[Verse]
G|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|-\5--3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-3-5-7-5-3----|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|------------------|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|-\5-3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3---|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|-\5--3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-3-5-7-5-3----|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|------------------|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|-\5-3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3---|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|------------------|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|--------3-5-7-5-3-|
C|-0--0-----------|-0--0-------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|------------------|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3---|
C|-0--0-----------|------------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|------------------|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|--------3-5-7-5-3-|
C|-0--0-----------|-0--0-------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|----5-5-3-3-3-2---|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|-\5---------------|
C|-0--0-----------|------------------|
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------5/-7-5-3-5-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
C|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|---------------------5--3-3-3-3-3----------|
G|--------------------------------|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3-4-4-0----------------------|
C|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|-\5--3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-3-5-7-5-3----|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|------------------|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|-\5-3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3---|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|-\5--3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-3-5-7-5-3----|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|------------------|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|-\5-3-5-7-5-3--|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3---|
C|---------------|------------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|------------------|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|--------3-5-7-5-3-|
C|-0--0-----------|-0--0-------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|------------------|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3---|
C|-0--0-----------|------------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|------------------|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|--------3-5-7-5-3-|
C|-0--0-----------|-0--0-------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
C|----------------|----5-5-3-3-3-2---|
G|------3-5-7-5-3-|-\5---------------|
C|-0--0-----------|------------------|
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------5/-7-5-3-5-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
C|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|---------------------5--3-3-3-3-3----------|
G|--------------------------------|-\5-0-3-5-7-5-3-4-4-0----------------------|
C|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Solo]
G|---------------------------10b--|---------------------------10b-----|
C|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-0------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10b--|-----------------------------------|
C|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|---10-10-10---10-10-10-------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-0------------------------------|-0----------0----------------------|
G|---------------------------10b--|---------------------------10b-----|
C|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-0------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-0------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[Outro]
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-1-1-1-0-0---4-4-4-4-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
C|-----------------------------|-----------5----------------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5---------------|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------4-4-5-5-5-5-8-8-|
C|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5----------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|---------------4-4-4-5-8-8-8--|
C|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5---------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|--------------4-4-4-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
C|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5---------------|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|--8-8-8-7-7-5----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|---------------4-4-4-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
C|-----------------------------|8-8-8-7-7-5-5--------------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5---------------|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------4-4-5-5-5-5-8-8-|
C|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5----------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|---------------4-4-4-5-8-8-8--|
C|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5---------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|--8-8-8-7-7-5----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-|---------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-8-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-0---|
************************************
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
How Did We Get So Dark |
Artist |
Royal Blood |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
sbx95gBb5HM |
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).