[Intro][0:17]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-\11--11-9--------|-\9---9-7-9-11----|-\11--11-9---------|-9---7-9-11-7/----|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------9-------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-\11--11-9---------|-\9---9-7-9-11----|-\11--11-9---------|-9---7-9-11-7/----|
D|---------------9---|------------------|-----------9-------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
[Verse 1][0:33]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|-\9---------------|-\7-------7---------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----0\7-9---9-0-----|
A|------------------|-------------7---|--------7-5-------|--------------------| x2
E|-5---7-7--5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7-5-0-----|------7-----7-3---|--------------------|
[0:48]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---------9-7-9---|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|-5--7-7---5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7---------|
[0:52]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|-\9---------------|-\7--------7---------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----0\7-9---9-0-----|
A|------------------|-------------7---|--------7-5-------|---------------------|
E|-5---7-7--5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7-5-0-----|------7-----7-3---|---------------------|
[1:00]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---------9-7-9---|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|-5--7-7---5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7---------|
[1:04]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|-\9---------------|-\7------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----0\7-9-----------|
A|------------------|-------------7---|--------7-5-------|---------------------|
E|-5---7-7--5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7-5-0-----|------7-----7-3---|---------------0-0-0-|
[Chorus] [1:11]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7\9-7\9-| |
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7---0-0-0---|-7---7---7-0-7---|-7-7-7-----------| |
| x2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |
D|-------------7\11-|-------------7\14-|-------------7\16-|-14--12-13---------| |
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|-------------0-0-0-|. |
[1:42]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-------------7---|---------8/7-5---| x2
E|---------0---7---|---------5---7--|---------8/7-----|-----------------|
[1:57]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------0---7---|
[Verse 2] [1:59]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---------9-7-9---|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|-5--7-7---5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7---------|
[2:03]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|-\9---------------|-\7--------7---------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----0\7-9---9-0-----|
A|------------------|-------------7---|--------7-5-------|---------------------|
E|-5---7-7--5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7-5-0-----|------7-----7-3---|---------------------|
[Verse 2] [2:11]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---------9-7-9---|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|-5--7-7---5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7---------|
[2:15]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|-----------------|-\9---------------|--7-7----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------7-9-----------|
A|------------------|-------------7---|--------7-5-------|---------------------|
E|-5---7-7--5\8-7-7-|-5---7-7-5-0-----|------7-----7-3---|---------------0-0-0-|
[Chorus] [2:22]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7\9-7\9-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7---0-0-0---|-7---7---7-0-7---|-7-7-7-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------7\11-|-------------7\14-|-------------7\16-|-14--12-13---------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|-------------0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------7\9-7\9-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7---0-0-0---|-7---7---7-0-7--|-7~--7-----------|
* let ring
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------7\11-|-------------7\14-|-------------7\16-|-14--12-13---------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|-------------0-0-0-|
[2:54] [Bridge]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-\11--11-9--------|-\9---9-7-9-11----|-\11--11-9---------|-9---7-9-11-7/-------|
D|---------------9--|------------------|-----------9-------|---------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-\11--11-9---------|-\9---9-7-9-------|-\11--11-9---------|-9---7-9-11-7/----|
D|---------------9---|------------9-----|-----------9-------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
[3:10]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-------------7---|---------8/7-5---| x2
E|---------0---7---|---------5---7--|---------8/7-----|-----------------|
[3:26]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------5---7---|
[Break][3:27]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus][3:30]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7\9-7\9-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7---0-0-0---|-7---7---7-0-7---|-7-7-7-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------7\11-|-------------7\14-|-------------7\16-|-14--12-13---------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|-------------0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-0-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7---0-0-0---|-7---7---7-0-7---|-7-7-7-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------7\11-|-------------7\14-|-------------7\16-|-14--12-13---------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|-------------0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7\9-7\9-|-------------7---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7-----------|-7---7---7-0-----|-7-5-7-5-7-5-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------7\11-|-------------7\14-|-------------7\16-|-14--16-18-16---------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|----------------0-0-0-|
[4:16]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------\9-9-9-7-9-|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-7---7---7-0---7-|-7-7-7-----------|-7---7---7-0-7-|-7/6/5/4/3/2/1/0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------11----|
D|--------------\11-|--------------\14-|--------------\16-|-14--14-11-7-11-------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|-5---5------------|-----5------------|-----5------------|----------------------|
That's it!
It sounds pretty accurate to me. Enjoy!
************************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Emotion Sickness |
Artist |
Queens of the Stone Age |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
JkChW6WP0hU |
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).