transcribed by: ulo (etitskoymalaki@yahoo.com)
song: masaya
band: bamboo
album: as the music plays
intro:
|----------------|----------------|-------------4h5|4---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---5--7---------|
|------5---------|3-----7-----5---|----------------|----------------|
|3------------3h5|----------------|5-----5---------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------5---------|3-----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|3------------3h5|-------------2h3|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
verse:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3--3--3---------|----------------|------------2-5-|
|3--3--3---------|----------------|5--5--5--------3|5--5--5---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3--3--3---------|----------------|----------------|
|3--3--3---------|----------------|5--5--5--------3|5--5--5-----7\--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3--3--3---------|----------------|----(pause)-----|
|3--3--3--------3|---------------8|5--5--5---------|----------------|
chorus:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|3-3-3-5-5-5-----|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|3---------------|
|3-3-3-5-5-5-----|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
post-chorus:
|----------------|----------7--7--|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------s9-----9-/9-5---7------/9-|7---------------|
|------5---------|3-----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|3------------3h5|----------------|----------------|--------------9\|
|----------------|-------/5-4-----|----------------|----------------|
|-----/7--/9-----|-----------\5-7-|------7---------|------7---------|
|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---3--------3h5|----------------|5--5------------|5--5------------|
verse 2:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------7------/9-|7-----7---------|
|----------------|3--3--3---------|----------------|----------------|
|3--3--3------3h5|----------------|5--5------------|---5----------8\|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------7---------|
|----------------|3--3--3---------|----------------|----------------|
|3--3--3------3h5|-------------8p7|5--5--5---------|5---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------4h5|4---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---5-----5------|
|------2---------|3--5--7---------|----------------|------7---------|
|3--5------------|-------------8p7|5--3--5---------|--------------8\|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------2---------|3--3--3-----3---|-------------(pause)-------------|
|3--5---------3h5|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
chorus:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|3-3-3-5-5-5-----|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|3---------------|
|3-3-3-5-5-5-----|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
bridge:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----4-4--5------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|5-7--------/7\--|3-----3-----3---|3/5---3----\2---|
|0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-|--------------7-|----------------|-------------3p0|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|9109------------|
|----------------|----4-4--5------|----------------|----109---------|
|----------------|5-7--------/7\--|3-----3-----3---|-------109------|
|0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-|--------------7-|----------------|----------108---|
chorus:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|3-3-3-5-5-5-----|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|3---------------|
|3-3-3-5-5-5-----|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Masaya |
| Artist |
Bamboo |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
aglcHT5zXz8 |
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).
