0:04
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5---\---3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5-------5-----5-5---5---3---3---3-------3-----3-2-/-3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
0:22 Verse
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------/---12--\---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
0:31
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10---9--7---9-\---------7-------10--9---7-\-2---|
E|-0-----0-0---7-------------------0-----0-----0-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------------2---------------2---2-2-----0---2-------2-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
0:40
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7---10---9--7---9-\-----------------10--9---7-\-2---|
E|-0-----0-7-----------------------0-----0-0---7-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---2-2-----0---2---------------2---2-2-----0---2---2-2---------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
0:49 Pre Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10---9--7---9-\---------7-------10--9---7---9---|
E|-0-----0-0---7-------------------0-----0-----0-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4---------9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
0:58 Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5---\---3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5-------5-----5-5---5---3---3---3-------3-----3-2-/-3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1:16 Verse
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------12--\---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1:25
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10---9--7---9-\---------7-------10--9---7---\---|
E|-0-----0-0---7-------------------0-----0-----0-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---2-2-----0---2---------------2---2-2-----0---2-------2-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1:34
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7---10---9--7---9-\-----------------10--9---7-\-2---|
E|-0-----0-7-----------------------0-----0-0---7-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---2-2-----0---2---------------2---2-2-----0---2-------2-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1:44 Pre Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10---9--7---9-\-----------------10--9---7-------|
E|-0-----0-0---7-------------------0-----0-0---7-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4---------9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1:53 Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5---\---3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5-------5-----5-5---5---3---3---3-------3-----3-2-/-3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2:11
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7---7---------------|
E|-12--\---\---\---\---\---\---\---0---0-------------------7-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7-5h7-------7---5---------------7-5h7-------7---5---|
E|-0---0---------------------------0---0---------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------7----------------|
A|-------------9-7h9-------9---7---------------9---9-------9---7h9-|
E|-2---2---------------------------2---2---------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---4---|
A|-------------9-7h9-------9---7-----------------------------------|
E|-2---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2:29 Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2:28
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2:47
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------7-----------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0---7-----------0-----0-2---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5-------3-------3-------3-----0-3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2:57
G|---------------------------------------------9-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5h7---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---7---0-------0-----0-2---3---0---------------0-------0---3---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5---\---3-------3-------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
3:05
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----/9-----------------4-4---5------/9-----------------4-4---5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5---5-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------5-------------------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5---\---3-------3---------------3---\---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
3:14
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----/9-----------------4-4---5------/9-----------------4-4---5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7h9p7---7---5-\-----------------5---5---5-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------7-\-|
E|-5-------5-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Tabbed by Dave Vucko
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Paralyzer |
Artist |
Finger Eleven |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
BJk6gZuPKRE |
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).