Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues (Bass)
Meter 6/8
Intro:
G|------------|------------|--------9---|------------||
D|------------|------------|----7h9-----|------------||
A|7---------7-|5-----------|7---------10|5-----------||
E|------------|---------5-7|------------|---------5-7||
Verse 1:
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|7-----------|5-----------|7-----------|5---------5-|
E|------------|---------5-7|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|10--------10|8---------8-|7-----------|
E|8---------8-|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------9-9-9-|------------|
D|------------|------------|----9-------|------------|
A|7-----7-----|5-----------|7-----------|5---------5-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------||
D|------------|------------|------------|------------||
A|------------|10--------10|8-------8-8-|7---------7\||
E|8---------8-|------------|------------|------------||
Chorus 1:
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|------------|------------|
E|------------|--------7-7-|8----8------|8-----8-----|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------||
D|------------|------------|------------|------------||
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-||
E|------------|------------|------------|------------||
Verse 2:
G|------------|------------|------9-----|------------|
D|o-----------|------------|----------9-|------------|
A|o-7-----7---|5-----------|7-----------|5---------5-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------||
D|------------|------------|------------|-----------o||
A|------------|10--------10|8---------8-|7----------o||x2
E|8---------8-|------------|------------|------------||
Chorus 2:
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|------------|------------|
E|------------|--------7-7-|8---8-8-----|8-----8-8-8-|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7--7-7----7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------9-----|------------||
D|--------9---|------------||
A|7---------10|7-----------||
E|------------|------------||
Bridge:
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|---7h97h97h9|
A|7-----------|5-----------|3-----3-----|2-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|--------9---|--------7---|------------|------------|
D|----------9-|----------7-|------------|------------|
A|7-----------|5-----------|3---------3-|2-------2-2-|
E|------------|------------|--------2---|------------|
G|--------9---|------------|--------9---|------------|
D|----------9-|------------|----------9-|------------|
A|7-----------|------------|7-----------|------------|
E|------------|8-------7-7-|------------|8-------7-7-|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|5-------5-5-|7-------7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|7-----7-7-7-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------||
D|------------|------------|------------||
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|| (I know, the extra bar is strange...)
E|------------|------------|------------||
Verse 3:
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|7-----------|5-----------|7-----------|5---------5-|
E|------------|---------5-7|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|10--------10|8---------8-|7-----------|
E|8---------8-|------------|------------|----------7-|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------||
D|------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-||
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|------------|------------||
E|------------|------------|------------|------------||
Last Chorus:
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|------------|------------|
E|------------|--------7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|
A|7-----------|------------|
E|0-----------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|------------|------------|
E|------------|--------7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------||
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------||
A|7-----------|777777777777|777777777777|777777777777|7-----------||
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|0-----------||
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Nights In White Satin |
Artist |
The Moody Blues |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
066HZlam91Y |
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).