Eighth notes are played
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-
Instead of
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3h5-------5-----3h5-------5-----3h5-------5-----3h5-------5-----3h|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-----3h5-------5-----3h5-------5-----3h5-------5-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------3h|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
0:16
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------1h|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-1h3---3---3-3-3-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------1h|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-5h6---6---6-6-6-------------------------------1---|
D|-------------------------------3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3-------------------1-------2-------1---|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------5---5---1-------2-------1-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3---------------------------------------|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3---------------------------------1h|
D|-----------------3---------------5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3-----------5-------1-------2-------1---|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------5-------1-------2-------1-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
D|---------5-----------3-------1-------2-------3----------------------5--7-----|
A|-3---6-------6--------------------------------------3--5----3--5-5-----------|
D|-----------------3-------1-------2-------3-------5-------5-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Triplet Triplet Triplet 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5-----3h5---5---5-----3h5---5---5-----3h5---5---5---\---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1:16
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------1h|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-1h3---3---3-3-3-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------1h|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-5h6---6---6-6-6---------------------------1---2---|
D|-------------------------------3h5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3-------------------1-------2-------1---|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------5---5---1-------2-------1-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3---------------------------------------|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3---------------------------------1h|
D|-----------------3---------------5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5-5-5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3-----------5-------1-------2-------1---|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------5-------1-------2-------1-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-----------3-------1-------2-------3---------------------|
A|-3---6-------6--------------------------------------------5--5--5--|
D|-----------------3-------1-------2-------3-------0--0--0-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Triplet Triplet
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-3h5---5---5---/\--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:13
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o---------------------3-4---4-4-----------------------------------o|
A|o-----------------1-4-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------o|x3
D|--4---4---4---4-----------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------1-------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:39
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1---1---1-0-1-3-5---5---5-4-5-3-1---1---1-0-1-3-5---5---5-4-5-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1---1---1-0-1-3-5---5---5-4-5-3-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2:52
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---------------------------5-------|
D|-1---3---5---8---5---7---8-------1---3---5---8---5---8-------8---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------3-----------3---------------|
A|-----------------------------5-----------1---3-----------1---2---|
D|-1---3---5---8---5---7---8-------3-------------------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
3:06
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3-----------5-------1-------2-------1---|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------5-------1-------2-------1-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-------------3h5---5---5-5-5-3/17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17--17\-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Triplet Triplet Triplet 4 +
3:19
G|-------------------------------------------------------------8---|
D|---------5-------------------------------------------5---8-------|
A|-3---6-------6-------1---3---5---------------5---7---------------|
D|-----------------3---------------5---7---8-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------3---------------5-----------------------|
A|-3---6-------6-------3-------3-------5-------5-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
3:32
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|o---------------------5-6---6-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------o|x3
D|--1---1---1---1---5-8-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
3:53
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
D|-1---1---1---1---5---5---1-1-1-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5-6---6-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
D|-1---1---1---1---5-8-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-------5-------|
A|-----------------------------------------5-----------------------|
D|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---5-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Tabbed by Dave Vucko
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Idolatrine |
Artist |
Ghost |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
y_YOuhz9XhU |
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).