Verse 1 (0:08)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-----------5---5---7---5-------|
E|5-----------5---5---8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3-----------3---3---5---3---2---|
E|3-----------3---3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-----------5---5---7---5-------|
E|5-----------5---5---8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3-----------3---3---5---3---5---|
E|3-----------3---3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-----------5---5\--------------|
E|5-----------5---5---8-------8---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Chorus (0:33)
. . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|--------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------4/--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-------2-------|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|5-------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------5/7--5-------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-----------7---|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5~----------7---5-------|
E|5-------5~----------8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
.
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---2~----------2---|
E|3-------3~------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|1~----------1~------3---1---x---|0~------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Post-chorus (1:01)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5~----------5---5---7---5-------|
E|5~----------5---5---8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---2---------------|
E|3~----------3---3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 2 (1:10)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5~----------5---5---7---5-------|
E|5~----------5---5---8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------4/--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-------2-------|
E|3~----------3---3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5~----------5~------7---5-------|
E|5~----------5---5---8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|-------------------4/7----------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|3~----------3---2-----------x---|
E|3~----------3---3---5--/9-------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5~----------5---5~--------------|
E|5~----------5~------8-------8---|----------------------------x---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|7------(7)-----(7)~-------------|
E|0~----------0-------0~----------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Chorus (1:34)
. . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|--------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------4/--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-------2-------|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|5-------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------5/7--5-------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-----------7---|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5~----------7---5-------|
E|5-------5~----------8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
.
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---2~----------2---|
E|3-------3~------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
.
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|1~----------1-------3---1---3---|0~------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Post-chorus (2:03)
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|5-------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------4/--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3-------3-------3-------2-------|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|5-------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------5/7--5-----------|
A|------------------------5-------|3-------3---------------7-------|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Bridge (2:19)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5~------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Chorus (2:27)
. . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|--------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------4/--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-------2-------|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5-------5---7---5-------|
E|5-------5-------5---8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------5/7--5-------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3-----------7---|
E|3-------3-------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5-------5~----------7---5-------|
E|5-------5~----------8-------8---|----------------------------8\--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
.
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---2~----------2---|
E|3-------3~------3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8-----------8-------8---10---8---|7~----------7---7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------8---7---5---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------14\-----|
A|------------------------3-------|--------------------------------|
E|1~----------1-------3-------1---|0~------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Outro (3:00)
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G|--------------------------------|--------7-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5~----------5~------7---5-------|
E|5~----------5~------8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------5/7--5-------7---|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3-----------7-------|
E|3~-----------3~-----5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
.
G|--------------------------------|--------7-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-------|5~----------5---5---7---5-------|
E|5~----------5---5---8-------8---|----------------------------8---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-------|3~----------3---3~--------------|
E|3~----------3---3---5-------5---|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Key:
x = muted note
~ = hold note
^ = beat
. = staccato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
() = ghost note
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Flowers |
Artist |
Miley Cyrus |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
iawgB2CDCrw |
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).