Band: Opeth
Album: Damnation
Song: In My Time Of Need
. - Fret higher than 9 / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Standard Tunning E A D G
G|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|-----------5h7|------------|
E|0~---00-0~--|0~---00-0~--|0~---00-0~----|5~---x5-5~--|
G|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
E|0~---00-0~--|0~---00-0~--|0~---00-0~-5h7|5~---x5-5~--|
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------------------------------|
A|4~---x4-4~--|------------|------------|1---x1-1~---/13~--131516~-1513--13~--|
E|------------|7~---0707~--|5~---x5-5~--|------------------------------16-----|
- - - - - - - -
G|--------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------5h7|------------|-----------------|-------------5h7~--|
E|0~---x0-0~----|7~---x7-7~--|5~-5~-05/7\5~--\-|0~-0~-2~-0~--------|
G|----------------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------5--------------|------------|---------------|----2------------|
A|-----57-7~-7~-(7~)-5~-|------------|---------------|---2-------------|
E|0~--------------------|7~---x7-7~--|5~-5~-0505~--\-|0~----2~--0~--2~-|
G|------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
E|0~---00-0~--|0~---00-0~--|0~---00-0~-5h7|5~---5-5~--353~-|
G|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|------------|----------------------------6--|
A|-------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------6~--8-86|
E|9~---x9-9~-\-|7~---0707~-\-|5~---x5-5~--|6~-6~-6~-6~---6~-8~-9~---------|
G|----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|------------|-----------------|----2---------------|
A|7~--------7~-7~-7~-5h7|------------|-----------------|---2----------5h7~--|
E|----00~--0------------|7~---x7-7~--|5~-5~-05/7\5~--\-|0~----2~--0~--------|
G|----------------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------5--------------|------------|---------------|----2------------|
A|-----57-7~-7~-(7~)-5~-|------------|---------------|---2-------------|
E|0~--------------------|7~---x7-7~--|5~-5~-0505~--\-|0~----2~--0~--0~-|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----5---6~-----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|3~---3~-4~-----|
E|5~--55~-6~-6~-6~---|5~---5~-6~-6~-6~---|5~---5~-6~-6~-6~---|---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---6~-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|3~---3~-4~-----|
E|5~---5~-6~------|5~---5~-6~------|5~---5~-6~------|---------------|
G|------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
D|------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
A|------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
E|0~---x0-0~--|0~---x0-0~--|0~---x0-0~-5h7|5~---x5-5~--535|
G|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|--------------|------------|
E|0~---x0-0~--|0~---x0-0~--|0~---x0-0~-5h7|5~---x5-5~--|
G|------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------|
A|4~---x4-4~--|------------|------------|1~---x1-1~---/13~--13~--13~--13\--|
E|------------|7~---0707~--|5~---x5-5~--|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|----2----------------|
A|-----7~--7~-7~-7~-5~-|---------------|-----------------|---2----------5h77~--|
E|0~--0----------------|7~---x7-7~-7~--|5~---05/7\5~--5\-|0~----2~--0~---------|
G|--------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------|
D|-------5------------|--------------|----------------|----2---------------|
A|-----57-7~-7~-7~-5~-|--------------|----------------|---2----------5h7~--|
E|0~------------------|7~---x7-7~-7~-|5~---0505~-5~-\-|0~----2~--0~--------|
G|---------------------|--------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------|----------------------|
A|----5h7777~-7~-7~-5~-|--------------|----------------------|
E|0~-------------------|7~---x7-7~-7~-|5~--5~--05/7\5~-5~-3\2|
---------------------|
----2----------------|
---2----------5h77~--|
0~----2~--0~---------|
G|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------5------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-----57-7~-7~-7~-5~-|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|0~------------------|7~---x7-7~-7~-|5~--5~-0505~-5~-3\2|0~--0~--2~--0~--2~--|
G|--------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-------5------------|--------------|------------------|----2----------------|
A|-----57-7~-7~-7~-5~-|--------------|------------------|---2----------5h77~--|
E|0~------------------|7~---x7-7~-7~-|5~---05/7\5~-5~-3-|0~----2~--0~---------|
G|---------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------|--------------------|----2-------------|
A|----5h7777~-7~-7~-5~-|--------------|--------------------|---2--------------|
E|0~-------------------|7~---x7-7~-7~-|5~--5~--0505~-5~-3\2|0~----2~--0~--2~--|
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
In My Time Of Need |
| Artist |
Opeth |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
razzBeBLDG4 |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
| Symbol | Function |
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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).
