Tabber: Lyingfromyou118
Song: Take Me Out
Band: Franz Ferdinand
Q = 140
4/4
G|-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
*Gradually slows down right here
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||o-------------5---|
A|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--||o-7--7--7---7-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||------------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------------||
D|------------5-|--------------|-------------------o||
A|-7--7--7--7---|--------------|-------------------o||
E|--------------|-5--5--5--5h6-|-7--7--7----7-5-----||
x5
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
D||o------------5-|------------5-|--------------|-------------o||
A||o-7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7---|--------------|------------5o||
E||---------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5h6-|-7--7--7--7---||
x4
G|-------------|-------------||------------------|------------------||
D|-------------|-------------||o-7-7-5-5-4-4-----|-----------------o||
A|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--||o-------------7-5-|-3-3-3-3s5-5-3-5-o||
E|-------------|-------------||------------------|------------------||
x3
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
D||o------------5-|------------5-|--------------|-------------o||
A||o-7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7---|--------------|------------5o||
E||---------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5h6-|-7--7--7--7---||
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
D|------------5-|------------5-|--------------|----------|
A|-7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7---|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5h6-|-7--------|
x3
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
D||o------------5-|------------5-|--------------|-------------o||
A||o-7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7---|--------------|------------5o||
E||---------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5h6-|-7--7--7--7---||
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
A|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| s Slide
************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Take Me Out |
Artist |
Franz Ferdinand |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
Ijk4j-r7qPA |
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).