14------14------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|9-------9---9-------9---9---8-------8-------8-----------8-/-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------12h-14-----14------14--14------14------14------|
A|14------14------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
0:16
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|9-------9---9-------9---9---8-------8-------8-----------8-\-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|5-------5-------5-------5---4-------4---4-------7-------7-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7---5-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7---5-h-7---7-------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------5-------|
A|------------------------------------7---7-------7---------------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5-----------------------------------|
0:31
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---------------9---7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------9---7-------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9-------------------------------7---7-------7---7---7---7-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9---9-------9-----------7-----------7---7-------7-------|
0:49
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------9---7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7---7---9---7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------9---7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-----------7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9-------------------------------7---7-------7---7---7---7-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9---9-------9-----------7-----------7---7-------7-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7---5-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------7-------7-------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5-----------------------------------|
1:10
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4-----------4-------------------|
E|5---------------5-------5-----------------------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------------------2---2---2---4-------4-------|
E|2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4-----------4-------------------|
E|5-----------5---5-------5-----------------------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------------------2---2-------4-------4-------|
E|2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------------|
1:25
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4-----------4-------------------|
E|5-----------5---5-------5-----------------------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2---------------2-------2---2---2---2---2-------|
E|2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-------------------------------------------------------/-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1:41
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----------7---------------------------7---------------|
A|9---------------9-------9---8-------8---8---8-----------8-/-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------12--------------|
D|-----------------12h-14-----14------14--14--14------14--12--\---|
A|14------14------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
A|9-------9---9-------9---9---8-------8-------8-----------8-/-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------12h-14-----14------14--14--14--14------14\-----|
A|14------14------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1:55
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-----------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|----------------7---------------------------7-------7---7---7---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9---9---9---9---\-------2-----------2-------2---2---/---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-----------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|----------------7---------------------------7-------7---7---7---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9---9---9---9---\-------2-----------2-----------2-------|
2:09
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4-----------4-------------------|
E|5-----------5---5-------5-----------------------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------------------2---2-------4-------4-------|
E|2-----------2-----------2---2-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4-----------4-------------------|
E|5-----------5---5-------5-----------------------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------------------2---2-------4-------4-------|
E|2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------------|
2:24
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4-----------4-------------------|
E|5-----------5---5-------5-----------------------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2---------------2-------2---2-------2---2-------|
E|2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-------4---4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------1-h-2-/-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:43
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------9---7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-----------7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9-------------------------------7---7-------7---7---7---7-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9-----------9-----------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
2:53
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------9---7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------7---7---9---7-------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------9-------7-----------7-------7---7---7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9---9---9---9-----------7-----------7-------7---7-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|9-------9---9-------9-----------7-----------7-----------7-------|
3:12
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7---5-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7---5-h-7---7-------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------5---7---7h10----7-------|
A|------------------------------------7---------------------------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7---5-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|5-------5-----------5-------5---|
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Dionysus |
Artist |
The Buttertones |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
d5tb2l4-vhk |
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 |
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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).