[Intro]
G|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------r-------|--------r-------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[Verse 1]
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-5-5----------|--8-8-8-8----------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-6-6--|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-5-5----------|--8-8-8-8----------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-6-6--|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|
E|-------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Chorus]
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Bridge]
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-------------|-------------3-3-------------|
A|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-------------|-------------3-3-------------|
A|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----3-3-3-3-3--|
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-5-5----------|--8-8-8-8----------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-6-6--|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-5-5----------|--8-8-8-8----------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-6-6--|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|
E|-------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Chorus]
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Bridge]
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-------------|-------------3-3-------------|
A|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-------------|-------------3-3-------------|
A|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|--5-5-5-3-3------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
[Instrumental]
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-5-5----------|--8-8-8-8----------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-6-6--|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|--5-5-5----------|--8-8-8-8----------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-6-6--|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--4-/5-----------|--7-/8----------|--3-/4-----------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--5-/6-----------|
[Chorus]
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Chorus]
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--4-/5-----------|--7-/8----------|--3-/4-----------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--5-/6-----------|
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|--4-/5-----------|--7-/8----------|--3-/4-----------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--5-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Outro]
(fade out)
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D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
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| / slide up
| r rest
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in regular sequence!
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Shake The Disease |
Artist |
Depeche Mode |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
r_0sL_SQYvw |
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).