Dionysus Bass Tab - The Buttertones

Tabbed by: 6METAL6BASSIST6
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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

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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).

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