[Verse] - Palm muted
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x4
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3-3-3---3-3-|
G|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3/--|
C|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
G|-13----13-13-13----13-13-13----13-13-13----13-13-|-13~--------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
[Chorus]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------/15-------14-------12---|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------------|
C|-10------------------------------------|
G|------10--------/15--------------------|
C|-----------10-------------17-----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------/15-------14-------12---|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------/15---------------------|
C|-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------17---19\------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3-------/\--|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------10p9h10p9~-|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\--------------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3--------------|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|------------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|-(9)~-----------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
[Verse] - Palm muted
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ _
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| |
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
\ x2
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ /
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|-1---1-1-1---1-1-----------------|---------------------------------| |
C|-----------------3---3-3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| _|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3-3-3---3-3-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3/--|
C|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
G|-13----13-13-13----13-13-13----13-13-13----13-13-|-13~--------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
[Chorus]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------10------12----------|-------------10------12----------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------/15-------14-------12---|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------/15--------------------|
C|-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------17-----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------10------12----------|-------------10------12----------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------/15-------14-------12---|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------/15---------------------|
C|-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------17---19\------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3-------/\--|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3-----------|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
[Bridge]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-1~----------1~------1~----------|-1~----------1~------1~----------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5~----------0~------0~----------|-3~----------3~------3~----------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------3---------------3-------|-----10------10----------3-------|
C|---------------------------------|-8-------8-----------------------|
G|-1-----1-----1-------1-----------|---------------------1-----------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------7---------------2-------|---------5---------------5-------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----0-------0-----------|-3-----3-----3-------3-----------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-1-----1-----1-------1-----------|-1-----1-----1-------1-----------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------7---------------2-------|---------5-----------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----0-------0-----------|-3-----3-----3-------3-----------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-------------------------12\-----|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3-------/\--|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3--/15\-----|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3-------/\--|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-----------x-12\-----------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5~----------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-------------5~----------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------x-10\-----------------|
G|-----------x-8\------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|
C|-3-3-3-3-------------3~----------|---------------------------------|
************************************
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| /\ Quickly slide up and down
| ~ Let ring
************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
See The Light |
Artist |
Ghost |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
YNOLfVAv_28 |
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).