Fortress

Fortress Bass Tab

[Verse]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  + 4  +    _
G|-------------------------|------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|------------------------|  |
A|-10----------------12\---|-7--------------7h9-----|  |
E|-------------------------|------------------------|  |
                                                        \ (x3)
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     /
G|-------------------------|------------------------|  |
D|-9-----------------------|------------------------|  |
A|-------------------------|------------------------|  |
E|-------------------9\----|-5-----------------5/---| _|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  + 4  +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-10----------------12\---|-7--------------7/9-----|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-9-----------------------|
A|-------------------9-----|-------------------9-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  + 4  +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-10----------------12\---|-7--------------7h9-----|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------9\----|-5-----------------5/----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  + 4  +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-10----------------12\---|-7--------------7h9-----|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------/12----11-9-----|----------11----9--7-----|
A|-10----------------------|-7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|----------------------7--|
E|-------------7-----9\----|-5--------5--5--7--9-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------/12----11-9-----|----------11----9--7-----|
A|-10----------------------|-7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------7-----9\----|-5--------5--5--7--9-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------/12----11-9-----|----------11----9--7-----|
A|-10----------------------|-7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|-------------------9-----|
E|-------------7-----9-----|-10-------10-10-12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7-----------|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7--------------|

[Verse]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7-----9-----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-------------------------|
A|----------9-----9--------|----------------------7--|
E|-------------------9\----|-5--------5--5--7--9-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7-----9-----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|-------------9-----9-----|
E|-------------7--7--7-----|-7--------7--------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10---/14----|-12----------12---/16----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------12----12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14----------------------|----------------12-------|
E|----------14\7--7--9-----|-10-------10/14----14-12-|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7-----7/----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------7-----|
A|-12----------12----12\---|-------------9-----------|
E|----------12----12-------|-7--------7--------------|

[Chorus]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------12-12-11-9-----|----------11-11-9--7-----|
A|-10----------------------|-7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|----------------------7--|
E|-------------7--7--9\----|-5--------5--5--7--9-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------12-12-11-9-----|----------11-11-9--7-----|
A|-10----------------------|-7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|----------------7--------|
E|-------------7-----9\----|-5--------5-/9-----9--7--|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10---/14----|-12----------12---/16----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------12----12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14----------------------|----------------12-------|
E|----------14\7--7--9-----|-10-10-12-12-14----14-12-|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7----/9-----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------9-----9-----|
E|-7--------7--7--5--7-----|----5--7--5--------------|

[Bridge]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------12----------11----|-------9-----------8-----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10-------10-9--------9--|-7--------7--6--------6--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|----------7--------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------7--------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------5-----|-------------5--7--9-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|----------6--------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------6--------|-------------------------|
A|-4-----------------4-----|----4--4--------4--4/----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|----------9--------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------9--------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------7-----|----7--7--7--7--9--10----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|----------8--------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------8--------|-------------------------|
A|-6-----------------6-----|----6--6--------x--9\----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|----------7--------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------7--------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------5/----|-12-12-7/-12-7/-12-7/-14-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|----12----14----12-------|
E|-------12----------12----|

[Guitar Break]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| (x3)

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|
D|----------12----11-------|
A|----------------------12-|
E|-------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    _
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7-----9-----|  |
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|  |
                                                         \ (x2)
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +      /
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|  |
A|----------9--------------|----------------7--------|  |
E|-------------7--7--9\----|-5--------5/-9-----9--7--| _|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10---/14----|-12----------12---/16----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------12----12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------12-|
A|-14----------------------|----------------12-14----|
E|----------14\7--7--9-----|-10-10-12-12-14----------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10---/14----|-12----------12---/16----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------12----12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------7-----|
A|-14----------------------|-------------9-----------|
E|----------14\7--7--7-----|-7--------7--------------|

[Chorus]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    _
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|----------12-12-11-9-----|----------11-11-9--7-----|  |
A|-10----------------------|-7-----------------------|  |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         \  (x2)
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +      /
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|  |
A|----------9--------------|----------------7--------|  |
E|-------------7--7--9\----|-5--------5/-9-----9--7--| _|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10---/14----|-12----------12---/16----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------12----12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14----------------------|----------------12-------|
E|----------14\7--7--9-----|-10-10-12-12-14----14-12-|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7----/9-----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|-------------9--9--9-----|
E|-------------7--7--7-----|-7--------7--------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10----12\---|-7-----------7----/9-----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------7-----7--------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------9--------------|-------------9-----9-----|
E|-------------7--7--7-----|-7--------7--------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------10---/14----|-12----------12---/16----|
E|----------10----10-------|----------12----12-------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14----------------------|-------------9-----9-----|
E|----------14\7--7--7-----|-7--------7--------------|

[Outro]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14\---------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------7--7--5--7-----|----5--7--5--2-----2-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  ^  +  3  ^  +  4  +
G|----------11-------------|-------------------------------|
D|----9--12-------12-9-----|----9--12-12h14----14/16\14-12-|
A|-10-------------------12-|-11----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14\---------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------7--7--5--7-----|----5--7--5--2-----2-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------9--9--9--12-12-|----------9--9--9--12-14-|
A|-10-10-10----------------|-11-11-11----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14\---------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------7--7--5--7-----|----5--7--5--2-----2-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------9--9--9--12-12-|----------9--9--9--12-14-|
A|-10-10-10----------------|-11-11-11----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14\---------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------7--7--5--7-----|----5--7--5--2-----2-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  ^  +  3  ^  +  4  +
G|----------11-------------|-------------------------------|
D|----9--12-------12-9-----|----9--12-12h14----12h14-12-14-|
A|-10-------------------12-|-11----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14\---------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------7--7--5--7-----|----5--7--5--2-----2-----|

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-11-11-11-11-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

************************************

| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

************************************
Bass Tabs
Title Fortress
Artist Queens of the Stone Age
Tablature Type ASCII Tab
YouTube ID dNwNSU5NikU

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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).

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