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FERMENTED OFFAL DISCHARGE (Bassline)
As recorded by Necrophagist
(From the 1998 Album ONSET OF PUTREFACTION)
Transcribed by Matthew Williams AKA autumnlrds
Music by Muhammed Suicmez
Gtr I (A D G C F) - 'Bass1'
Gtr II (A D G C F) - 'Bass2'
Intro
Fast Death Metal Q=223
12/8 4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| ~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H H T E Q S.
|------------------------------||----------------|
|------------------------------||----------------|
|------------------------------||--------7-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6----||----------------|
|------------------------------||----------------|
Pre-Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------3-------|-2-------1-------|
|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-3-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-8---------------|---------4-------|
|-2-------3-------|---7-----7-----6-|-2---------3-----|
|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|-----6-0---0-6---|---0-2-0-----2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q=225
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------||-------7---------|-------7---------|
|---------||-----8---8-------|-----8---8-------|
|-3-------||---7-------7-5h7-|---7-------7-5h7-|
|---0-3-0-||-6---------------|-6---------------|
|---------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------7---------|-------7--------------|
|-----8---8-------|-----8---8------------|
|---7-------7-5h7-|---7-------7-5h7------|
|-6---------------|-6--------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
Q=224
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q S S S S Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5----|
|-2-------1-------|-2-------1-------|-2-------3-------|--------------------|
|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-3-0-|-2--3--0-0-0-0------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Verse
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E
||----------------------------------|-----------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------|
||----------------------------------|-6-------------1---2-3-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3---0-----|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------6-------------|-1---3-6-----2-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---0-----2-0-----|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------1---2h3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0---0-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-1---2h3-----3-6---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---0-----2-0------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------||
5/4 4/4 9/8
|-3-|
Q Q E E E Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||-------------------------4-4-4-4-||---------------------|
|-------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------||---------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------------||---2-----1-----2S3---|
|-2--3--0-0-0-3--3--||---------------------------------||-3---0-2---0-3-------|
|-------------------||---------------------------------||---------------------|
Bridge 1
Q=
5/4
|-3-|
Q W Q E E Q E E E Q
|-------------|--------------------||
|-------------|--------------------||
|-------------|--------1-----------||
|-2--3--------|-2--2-2----0-0-0-0--||
|-------------|--------------------||
230
6/8 8/8
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-----------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----------------3h6p3-||-----------------2h3p2-1h2p1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-----------------------||-----------------------------|
9/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------3h6p3-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------||
|-----------------------------------||
Q=224
8/8 4/4
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------||------------------|
|-----------------------------||------------------|
|-----------------2h3p2-1h2p1-||-3-------1--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------||---0-0-0---0-0-0--|
|-----------------------------||------------------|
13/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------4-----|-----------------||----------------------------|
|---------5---2-5-|-----------------||----------------------------|
|-3---2-----------|-3-------1-------||-3---2-----2-----1-----2S3--|
|---0---0---------|---0-0-0---0-0-0-||---0---0-3---0-2---0-3------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------------------|
Bridge 2
Q=200
5/4 3/4
Q W Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------||-----------|-------------------------||
|-------------||--------1--|-------------------------||
|-2--3--------||-2--2-2----|-----------------6h7p6h7-||
|-------------||-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------||
|-------------||-----------|-------------------------||
4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-----------------3h6p3-2h5p2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---4---5-4-------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6h7p6h7-|-----3-----3-2-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6h7p6h7---|
|-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------3h6p3-2h3p2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E
|---------------------------------|------------5---------|
|---------------------------------|--------------4---5---|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6h7p6h7-|----------------2-----|
|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-3------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------6h7p6h7-|-----------------3h6p3-2h3p2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6h7p6h7---|
|-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5---------------|---------------------------------|
|---4---5-4-------|---------------------------------|
|-----3-----3-2-3-|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6h7p6h7-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-3h6p3-2h3p2--|
|-0-0-0-0----------------------|
|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---4---5-4-------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6h7p6h7-|-----3-----3-2-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E Q E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|--------5-------|-5-------/9--(9)\---|
|----------5-4---|---4---5-/8--(8)\---|
|--------------7-|-----3--------------|
|-0--------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
Verse
Q=208
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
||------------------|---------------|
||o-----------------|---------------|
||--2---1-----3-----|-2-3-1-2-------|
||o---0---0-2---0-2-|---------3--2--|
||------------------|---------------|
3/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------------||----------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------------------------------||----------------------|
|---------10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-||-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6----|
|-----------------------------------------||----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------||----------------------|
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|
|-2---1-----3-----|-2-3-1-2-------|
|---0---0-2---0-2-|---------3--2--|
|-----------------|---------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6--------||
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------0----o||
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------||
2.
5/4 6/4
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------------||------------------------||
|-------------------------------||------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-------------||-2---1-----3-----2------||
|--------------------0-0-0-0-0--||---0---0-2---0-2---3-2--||
|-------------------------------||------------------------||
5/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-3---3-----2-----5-6-|-2---1-----3-----3----|
|---0---0-2---0-7-----|---0---0-2---0-2------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
7/4 6/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------||------------------------||
|-----------------------------||------------------------||
|---1-2---2-----1---------3-6-||-2---1-----3-----2------||
|-0-----0---0-0---0-3-2-0-----||---0---0-3---0-2---3-2--||
|-----------------------------||------------------------||
5/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-3---3-----2-----5-6-|-2---1-----3-----3--|
|---0---0-2---0-7-----|---0---0-2---0-2----|
|---------------------|--------------------|
Q
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|---1-2---2-----1-|---------3------|
|-0-----0---0-0---|-0-3-2-0--------|
|-----------------|----------------|
Breakdown
=174
6/8
PM
E E E S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-4-----------|
||--1-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|-2-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|---3---3-6-3-|
||o---0-2-------------|---0-0-------------|-----2-------|
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E E E E S S S S E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------6-6-3-3-|-1-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|
|-7-8-------------|---0-2-------------|
|-----5-0---------|-------------------|
E E E S S S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-4-----------o||
|-2-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|---------6-6-3-3-|---3---3-6-3--||
|---0-0-------------|-7-8-------------|-----2-------o||
|-------------------|-----5-0---------|--------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----7-9-10-|-1-----1-2-3-|-1-----1-2-3-|-1-----1-2-3-|-2-3-0-2-3-2--|
|---0-6--------|---0-0-------|---0-1-------|---0-0-------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
1.,2. 3.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E Q E E E
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||------------|
||--1-----1-2-3-|-1-----1-2-3-|-1-----1-2-3-|-2-3-0-2-3-2--||-1----------|
||o---0-0-------|---0-1-------|---0-0-------|-------------o||------0-1-2-|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||------------|
E E E S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-4-----------|------------------|
||--1-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|-2-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|---3---3-6-3-|---------6-6-3-3--|
||o---0-2-------------|---0-0-------------|-----2-------|-7-8--------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|-----5-0----------|
E E E S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|-2-----1-1-2-2-3-3-|
|---0-2-------------|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|--------------||--------------|
|-----------------|-4-----------o||--------------|
|---------6-6-3-3-|---3---3-6-3--||-7-----6------|
|-7-8-------------|-----2-------o||---0-6--------|
|-----5-0---------|--------------||--------------|
Interlude
Q=224
8/8
E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
||-------------------||-----------------|
||o---------4-------o||-8---------------|
||--2---------3------||---7-----7-----6-|
||o---0-2-0-----2-0-o||-----6-0---0-6---|
||-------------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
||-------------------||-----------------||-------------------||
||o---------4-------o||-8---------------||o---------4-------o||
||--2---------3------||---7-----7-----6-||--2---------3------||
||o---0-2-0-----2-0-o||-----6-0---0-6---||o---0-2-0-----2-0-o||
||-------------------||-----------------||-------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------||-------------------||
|-8---------------||o---------4-------o||
|---7-----7-----6-||--2---------3------||
|-----6-0---0-6---||o---0-2-0-----2-0-o||
|-----------------||-------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x
|-----------------||-------------------||
|-8---------------||o-8---------------o||
|---7-----7-----6-||----7-----7-----6--||
|-----6-0---0-6---||o-----6-0---0-6---o||
|-----------------||-------------------||
Guitar Solo Part 1
Q=112
4/4
W H. +E E W W W
|----------|---------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|---------------|----------|----------|------|
|-2--------|---------------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----|
|----------|-0-------(0)-5-|----------|----------|------|
|----------|---------------|----------|----------|------|
H. +E E W W W W Q Q +H
|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|-------------0-|-3--------|-2--------|-2--------|----------|-3--3--(3)----|
|-0-------(0)---|----------|----------|----------|-0--------|--------------|
|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
W W H. +E E W W
|----------|----------|----------------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------------|----------|------|
|-2--------|-2--------|----------------|-3--------|-2----|
|----------|----------|-0-------(0)-/5-|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------------|----------|------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-2-----5-2-----4-2-----5-2-|---------------------------------|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----5-3-----7-3-----5-3-----7-3-|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-2-----5-2-----4-2-----5-2-|---------------------------------|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----5-3-----7-3-----5-3-----7-3-|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar Solo Part 2
Q=224
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q W E E E E E E H
|-------------|----------|------------------|
|-------------|----------|------------------|
|-2-----3--2--|----------|-1-1-1-1-1-1------|
|----0--------|----------|-------------0----|
|-------------|----------|------------------|
5/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---|-------------------------4--|-7---7---7---7---7----|
|---0---0---0---0---0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2-2-2--|---0---0---0---0---0--|
|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2-2-2--|---0---0---0---0---0-|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|----------------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------------||
|-7---7---7---7---7---|----------------------------||
|---0---0---0---0---0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|---------------------|----------------------------||
4/4
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-/4------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-/4--------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------6-3----|---------------------------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-----5--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-/7-------------2--------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-/3---|
|-------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E Q
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-/4-----------------------------|-/4--------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------6-3----|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-2-2-----5--|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-/7-------------2-------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-/3--|
|------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E Q
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-/4-----------------------------|-/4--------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------6-3----|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-2-2-----5--|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|-/4-----------------------------|
|-/7-------------2-------|--------------------------------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-/3--|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-/4--------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------6-3----|---------------------------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-----5--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-/7-------------2--------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-/3---|
|-------------------------|
Guitar Solo Part 3
Moderately Q=112
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|-2--------|------|
|-3--------|----------|-2----|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
Pre-Verse
Q=224
8/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o---------4-------|---------4-------|---------4-------|-8----------------o||
||--2---------3-----|-2---------3-----|-2---------3-----|---7-----7-----6---||
||o---0-2-0-----2-0-|---0-2-0-----2-0-|---0-2-0-----2-0-|-----6-0---0-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Out-Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o---------4-------|---------4-------|---------4-------|-8----------------o||
||--2---------3-----|-2---------3-----|-2---------3-----|---7-----7-----6---||
||o---0-2-0-----2-0-|---0-2-0-----2-0-|---0-2-0-----2-0-|-----6-0---0-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Fermented Offal Discharge |
Artist |
Necrophagist |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
mSNKnMJ4A_g |
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 |
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| 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).