FORTY DAYS
from Somewhere in the Between
by Streetlight Manifesto
tabbed by Kevin Wilson
questions/corrections: wilson.kevi@students.uwlax.edu
Listen to it a few times with the bass turned way up to get the rhythm. I tabbed using a
but it can be played just as easily with a 4-string.
INTRO:
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------5-------|----------------|----------------|
|--------0h7---7-5-3-|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-5--------------|--8-------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------5----8--|
(0:07)
|----------------|-----5-4h5p4----|----------------|----------------|
|-----7----5-----|----------------|-7---------5----|----------------|
|----------------|---7---------5--|-------------5--|-----5-7--------|
|-5-----------3--|-5--------------|----5--3--------|-8--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5---8-|
(0:15)
|----------------|----------------|-----5-4h5p4----|-----------------|
|-------7-5------|-----7-5h7p5----|----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----5----|---7------------|---7----------5-|-----5-7---------|
|-5-----------3--|-5-----------3--|-5--------------|-8---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5----8-|
(0:23)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-2-----4---------|
|--------2-------|----------------|--------2-------|-----------------|
|---3h5--------5-|-3---2---0------|---3h5------5-3-|-0---------------|
|-1--------------|-------------3--|-1--------------|-------3---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
(0:30)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------7-|
|---------2------|------------5-3-|-------22-0-----|-7----7------7---|
|-0---3h5------5-|-3h5-2h3-0------|---3h5------3-5-|----7-----5------|
|---1------------|----------------|-1--------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
(0:38) "And it's been..."
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|----7-----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------0--3--|--5------3---5--|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
"...forty days..." "haunt you..."
|-5-----4----|-5-----4---|-5-----4---|-5---------|
|-7-----5----|-7-----5---|-7-----5---|-7---------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-------0-3-|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
"die..."
|-----5-4h5p4-------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------5h7-|-7-----------5--|--7----5---------|----------------|
|---7---------5-----|-----------5----|-----5-----2-5---|-----3----2-----|
|-5-----------------|----5---3-------|---------3-----3-|-5------------3-|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------7--5-----|-----7-5h7p5-----|-7--------------|-7---------------|
|----7------5---|---7---------5\3-|---------3------|-----------------|
|-5-----------3-|-5---------------|----5-------3---|-------3-5---1-0-|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-3---2-5---|----3-7--5-3-2-0-|----0-3---2-5---|-000---333------|
|-1------3-----3-|-5---------------|-1------3-----3-|------------333-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
(trombone solo) (easier than it sounds)
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---5------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-7----7-5----/7-5-----|
|----0-3-0-----2-5---|---3-7-3---5-3-2-0-|----0-3-0-----2-5---|----------7-------7-5-|
|-1--------1-3-----3-|-5-------5---------|-1-------1-3------3-|----------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
"and no matter where we go..."
|------------------------|----------------|-2-----4-----|----------------------------|
|-3---3-5-2--------------|---3h5-2--------|-------------|-----3-5-2------------------|
|---3---------3--2--0----|-----------3----|-0-----------|-0----------5-3h5-2h3-0-0---|
|----------------------3-|-1--------------|-------3-----|---1----------------------3-|
|------------------------|----------------|-------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|---3h5----------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|--------3-2-0---|----2-5-5-------|------------------|----------------|
|-1------------3-|-5----------3-5-|-5--5-3-5--0--5-3-|--5----3----5---|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
REST
(1:44 picks up with...)
|-------|--------------|-----5-4h5p5----|-------------|-----------|
|-------|----7---5-----|----------------|-7--------5--|-----------|
|-------|--------------|---7---------5--|-------------|------5-7--|
|-5/12\-|-5---------3--|-5--------------|---5---3-----|-8---------|
|-------|--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|-----5-4h5p4----|----------------|---------------|
|------7-5------|----------------|-7--------------|---------------|
|----7----------|---7---------5--|----------2-5---|-----3---2-----|
|-5---------3---|-5--------------|---5----3-----3-|-5----------3--|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----7---5-----|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---7-----------|-----------------|-----3-7-5-3---3-|----------------|
|-5----------3--|-5---0---3---0h3-|-5-----------3---|-5---3-5----1-0-|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-3---2-5---|----3-7--5-3-2-0-|----0-3---2-5---|-000---333------|
|-1------3-----3-|-5---------------|-1------3-----3-|------------333-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---5-7-5---5-------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-7-------7---7-5---|
|----0-3-0-----2-5---|---3-7-3---5-3-2-0-|----0-3-0-----2-5---|-----------------7-|
|-1--------1-3-----3-|-5-------5---------|-1-------1-3------3-|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|-2-----4-----|-----------2-4-5h7-4h5-2-----|
|-3---3-5-2--------------|---3h5-2--------|-------------|-----3-5-2---------------2---|
|---3---------3--2--0----|-----------3----|-0-----------|-0-------------------------3-|
|----------------------3-|-1--------------|-------3-----|---1-------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|--------------7--|----------------|----------------|
|---5-3-2-------|------7-----7----|------7---------|----------------|
|---------5-3-2-|----7----5-------|----7-----------|----------------|
|-1-------------|-5---------------|-5-------0--5-3-|--5----3----5---|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|-333-333-2-0-----|
|-0-2320---0-2--|---0--3-------0---|-0-2320---0-2-|-------------3-2-|
|--------3------|-1-------1--3---3-|--------3-----|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----5-4h5p4-----|----------------|
|-----7---5-----|-----7-5h7-5-----|-------------5---|-7--------------|
|---7-------5---|---7---------5---|---7-----------5-|----------------|
|-5-----------3-|-5-------------3-|-5---------------|-----5---3---1--|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----5-4h5p4-----|------------------|----------------|
|-----7---5-----|-------------5---|-----7--------5-3-|-5---3--2-0-----|
|---7-------5---|---7-----------5-|---7--------2-----|------------3-2-|
|-5-----------3-|-5---------------|-5-----3--5-------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-3---2-5---|----3-7--5-3-2-0-|----0-3---2-5---|-000---333------|
|-1------3-----3-|-5---------------|-1------3-----3-|------------333-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---5------------------|----|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-7----7-5----/7-5-----|----|
|----0-3-0-----2-5---|---3-7-3---5-3-2-0-|----0-3-0-----2-5---|----------7-------7-5-|----|
|-1--------1-3-----3-|-5-------5---------|-1-------1-3------3-|----------------------|-5\-|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Forty Days |
| Artist |
Streetlight Manifesto |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
X7WXzLdWmpc |
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 |
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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).
