[Verse] (rest until 0:11)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
[Verse] (rest after chorus until 1:02)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
[Bridge]
G|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|---------------| x2
A|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
D|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
[Solo]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Outro]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3~--------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
***********************************
| ~ let ring
***********************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Pain |
Artist |
Jimmy Eat World |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
HhVTuowsBrQ |
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).