[Intro]
(0:00)
G|------------------------|
D|-3~----3----------------|
A|----------3---3---------|
E|-----------------1~~~~--|
(0:08)
G|-------------------------------0--|
D|-----------------------2-0--------| X2
A|-----3--2-0--------3-3-----2h3----|
E|-1-1--------3--1-1----------------|
[Verse]
(0:18)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-0---0-2--|
A|-----3-3-2-0--------3-3-----3------|
E|-1-1---------3--1-1----------------|
G|-------------------------------0--|
D|-----------------------2-0--------|
A|-----3--2-0--------3-3-----2h3----|
E|-1-1--------3--1-1----------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--|
D|-------------------------2-0-00-------|
A|-----3-3-2-0---------3-3-------2h3----|
E|-1-1---------3--1-11------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-0---0-2--|
A|-----3-3-2-0--------3-3-----3------|
E|-1-1---------3--1-1----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
(0:39)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------3-3-3----------------|
A|-2-2-2----1-1-1---------2-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2--------3-------------------3--|
G|------------------------7~---------------|
D|------------------0--7~----7--7---7------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1------------------5---5-0--|
E|-------2--------3------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3-3--3-3------------------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1---------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2-------3---------------------------3--|
G|------------------------7-----7--------|
D|-----------------0-7~-----7-7---7-7----|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1--------5-------------5--|
E|-------2-------3-----------------------|
[Chorus]
(1:04)
G|-7-6~---------------------------------|
D|------7--9~----------7-----------7-7--|
A|-------------7---9~-----0~~---0-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-6~--------------------------------------|
D|------9-7--7---7---------7----7-7-7-----7--|
A|-------------7---10-10-9---0--------7-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-6~---------------------------|
D|-------7--9~------7--------7-7--|
A|--------------7-9---0~~---------|
E|--------------------------------|
G|-7-6~--------------------------|
D|------9--7-7---7---------------|
A|-------------7---10-10-0----5--|
E|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0--|
D|-----------------------2-0--------|
A|-----3--2-0--------3-3-----2h3----|
E|-1-1--------3--1-1----------------|
[Intro]
(1:32)
G|-------------------------------0--|
D|-----------------------2-0--------| X2
A|-----3--2-0--------3-3-----2h3----|
E|-1-1--------3--1-1----------------|
[Verse]
(1:42)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-0---0-2--|
A|-----3-3-2-0--------3-3-----3------|
E|-1-1---------3--1-1----------------|
G|-------------------------------0--|
D|-----------------------2-0--------|
A|-----3--2-0--------3-3-----2h3----|
E|-1-1--------3--1-1----------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--|
D|-------------------------2-0-00-------|
A|-----3-3-2-0---------3-3-------2h3----|
E|-1-1---------3--1-11------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-0---0-2--|
A|-----3-3-2-0--------3-3-----3------|
E|-1-1---------3--1-1----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
(2:03)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------3-3-3----------------|
A|-2-2-2----1-1-1---------2-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2--------3-------------------3--|
G|------------------------7~---------------|
D|------------------0--7~----7--7---7------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1------------------5---5-0--|
E|-------2--------3------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3-3--3-3------------------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1---------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2-------3---------------------------3--|
G|----------------------------7-7~---------7--|
D|----------------------7---------------7-----|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1----5-5---5-5------5--5---5---|
E|-------2-------3----------------------------|
[Chorus]
(2:28)
G|-7-6~---------------------------------|
D|------7--9~----------7-----------7-7--|
A|-------------7---9~-----0~~---0-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-6~------------------------------------------|
D|------9-7--7---7-------------7----7-7-7-----7--|
A|-------------7---10-10---9~----0--------7-7----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7-6~----------------------------------|
D|-------7----9~----------7---------7-7--|
A|----------------7---9~-----0~~---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|-7---6~---4------------------------|
D|-------------7~-5-4----------------|
A|--------------------7/-------------|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3-5--|
[Interlude]
(2:50)
G|------------------------------------------------------------3~--1--0--|
D|------7~--5--4/---------------------------3~--1--0----1--1------------|
A|-5--5-------------------3~--1--0----1--1------------------------------|
E|-----------------1---1------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3-2-0---------------------|
A|-------3-2-0---------------|
E|-------------3-2---3~~~~~--|
[Bass Solo]
(3:03)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3--------------2-2h3-2----------------------------|
A|-15---5--5--5---5------------5--5--5---5---------5-3----------------0-2-0---|
E|---0----------5---0-3-4-5------------5----------------1--1--1-0-1-3-------3-|
G|-----------------3-3-1-0------|
D|---------3---3-1---------3-1--|
A|-1-1-1-1---1------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
(3:13)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3---3---------3-2-5-3-2-----------------------------------|
A|-5--5---3-4-5-----5-----3-4-5-----------5-3-2-------------------0--1-0----|
E|------5---------------5-----------------------3-2-1--1--1-0-1-3--------3--|
G|-----------------3-3---3----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---3-1-----1---1----------------3-3---5-5---6-6----5-5----3-------|
A|-1-1-1-1---1---------------3--5-5---3-4-5-----5-----5------5------5---5-4-3-|
E|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|---3-4-5----|
E|-5-------3--|
G|--------------------------------------3-1-0---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3---3-1-------3-1------------------3-3---3----|
A|---------------0-1-0----1-1-1---1----------------5---5----3--4-5-----5----3-|
E|-1--1--1-0-1-3-------3----------------------------------5----------------5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7------6-6-----5-5---3----------------------------------|
A|-5------5--------6-------5---5-3---------------------0-1-0----|
E|---------------------------------5-3--1--1--1-0--1-3-------3--|
G|-----------------3---3--------------------------------------|
D|--------3---3--1---1---1------------------3-3----5-5---6-6--|
A|-1--1-1---1--------------3---5--5---3-4-5-----5------5------|
E|----------------------------------5-------------------------|
G|-----5------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7--6-5---3-------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------5-4-3---------------------0-1-0----|
E|-------------------------5-3--1--1-0-1-0-1-3-------3--|
G|-----------------3-----5-----7-----------------------------|
D|---------3---3-1---13---57-----------------3---3-----------|
A|-1-1-1-1---1--------------------5--5---3-4-5---5-----3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------5-------------5-------|
G|-----7-----6-----5---4---3-------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-35---4-4---3-3---2---1----------|
E|---------------------------3-2---|
G|-----------------------------------------------3-3--3--3-2-0----------|
D|----------------------------------3-3-3-1-1--1---------------3-2-0----|
A|-----------------0-1-0-----1-1-1-----------------------------------3--|
E|-1--1--0-1-0-1-3-------3----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-3--3-----------------|
A|-2--2---2----1--1---1------------2-3--3-3--3-----|
E|-----------2-----------3----------------------3--|
G|-------------------------7-7----------------14----------|
D|-----------------------------7--------------------------|
A|-2--2---2----1--1----1----------5----5-512-----12-12----|
E|-----------2--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-12------------------------12--|
A|----12-------------------------|
E|-------10---10-10-10-10-10-----|
[Pre-Chorus]
(4:01)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------3-3-3----------------|
A|-2-2-2----1-1-1---------2-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2--------3-------------------3--|
G|------------------------7~---------------|
D|------------------0--7~----7--7---7------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1------------------5---5-0--|
E|-------2--------3------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3-3--3-3------------------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1---------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2-------3---------------------------3--|
G|-----------------------------7-----7---------7----|
D|-----------------------7-------7-7---7-7----------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1---5-5-5---5-5-------------5-5---5--|
E|-------2-------3----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------3-3-3----------------|
A|-2-2-2----1-1-1---------2-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------2--------3-------------------3--|
G|--------------------------7-----7-----7------|
D|----------------------7----------------------|
A|-2-2-2---1-1-1----5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|
E|-------2--------3----------------------------|
[Chorus]
(4:38)
G|-7-6~---------------------------------|
D|------7--9~----------7-----------7-7--|
A|-------------7---9~-----0~~---0-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-6~--------------------------------------|
D|------9-7--7---7---------7----7-7-7-----7--|
A|-------------7---10-10-9---0--------7-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-6~---------------------------|
D|-------7--9~------7--------7-7--|
A|--------------7-9---0~~---------|
E|--------------------------------|
G|-7-6--4--------------------|
D|--------7-5-4--------------|
A|--------------7/-----------|
E|-----------------333333-5--|
[Interlude]
(5:00)
G|-----------------------------------------3--1-0--|
D|-----7--5-4------------------3--1-0--1-1---------|
A|-5-5-------------3--1-0--1-1---------------------|
E|-------------1-1---------------------------------|
[Outro]
(5:10)
G|-3-3-3---------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3--------------------|
A|---------------1-1-1-------------|
E|----------------------1-1-1--3~--|
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Freewill |
Artist |
Rush |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
urBpdyFCZmo |
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).