[Intro]
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-|
[Verse 1]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
G|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-5---------------1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3---3--3--3---------3--3--3-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
G|-----------3h5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3h5---------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3---------1--1--1-------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3--3--3-----------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
G|-----------3h5---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------------------------3h5---1--1--1---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----------------|
A|-3--3--3---------1--1--1---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3-3/5--5--5--5--5-5/6--6--6--6--5-5/6--6--6/10--10--10--10/11--11--11--11-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------13----12--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10/11--11--11--11---10----8-8--8--8--8-8/10--10--10\2--2-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--------------5-5/6--6--6--6--5-5/6--6--6/10--10--10--10/11--11--11--11-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------13--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10-10/11--11--11--11----11-11/12--12--12\8-8-8/14--14--14\10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-|
[Verse 2]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
(I'm not 100% sure the run at the start of this bar is correct so take it with a grain of salt)
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G|-------3-7-5--------------------5------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-------5----------------3--------------------------------------------|
A|---1----------------------3-5--------------1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-3-------------3--3--3--3---------3--3--3----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
G|-----------3h5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3h5---------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3---------1--1--1-------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3--3--3-----------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
G|-----------3h5---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------------------------3h5---1--1--1---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----------------|
A|-3--3--3---------1--1--1---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3-3/5--5--5--5--5-5/6--6--6--6--5-5/6--6--6/10--10--10--10/11--11--11--11-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------13----12--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10/11--11--11--11---10----8-8--8--8--8-8/10--10--10\2--2-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--------------5-5/6--6--6--6--5-5/6--6--6/10--10--10--10/11--11--11--11-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------13--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10-10/11--11--11--11----11-11/12--12--12\8-8-8/14--14--14\10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-|
[Bridge]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-15-|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-14-14-14-14-10-10-6-5--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------15-15-|
E|-11-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-------|
[Outro]
G|-------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--3--3--3--1--1--1-----------2--2--2--3--3--3-------------------|
E|----------------------------3--3--3-----------------------------3--3--3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--3--3--3--1--1--1-----------2--2--2--3--3--3-------------------|
E|----------------------------3--3--3-----------------------------3--3--3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--3--3--3--1--1--1-----------2--2--2--3--3--3-------------------|
E|----------------------------3--3--3-----------------------------3--3--3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--3--3--3--1--1--1-----------2--2--2--3--3--3-------------------|
E|----------------------------3--3--3-----------------------------3--3--3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--3--3--3--1--1--1-----------2--2--2--3--3--3-------------------|
E|----------------------------3--3--3-----------------------------3--3--3-|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Limbo |
Artist |
Royal Blood |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
WMQqfOEsuyI |
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).