W W W
G||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------------------|--5----5----5---------|------------2----5----|
-------------------|-----------------5----|--3----5--------------|
-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|------------2----5----|-------2----0---------|
-----------------5----|--3----5--------------|-----------------2----|
--3----3----3---------|----------------------|--0-------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------------0----2----|----------------------|----------------------|
--0----2--------------|-----------------5----|--3----3----3----5----|
----------------------|--3----3----3---------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--5----5----5---------|------------2----5----|----------------------|
-----------------5----|--3----5--------------|-----------------5----|
----------------------|----------------------|--3----3----3---------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--3----5----3--2--L----|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3--2--L----|--0----0----0----0----|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|---------------0--L----|
--0----0----0--2--L----|--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3----------|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
W W W W
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
--2----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--2----2----2----4----|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|--2----2----2----4----|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--4----2---------2----|----------------------|-----------------------|
------------4---------|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|
----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--0----0----0----0----|
--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2--4--L----|----------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--0----0----0--2--L----|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2--4--L----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------2----0---------|------------0----2----|----------------------|
-----------------2----|--0----2--------------|-----------------5----|
--0-------------------|----------------------|--3----3----3---------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|--5----5----5---------|------------2----5----|
--3----3----3----5----|-----------------5----|--3----5--------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|------------2----5----|-------2----0---------|
-----------------5----|--3----5--------------|-----------------2----|
--3----3----3---------|----------------------|--0-------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------------0----2----|----------------------|----------------------|
--0----2--------------|-----------------5----|--3----3----3----5----|
----------------------|--3----3----3---------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--5----5----5---------|------------2----5----|----------------------|
-----------------5----|--3----5--------------|-----------------5----|
----------------------|----------------------|--3----3----3---------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------------2----5----|-------2----0---------|------------0----2----|
--3----5--------------|-----------------2----|--0----2--------------|
----------------------|--0-------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|--5----5----5---------|
-----------------5----|--3----3----3----5----|-----------------5----|
--3----3----3---------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
------------2----5----|----------------------|-----------------------|
--3----5--------------|-----------------5----|--3----5----3--2--L----|
----------------------|--3----3----3---------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|--3----3----3----3----|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--3----3----3--2--L----|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q W
----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------|
----------------------|---------------0--L----|--2----------------|-------|
--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3----------|-------------------|-------|
----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
-------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------|-------|--2----2----2----4----|----------------------|
-------|-------|----------------------|--2----2----2----4----|
-------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|--4----2---------2----|----------------------|
----------------------|------------4---------|--0----0----0----0----|
--2----2----2----2----|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--0----0----0--2--L----|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2--4--L----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|
|---3---| |---3---| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2----2S----14--14--14--14--14--14--|--9----9----9----7----7----7----|
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6----6----6----5----5----5----|--9----9----9----7----7----7----|
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6----6----6----5----5----5----|--9----9----9----7----7----7----|
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6----6----6----5----5----5----|--9----9----9----7----7----7----|
|----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H
--------------------------------|------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
--------------------------------|------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
--------------------------------|------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
--6----6----6----5----5----5----|--9\--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
-------|-------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------|-------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------|-------|-------|----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|
-------|-------|-------|--0----0----0----0----|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|--4----2---------2----|----------------------|
----------------------|------------4---------|----------------------|
--2----2----2----2----|----------------------|--0----0----0----0----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|--4----2---------2----|
--2----2----2----4----|----------------------|------------4---------|
----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0--2--L----|
--2----2----2--4--L----|----------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--4----4----4----4----|
--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2--4--L----|----------------------|
Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------1----2----5s-7---|------------4----4----|--4----2--------------|
--4---------------------|----------------------|------------4----2----|
------------------------|--2----2--------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------2----|------------4----4----|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----2----4---------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|--2----2--------------|
|----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E
----------------------|--------------------------------|-----||
------------4----4----|--------------------------------|-----||
----------------------|--4----4----4----2----2----2----|--1--||
--2----2--------------|--------------------------------|-----||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
John Lennon |
Artist |
Arkells |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
rnAWhSlYPNQ |
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).