Billy Joel: New York State of Mind
Bass tab by TC
[Verse 1, bass comes in after "..state of mind."]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--------------|----------------|12----------10--|-----------(10)\|
E|------------10--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 2]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|5---------------|--------------8.|6---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10------9-------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8-------7-------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|10--------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---------------|10--------------|12--------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------10--|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Pre-Chorus]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12----------10--|---(10)\7-------|----------------|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------5---|----------------|3---------------|
E|3-------------3.|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3-------------3.|3-------5---7---|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|7---------------|0---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|5---------------|
E|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|5---------------|----------------|5---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|0---------------|5---------------|3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3-------------5-6|7---------------|----------------|--------8-------|
A|-----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|--------------8-|6---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10------9-------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8-------7-------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|10---------(10)\|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---------------|10--------------|------------5---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Sax solo]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------5\------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E|5-----------3---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------3\------|----------------|----------------|
E|5---------------|3---------------|1---------------|5---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|10------9-------|7---------------|
A|5---------------|----------------|----------------|--------10------|
E|--------------8-|6-------6---(6)/|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8-------7-------|----------------|8---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|10--------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5---------------|----------------|5-----------3---|--------0-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Pre-Chorus]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5.--5-5--------|
A|----------------|5---------------|--------------5-|----------5-5.--5|
E|5-----------5.--|----------------|3---------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------5---7\--|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|0-----------0.--|5-------------5.|5-------5-----.-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7---------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|
A|----------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------5-------|----------------|----------------|
A|5---------------|----------------|3-----------3.--|----------------|
E|--------------3.|3---------------|----------------|0-----------0.--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
E|5-----------5.--|3---------------|----------------|5-----------5.--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|--------3-------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|10------9-------|7---------------|
A|5-------------3.|1---------------|----------------|--------10------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8-------7-------|----------------|8---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|10--------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------5---|----------------|----------------|------------3.--|
E|5---------------|----------------|5-----------3---|--------3-5-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[decrease tempo]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10------9-------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8.------7.------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|10--------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[bass comes back in after "...mind."]
G|----------------|--------12b(13)-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----------3-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|0---------------|5-------------5-|6---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Outro, decrease tempo]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------6-------|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|
A|6---------------|5-------4-------|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**************************
. = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b( ) = bend to note in ( )
( ) = ghost note
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
New York State of Mind |
Artist |
Billy Joel |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
iM4LzEcaTK0 |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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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).