Band: The Killers
Song: Spaceman
Bassist: Mark Stoermer
Hey all. Without wanting to sound like a jerk, none of the Spaceman bass tabs on here are correct.
This sounds 100% to me however if you find any errors please leave a comment!
It's a really fun song to play and isn't too tough to get the hang of.
Enjoy and please don't forget to rate!
Will
Intro (bass begins at 00:12)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|
E|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Verse 1 (bass comes in after 8 bars - at 00:38)
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7(h)9-|
E|----------------|------------------| x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|--9-9-9---9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
Pre-Chorus (00:50)
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|--9-9-9---9-9-9-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-|--6-6-6---6-6-6-|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------| x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|--9-9-9---9-9-9-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9-9-9---9-9-9-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|
Chorus 1 (01:15)
(same as Intro)
Verse 2 (01:28)
(repeat Verse 1) x2
Pre-Chorus (01:53)
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|--9-9-9---9-9-9-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-|--6-6-6---6-6-6-|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------| x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|--9-9-9---9-9-9-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2---2-2-2-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
Chorus 2 (02:19)
(Intro x2)
Bridge (02:44)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---4---6-------|
A|4-------2---2-4-|----------------|4-------2---2-4-|----------------|
E|------4---4-----|--4---4---4----4|------4---4-----|----------------| x3
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-------2-------|----------1---2-|----------------|----------------|
A|------4---2-2-2-|--2---4---------|4-------4---4---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------4---4---5-|--5---4---2-----|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|4-------2---2-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------4---4-----|--4---4---4---4-|5---------------|7---------------|
(bass after 4 bars - comes in very quietly, slowly increasing in volume)
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|\0-0---0---0-0-0-|2-2---2---2-2-2-|5-5---5---5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chorus 3 (03:28 - slightly different to previous ones)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| \
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------| \
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| \
x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| /
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| /
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| /
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| \
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------| \
E|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------|----------------| \
x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| /
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|----------------| /
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| /
E|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/
Outro (04:19 - very quiet - repeat until end, slowly fading down)
G|--------13-13----|13-13-----13-----13-13----|
D|-----------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------------|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Spaceman |
| Artist |
The Killers |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
Hc16Y9fiCvQ |
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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).
