Queen's - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy bass tab its tuned G,D,A,E
rate it
staccatto notes should all be denoted with . under
1st verse thair is no bass
chorus
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6---6---5---5---3---3-----------6---6---5---5---3---3---2---2--|
|-6---------------------------3---4----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-/5------/5---------------------------------7-5---|
|------------------------------------------------8-|
|----------------------------------6---------------|
|------3-------3---1-------4---6-------------------|
. . . .
bridge 1
|---------------------6-8----------------------------------------------3/8-|
|-6--6--6--6--5--5--8-----6---6--4--4\------4--4\------4--4\---------------|
|-------------------------------------2--2--------2--2-------2--2--1-1-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|3/8---8---8---8---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------6-5-----5---------------6---8-------------------|
|-----------------6----8-6-----3---8---8-----------6---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------6---|
. . . . . . . .
chorus
_____ _____
|---------------------------------------------------------4\3/4-4\3/4-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---6---5---5---3---3-----------6---6---5---5---3---3---------------|
|-------------------------3---4---------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
________
|-------------------------------------------------8-----------12\11-12-|
|-----------------------------------------------8----------------------|
|-3-------3-----------------------6------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3---1-------4---6----------------------------------------|
. . . .
bridge 2
_____ ________
|-8_____________________________/10------------------10/13-12---17\16/17--\-|
|--------------------------------------------------6------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------8--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------___-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------6\5-3---|
|-6-----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
|-----------------6----------------1-------------mute-----------------|
. . .
|--------------___--------------___-------------------------|
|--------------6\5--------------6\5-------------------------|
|---------3----------------3--------------------------------|
|-1---4------------1---4------------1-------4-------6-6-----|
. . . . . .
solo+chorus
|-------------------------------------------------------------4-4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---6---5---5---3---3-----------6---6---5---5---3---3---2-------|
|-------------------------3---4-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-5-------5\4/5-----------------------------13----\--|
|-----------------------------------5----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----3---------3---1-------4------------------------|
. . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6---5---3-----------------------|
|-------------3---1-------4---6---|
verse
|-8---8---8---8-----------------------------------------------____-______-|
|-----------------6-5-----5---------------6---8---------------10\8-8h10p8-|
|----------------6----8-6-----3---8---------------6-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|-8---8---8---8---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------6-5-----5---------------6---8-------------------|
|----------------6----8-6-----3---8---8-----------6---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------6---|
. . . . . . . . . .
chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---6---5---5---3---3-----------6---6---5---5---3---3---2---2---|
|-------------------------3---4-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
_____
|-5-------5\4/5-------------13------15-15---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------6-------6---6---|
|-----3---------3---1--------------------------------6-86-----|
. . .
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy |
| Artist |
Queen |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
PI3LAgGBxqU |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
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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).
