[Intro]
G|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|--7-7------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------5-5--|
[Verse]
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7-7--------------4--5--7|-7--------------4--5--7-|
E|-------7--7--5-5---------| ---7--7--5-5-----------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------| ---7--7--5-5-----------|
G|------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7------------4-4---4-5-7-5-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------| ---7--7--5-5-----5---------|
[Bridge]
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------2--5---------4-----4------|------2--5-2----------4-------2--4-----|
A|-3----------3-2--5---5--------2-|-3-------------3-2--5----5-----------2-|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----2---5----------2--4----|-----------------------------------|
A|-3----------3-2--5--------5-|-5---------5-5---5-----------------|
E|----------------------------|---3-3---3-----------5--5--5-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------5-5---5----------------|---------5-5---5-----------------|
E|--3-3------------5--5--5-5-5-5-|--3-3-------------5--5---5-5-5-5-|
"Dead...shot her dead"
G|-----------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------------------|
A|-7---------------|-7-7---------------4--5--7|
E|--------5-5-5----|-------7--7--5-5----------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------|----7--7--5-5-----------|
(Guitar Solos)
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------| ---7--7--5-5-----------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4-4--5--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------|----7--7--5-5----------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4-4--5--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------|----7--7--5-5----------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------| ---7--7--5-5-----------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7---------------4--5--7|-7--------------4--5--7-|
E|-----7--7--5-5----------| ---7--7--5-5-----------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------4--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5----------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------4--5--7|-7---7--------------4--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5----------|---7---7--7--5-5-----------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7--------------4--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5--5----------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------4--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5----------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
[Verse 2]
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7-----------4-4---4-5-7-5|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5-----5--------|
[Bridge]
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|------2--5----------4----2--4-----|------2--5-2----------4-------4--2----|
A|-3----------3-2--5----5---------2-|-3-------------3-2--5----5-----------2|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----2---5----------2--4----|--------------------------------|
A|-3----------3-2--5--------5-|----------5-5--5----------------|
E|----------------------------|--3-3--3----------5--5--5-5-5-5-|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------5-5--5----------------|-----------5-5--5----------------|
E|--3-3--3----------5--5--5-5-5-5-|--3-3--3-----------5--5--5-5-5-5-|
"Dead....dead.."
G|--------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------4--5--7|-7-------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|-0-----7-5----------|----7--7--5-5--------------|
[Guitar Solos]
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|----7--7--5-5-------------|----7--7--5-5-------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7-------------4--5--7|
E|----7--7--5-5-------------|---7---7--7--5-5----------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------4--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5----------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------4--5--7|-7-----7---7-------4--5--7|
E|-0-------7--5-5----------|-----7---7---7-5-5--------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-7----7-------------4-4--5--5-|-7----7--------------4-4--5--5-|
E|----7---7---7--5-5------------|----7---7---7--5-5-------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-7---7---7---------4-4--5--5--|-7--7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7---7--5-5-------------|-----7--7--5-5---------------|
[Verse 3]
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|-7---7------------4-4--5--5--7|
E|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|---7---7--7--5-5--------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7---7------------4-4---4-5-7-5-|
E|---7---7--7--5-5------5---------|
[Bridge]
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------2--5---------4----2--4----|------2--5-2---------4-----4--2----|
A|-3----------3-2--5---5--------2-|-3------------3-2--5---5---------2-|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----2---5----------2--4----|-------------------------------|
A|-3----------3-2--5--------5-|---------5-5--5----------------|
E|----------------------------|--3-3--3---------5--5--5-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------5-5--5----------------|---------5-5--5-----------------|
E|--3-3--3---------5--5--5-5-5-5-|--3-3--3---------5--5---5-5-5-5-|
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Down By The River |
Artist |
Neil Young, Crazy Horse |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
wU2NbxKYcfE |
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).