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State of Grace-Taylor Swift (Bass Tab)
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Tabbed by:Mark Donohue
Email:mwdonohue97@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Key: E Major
Time: 4:4
BPM: 130
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[Intro] (0:00-0:37)
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4/6-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9-9-|
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A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|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-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|
D|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Verse 1] (0:37-1:07)
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Chorus] (1:07-1:36)
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|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-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4-4-|
E|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-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Bridge] (1:36-1:51)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|
D|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Verse 2] (1:51-2:35)
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5/12|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
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A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6---------|
D|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-7-7\|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Chorus] (2:35-3:05)
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| *
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *
E|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-| ***
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Bridge] (3:05-3:34)
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|12\-------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|2---------------|4---------------|5---------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|5/--------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Outro] (3:34-4:53)
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E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6-----6-6-|----6-6---------|
D|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-7-7\|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4-4-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-|0-2-2-2-4-4-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|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\|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ***
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| *
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & * x2
*
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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *
E|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-| ***
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|12\-------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|2---------------|4---------------|5---5---5-------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
State Of Grace |
Artist |
Taylor Swift |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
-mrC5tRkxrY |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
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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).