Album: Scary Monsters (1980)
Bassist: George Murray
I didn't tab most of the outro because it's very repetitive
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-4---|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4---4-|
A|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-4---|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-----|
A|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 1] "Well I walk ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-4---|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2~--4---|
A|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2---2-4---|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-2-4---|
A|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Pre-chorus 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
A|-4-----4-4-----4-|-4-----4-4-------|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-6---|
E|-----------------|-----------0-2-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-----6-6---6---|-4-----4-4-----4-|-6-----6-6-------|-4-----4---------|
A|---------------4-|-----------4-6---|-----------------|-------------2-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-4-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-----6-6-----6-|-4-----4-4-2-1---|
A|-----------------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|
A|-2~--2-2-2~--2-2-|-2~--2-----------|-----2~--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4---|
A|-----2~--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|-----2~--2-2-2~--|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Pre-Verse]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2~----2-2~----2-|-2~----2-2-2~----|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-----|
A|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-------------2-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-2-4---|
A|-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-------------0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-2-----|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-----|
A|-----------------|-------------2-4-|-----------------|-------------2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Pre-chorus 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|-----------------|---------------4-|
A|-4-----4-4-----4-|-4-----4-4-------|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-4-6---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-----6-6---6---|-4-----4-4-----4-|-6-----6-6---6-5-|-4-----4-4-----4-|
A|---------------4-|-----------4-6---|-----------------|-----------6-4---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-------------4---|
D|-6-----6-6---6---|-4~----4-4-4-----|
A|---------------4-|---------------4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|
A|-2~--2-2-2~--2-2-|-2~--------------|-----2~--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-4-|-----------------|
D|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4---|
A|-----2~--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|---0-2~--2-2-----|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Bridge]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------8---|-----------------|
D|-6~--6~--6-6-6-6-|-6~----6-6~--6---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------4-|-6-6~----6-6---6-|---------1---2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---4---4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7\|
A|-4~----4-4~----4-|-4~----4-6~--7~--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Outro]
G|-----------------|-4~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------4-|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|
A|-2~--2-2-2~--2---|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|
A|-----2~--2-2-2~--|-2-2-2-----------|-----2~--2-2-2~--|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|
A|-----2~--2-2-2~--|-2-2-2-----------|---0-2~--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------4~--|---4-4-----------|-------------4-4-|-----4-----------|
D|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|-2.--------------|-------2-2-4-4-2-|
A|-----2~--2-2-----|-2---------------|---0-2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-------------| Repeat the riff
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| or stick to B and it's octave
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**************************************
| ~ Let ring
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
**************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Kingdom Come |
Artist |
David Bowie |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
Oj3ksMe8IHk |
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).