Song Title: Problems
Artist: Sex Pistols
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"Problems", from Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
My first bass transcription. Be merciful. :)
Mordrid (bennyh@acs.bu.edu)
A. Intro
(3x)
G:--------------|----------------- ||-------------|-----------||
D:--------------|-----------------*||----------/7-|-7-7-5-4---||
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||-5-5-3-3-3---|---------7-||
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- ||-------------|-----------||
B. 1st Verse
(4x)
G:|| --------------|----------------- || -------------|-----------------|
D:||*--------------|-----------------*||*----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|
A:||*--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||*-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|
E:|| ------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- || -------------|-----------------|
G:--------------|----------------- ||
D:--------------|-----------------*||
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|-----------------*||
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5- ||
C: 1st and 2nd Choruses
G:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:--5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G:------------------|-----------------|| -------------|-------------------|
D:------------------|-----------------||*----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7---|
A:------------------|---------------5-||*-5-5-3-3-3---|-----------------5-|
E:--8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|| -------------|-------------------|
G:--------------|----------------- ||
D:--------------|-----------------*||
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- ||
D. 2nd Verse
(3x)
G:|| --------------|-----------------|------------|----------------- ||
D:||*-----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|------------|-----------------*||
A:||*--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||
E:|| --------------|-----------------|----------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- ||
G:--------------|---------|-------------|-----------------||
D:-----------/7-|-7-5-4---|-------------|-----------------||
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|-------7-|-5-5-3-3-3---|-----------------||
E:--------------|---------|-----------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-||
E. Guitar Solo
(6x)
G:|| --------------|----------------- ||----------------|-----------------|
D:||*--------------|-----------------*||----------------|-----------------|
A:||*--5-5-5-3-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-*||--5-5-5-3-3-3-0-|-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-5-|
E:|| --------------|----------------- ||----------------|-----------------|
G:----------------|-----------------||
D:----------------|-----------------||
A:--5-5-5-3-3-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
E:----------------|-----------------||
F. 3rd Chorus
G:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:--5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G:------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------|
D:------------------|-----------------|----------/7-|-7-5-4---|
A:------------------|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|-------7-|
E:--8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-|-7/8-8-8-8-8-8---|-------------|---------|
G:--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:--------------|-----------------|----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---|-------------|-----------------|
G:--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:--------------|-----------------|----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|-----------------|-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|-------------|-----------------|
G:--------------|-----------------||
D:--------------|-----------------||
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-||
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---||
G. Bridge
G:|| --------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------- ||
D:||*-----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|-------------|-----------------*||
A:||*--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||
E:|| --------------|-----------------|-----------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- ||
(3x)
G:|| -------------|----------------- ||-------------|-----------------||
D:||*-------------|-----------------*||----------/7-|-7-7-5-5-4-4-----||
A:||*-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||-5-5-3-3-3---|-------------7-7-||
E:|| -----------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- ||-------------|-----------------||
H. Outro
G:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:--5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G:------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:------------------|-----------------|----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|
A:------------------|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|
E:--8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-|-7/8-8-8-8-8-8---|-------------|-----------------|
G:--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:--------------|-----------------|----------/7-|-7-7-5-5-4-4-----|
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|-------------7-7-|
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---|-------------|-----------------|
G:--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---|-----------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---|
G:|| --------------|----------------- ||-------------|-----------------|
D:||*--------------|-----------------*||----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---|
A:||*--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|
E:|| ------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5--- ||-------------|-----------------|
G:--------------|-----------------|| -------------|----------------- ||
D:--------------|-----------------||*----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7---*||
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-||*-5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-*||
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---|| -------------|----------------- ||
G:--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:--------------|-----------------|----------/7-|-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-|
A:--5-5-3-3-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-3---|-----------------|
E:------------5-|-5-5-5-5-3/5-5---|-------------|-----------------|
(10x)
G:|| ----------------- ||-----|---------||
D:||*-----------------*||-7-5-|---------||
A:||*-----------------*||-----|-7-5-3---||
E:|| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||-----|-------5-||
Submitted by: Mordrid (bennyh@acs.bu.edu)
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Problems |
Artist |
Sex Pistols |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
qo2q5idipT4 |
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).