Glad Tidings
Van Morrison
Bass Tab
Original Bassist: John Klingberg
Tempo=160BPM 4/4 Time
Intro
4x
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Verse
|-----------12--12--|----12-12--12--12--|-----------12--12--|----12-12--12--12--|
|-12----------------|-12----------------|-12----------------|-12----------------|
|----10-10----------|-------------------|----10-10----------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------12--12--|------------|-----|
|-12----------------|------------|-----|
|----10-10----------|-0-5--5~----|-----|
|-------------------|------------|-----|
Chorus
|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5--5----5--|-------2--3h4-|-5--5--5------|--------------|
|------------|-3--3---------|----------2-3-|-5--5---------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|-------7-5--5-|
|---------------|---------------|-------4-4-5h6-|-7--7--7-7-----|
|---------------|-------2-2-3h4-|-5--5----------|-----------9-7-|
|-------2-2-3-2-|-3--3----------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Verse
6x
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||o-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5----o||
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|-5--5~-----|-----|
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Chorus
|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5--5--------|-------2--3h4-|-5--5--5------|-----------2-4-|
|----------2--|-3--3---------|----------2-3-|-5--5--5-5-----|
|-------3-----|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3h4-|-5--5----------|---------------|
|-------2-2-3-5-|-3--3----------|-------2-2-3h4-|-5--5--5-5-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------7-5-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5-4-|-3---2-------|
|-------------5-|-------------5-|---------------|--------5--4-|
|-3-3--3--3-3---|---------------|---------------|-------------|
Bridge
|------------2-|------------4-|-------------|---------------|
|-----2--3-5---|-----4--5-7---|-5-----------|------5--5-3---|
|-3------------|-5------------|-----5-----3-|--4-5--------5-|
|--------------|--------------|-------3-----|---------------|
|-------------2-|-----------4-|--------------|---------------|
|-----2-2-3-5---|-----4--5----|-5------------|------5--5-3---|
|-3-------------|-5-----------|-----5----2-3-|--4-5--------5-|
|---------------|-------------|-------3------|---------------|
|------------2-|-------------4-|--------------|---------------|
|-----2--3-5---|------4--5-7---|-5---5--5-----|---------------|
|-3------------|-5-5-----------|----------5h6-|-7-7--5--7-5---|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------7-|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------2-3-|
|-3---3--5--7-|-5---2-3-5-----|
|-------------|---------------|
Verse
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|
|-------------5-|-------------5-|-------------5-|-------------5-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||------------2-4-|-5-5-----------|-----------2-4-|-5-5-------------|| *First time only
||o-5-5--5--5-----|-----------2-3-|-5-5*-5--5-----|-----------2-3--o||
||o---------------|------3--3-----|---------------|------3--3------o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
3x
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||o--------------|------3--3-----|--------------|------3--3------o||
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|--------------|-----------|-----|
|-5---5--5-2---|-----------|-----|
|------------2-|-5--5~-----|-----|
|--------------|-----------|-----|
Chorus
|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------2--3h4-|-5--5--5-5-----|---------------|
|-------0--2--|-3--3---------|-----------3-3-|-5--5--5-5-----|
|-3--3--------|--------------|---------------|-----------7-5-|
|---------------|---------------|-------4-4-5h6-|-7--7--7-7-----|
|---------------|-------2-2-3h4-|-5--5----------|-----------9-7-|
|-------2-2-3-2-|-3--3----------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-3-3--2-------|
|-------------5-|-------------5-|-------------5-|---------5--4-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
Bridge
|------------2-|------------4-|-------------|---------------|
|----/2--3-5---|-----4--5-7---|-5---5-------|------5--5-3---|
|-3------------|-5------------|-----------3-|--4-5--------5-|
|--------------|--------------|-------3-----|---------------|
|------------2-|----------7---|-------------|---------------|
|-----2--3-5---|-----4--7---7-|-5---5-------|------5--5-3---|
|-3------------|-5------------|-----------3-|--4-5--------5-|
|--------------|--------------|-------3-----|---------------|
|-------------2-|---------4----|----------------|--------------|
|-----2-3-4-5---|----4-7-----4-|-5--5-5-5-------|--------------|
|-3-------------|-5------------|----------5-6-7-|--5--7-7-5----|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|-----------7--|
Ending
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|-------------|------7--5--7-|-3-3--3--------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------2-4-|-5------------|
|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-5---|-5-5--5--5-----|----------2-3-|
|-------------5-|-------------5-|---------------|-----3--3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------|-----*|
|-5---------|-----*|
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|----3~-----|-----*|
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Glad Tidings |
| Artist |
Van Morrison |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
EW2TfQsSA7Q |
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).
