his tab includes the beats to get a better feeling for the rhythm pattern in the bass line.
[Intro]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------5-|------------4h5-|--------------5-|------------4h5-|
D|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2---|--2-2---2-2-4h5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-5-5-----5-|4-5-5-5---7-7-7-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Verse 1]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------5-|------------4h5-|--------------5-|------------4h5-|
D|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2---|--2-2---2-2-4h5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-5-5-----5-|4-5-5-5---7-7-7-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----5---------5-|------------4-5-|--------------5-|------------4h5-|
D|0-----0-0-------|--0-0-----0-----|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0---0-0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2---|--2-2---2-2-4h5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-5-5---5-5-|4-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Chorus 1]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4h5-------------|4---4-4-4---4-4-|4-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-|
D|0---0-0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----2-2---2-2-|2-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------0-0-5---|--5-5---5-5-5-0-|5-3-0-3---3-5-3-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4h5-------------|4---4-4-4---4-4-|4-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-|
D|0---0-0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----2-2---2-2-|2-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------0-0-5---|--5-5---5-5-5-0-|5-3-0-3---3-3---|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Instrumental]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------5-|------------4h5-|--------------5-|------------4h5-|
D|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2---|--2-2---2-2-4h5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-5-5-----5-|4-5-5-5---7-7-7-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Verse 2]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------5-|------------4h5-|--------------5-|------------4h5-|
D|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0-0---0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2---|--2-2---2-2-4h5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-5-5-----5-|4-5-5-5---7-7-7-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----5---------5-|------------4-5-|--------------5-|------------4h5-|
D|0-----0-0-------|--0-0-----0-----|0---0-0-0-------|--0-0---0-0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2---|--2-2---2-2-4h5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-5-5---5-5-|4-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Chorus 2]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4h5-------------|4---4-4-4---4-4-|4-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-|
D|0---0-0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----2-2---2-2-|2-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------0-0-5---|--5-5---5-5-5-0-|5-3-0-3---3-5-3-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4h5-------------|4---4-4-4---4-4-|4-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-|
D|0---0-0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----2-2---2-2-|2-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------0-0-5---|--5-5---5-5-5-0-|5-3-0-3---3-3---|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Bridge]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|*--------5-------|----5---------5-|--------5-------|------------5-5-*| (x4)
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|--0---0-0---0---|--0-0-----0-0-0-|0-0---0-0-0------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------
A|----5-5-5-5-----|5-5-5-5---------|----5-5-5-5-----|5-5-5-5----------|----------------
D|0-----------0---|----------------|------------0---|--------0--0--0--|0---------------
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + ---3--- |let ring
[Chorus 3] - no bass
[Chorus 4]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4h5-------------|4---4-4-4---4-4-|4-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-|
D|0---0-0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2-2-|2-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------0-0-5---|5-5-4-5-5-5-5-0-|5-3-0-3---3-5-3-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------7-7-7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|4h5---5-7-7-4---|4-4-4-----------|----0---0-0-0-1-|
D|0---0-0-0---0-0-|----0-----------|------------2-4-|4-5---4---------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-2-2---2-2-|2-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------0-0-5---|--5-5---5-5-5-0-|5-3-0-3---3-3---|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Outro]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----5---------5-|----------------|------------5-5-|
D|0---0-0-----0---|--0---0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|0-0---0-0-0-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|*--------5-------|----5---------5-|--------5-------|------------5-5-*| (x2)
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|--0---0-0---0---|--0-0-----0-0-0-|0-0---0-0-0------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------
A|----5-5-5-5-----|5-5-5-5---------|----5-5-5-5-----|5-5-5-5----------|----------------
D|0-----------0---|----------------|------------0---|--------0--0--0--|0---------------
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + ---3--- |let ring
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| ---3--- Triplet
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
My Sacrifice |
Artist |
Creed |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
6Bjsg294xIo |
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).