Song: Dosed
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By The Way
Notation legend:
\ | /
3 -> triplet: 3 notes in 2 beats.
x -> mute.
\ -> slide up. \ It can be after or before the note, like 1h3,
/ -> slide down. | but if there's no enought space it can be
h -> hammer on. | over or down, like G|-13-...
p -> pull off. / D|--h-...
~ -> let ring.
+ + -> the rhythm of the song, generally 4x4. If there are 2 digits notes
or there's no enough space, I lengthen it,
from (+ + ) to (+ + )
|·------·| -> repeat this a number of times, for example |·3-3-3-3·| x4
repeats 3-3-3-3 four times.
Verse 1:
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----7-5-·|
A|·3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-----·|
E||----------------|----------------|| x7
(0.41):
C D Em C D Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5---------|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-7---5---|
A|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5----/7-5-----|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----------7-|
E|----------------|------------7---|----------------|----------------|
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----7-5-·|
A|·3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-----·|
E||----------------|----------------|| x4
(1.10):
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-5-----4-5-|----------------|
A|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5---5-7-7---7-|
E|----------------|----5-----------|
Chorus 1:
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------9---10--|12----------12------12--12------|
A|10----------10------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|9-----------9-------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------9---|10----------9-------------------|
A|--------------------x---12------|------------------------12------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|10----------10------10--10------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|10----------10------10--10------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------7---8---|
E|12----------12------12--12--0---|8-------8---8---8---8-----------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------9---10--|12----------12------12--12------|
A|10------10--10------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|9-----------9------11---9-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|10--10------9-------9-----------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------12------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|10------10--10------10--10--12--|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|10------10--10------10--10--0---|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-------7---7---10--9---7-------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------10--|8---8-------8-------8---8-------|
Verse 2:
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----7-5-·|
A|·3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-----·|
E||----------------|----------------|| x6
(2.19):
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5---------|
A|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-7---|
E|----------------|----------------|
Chorus 2:
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------9---10--|12----------12------11--12------|
A|10----------10------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|9---------1112-p11------9-------|--------------------------------|
D|------------/-------------------|10--10------9-------9-----------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------12------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------h-p-------|--------------------------------|
A|10------10--10------101210------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------12--|10------10--10------10--10------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|12----------12------12--12\3----|8---8-------8-------8---8-------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------9---10--|12----------12------12--11--12--|
A|10------10--10------12----------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|9-----------12--12------11--9---|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|12--10------12------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------12--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|10------10--9-------12--10------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|10------10--10------10--10------|
A
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--10--10--10------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Interlude:
C D E
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---------------|
D|10--------------10------------12|----9-----9h10------12--9-------|
A|--------9---10------9---10------|--------9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C D E
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|-------------------7h9--7-------|
D|10--------------10------------12|----9-----------910---------9---|
A|--------9---10------9---10------|--------9--------h--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C D E
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---------------|
D|10--------------10------------12|----9-----9h10------12--9-------|
A|--------9---10------9---10------|--------9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C D E
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---------------|
D|10--------------10------------12|----9-----9h10------12--9-------|
A|--------9---10------9---10------|--------9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C D E
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---------------|
D|10--------------10------------12|----9-----9h10------12--9\------|
A|--------9---10------9---10------|--------9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 3:
C D Em C D Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----7-5-|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5---------|
A|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-----|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7---5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------7---|
C D Em C D Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----7-5-|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5---------|
A|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-----|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7---7---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
Chorus 3:
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------9---10--|12----------12------11--12------|
A|10----------10------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|9-----------11------12--11------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12--|10----------9-----------9-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------12------12--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------h-p-------|--------------------------------|
A|10------10--10------101210------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------12--|10------10--10------10--10------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|12------12--12------12--10------|8-------8---8-------8---8-------|
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------(12)-|
D|------------------------9---10--|12----------12------12--11------|
A|10------10--10------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em C
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|9----11---12----11---9----------|--------------------------------|
D|\----|----/-----\----|----12----|10---9----------9----10---10----|
A|-\---|---/-------\---|---/------|\----|----12-----\---|---/------|
E|--\--|--/---------\--|--/-------|-\---|---/--------\--|--/-------|
3 3 3 3
G D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------/-----------------|--------------------------------|
A|10------10--1012----10----------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------12------|10----------10------10--10\-----|
A C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
Verse 4 / Guitar solo:
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----7-5-·|
A|·3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-----·|
E||----------------|----------------|| x5
(4.49):
C D Em
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5---------|
A|3-3-----3-3-----|5-5-----7-7-7---|
E|----------------|----------------|
C Em/D Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8---8-8---8-8---|7---7-7---8-7---|5---5-5---5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3~--------------|----------------|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Dosed |
| Artist |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
Ty8qvcMU4dA |
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).
