[intro]
|--|--|--|------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|--|--|--|------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|--|--|--|-----5|5----5-5---5-|5-----5-5-----5-|5----5-5---5-|5-----5-5-----5-|
|--|--|--|--5-7-|---7-----7---|--5-7-----5-7---|---7-----7---|--5-7-----5-7---|
[verse pattern]
You think we...
||--------------|------------------|-------------|----------------||
||--------------|------------0-----|-------------|----------------||
||5----5-5------|--------0-2---2-0-|5---5-5----5-|5-----5-5-----5-||
||---7------7-5-|3--3-3------------|---7-----7---|--5-7-----5-7---||
substitute for another...
||------------------|----------------||
||---2------------0-|----2---------0-||
||------------0h2---|----------0h2---||
||0----3^-----------|0-----3^--------||
yeah... (pre-chorus)
|----------------|----------------|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
[chorus] [2/4] [4/4]
Substitute... fine-lookin'... made out of sack
||----------------7-|---7---7-7----||----------------7-|--7-----------|---------|
||------------------|--------------||------------------|--------------|---------|
||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------5--|5--------|
||------------------|--------------||------------------|--------------|---------|
[solo]
||------------------|----5---4---5-4-|----------------|-----------------||
||----5-----4---5-4-|5-5---5---5-----|----5---4---5-4-|----5---4---5-4--||
||5-5---5-5---5-----|----------------|5-5---5---5-----|5-5---5---5------||
||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
substitute for another...
||------------------|----------------||
||---2------------0-|----2---------0-||
||------------0h2---|----------0h2---||
||0----3^-----------|0-----3^--------||
yeah... (pre-chorus)
|----------------|----------------|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
[repeat intro] [2/4] [4/4] [to verse...]
|--|--|--|--|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|--------|-----------|
|--|--|--|--|---7------5|---5-------|---7------5|---5--|--------|-----------|
|--|--|--|--|5-----7----|------5-5--|5-----7----|-----5|5-------|----------5|
|--|--|--|--|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|--------|------5-7--|
[final chorus]
Substitute...
|---7--7----|--7--7-7---7-|---7--7---|--7--7-7-5---|---7--7---|--7--7--7--|
|-----------|-------------|----------|-----------7|----------|-----------|
|5---------5|-------------|5--------5|-------------|5--------5|-----------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------|
See right through....
|---7--7----|--7--7-7---7-|---7--7---|--7--7-7-5---|---7--7---|--7--7--7--|
|-----------|-------------|----------|-----------7|----------|-----------|
|5---------5|-------------|5--------5|-------------|5--------5|-----------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------|
[2/4] [4/4]
made out of sack
|--7--------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|
|---------5-|5--------------|
|-----------|---------------|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Substitute |
| Artist |
The Who |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
eswQl-hcvU0 |
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).
