The Calculation Bass Tab - Regina Spektor

Song: The Calculation
Artist: Regina Spektor
Album: Far (2009)
Bassist: Mike Elizondo
Tabbed by LoudLon

Standard tuning (EADG)

INTRO:
              (Rest x3)                                s  s
G |---------------------------------||----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||--------------------------10--\---|
A |---------------------------------||---------------------10-r---------|
E |-r-------------------------------||-r--------------/8-r--------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &    4   &

VERSE 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------r---------------3---r---|-7-------r-----------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                            s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-------r---------------1-r-3-r-|-5-------r-----------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------r---------------3---r---|-7-------r-----------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                            s   s                             s s s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------3-r-|
E |-1-------r---------------1-r-3-r-|-5-------r---------------3h5-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-CHORUS:
                s                                 s           s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-r-7-r-|
A |-5-------r---5-r-5---r---5-----/-|-8-------r---8-r-8---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------r---5-r-5---r---5-----/-|-10------10------10------\---\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

VERSE 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---r---3---r---3---r---3---r---|-7---r---7---r---7---r-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---r---1---r---1---r---1---r---|-5---r---5---r---5---r---3---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---r---3---r---3---r---3---r---|-7---r---7---r---7---r-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                              s s s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-r-|
E |-1---r---1---r---1---r---1---r---|-5---r---5---r---5---r---3h5-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-CHORUS:
                s                                 s           s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-r-7-r-|
A |-5-------r---5-r-5---r---5-----/-|-8-------r---8-r-8---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                s                             s     s s s s   s
G |---------------------------------|-------------------7-------------|
D |---------------------------------|-5---r---5-r---7h9---9-r-7-r-5-\-|
A |-5-------r---5-r-5---r---5---r---|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

CHORUS 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7---r---8---r-----------|
E |-1---r---1---3---5---r---5---r---|-8---r-------------------5---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---r---1---3---5---r---5---r---|-8---r---8---r---8---r---8---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---------------------------3-r-|-1-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-------------------------------|(1)------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

VERSE 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---r---3---r---3---r---3---r---|-7---r---7---r---7---r-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                            s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---r---1---r---1---r---1-r-3-r-|-5---r---5---r---5---------------|(5)\-\-\-r-----------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    s  s                              s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-r-3-r-3---r---3---r---3-----/-|-7-r-7-r-7---r---7---r-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------8-----\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---r---1---r---1---r---1-----/-|-5---r---5---r---5---r---3---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

PRE-CHORUS:
            s   s                                             s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-r-7-r-|
A |-5---r---5-r-5-r-5---r---5-----/-|-8---r---8---r---8---r-----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                              s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-r-7-\-|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---r---5---r---|-8---r---8---r---8---r-----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

            s   s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5-r-5-r-5---r---5-----/-|-8---r---8---r---8---r---8-------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------8---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---r---5-----/-|-10----------------------10--\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

CHORUS 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7---r---8---r-----------|
E |-1---r---1---3---5---r---5---r---|-8---r-------------------5---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7---r---8---r-----------|
E |-1---r---1---3---5---r---5---r---|-8---r-------------------5---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---r---1---3---5---r---5---r---|-8---r---8---r---8---r---8---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---------------------------3-r-|-1-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

OUTRO:
                                                                  s
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-------------------------------|-3---------------------------5-r-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   6/4                                          s    4/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6------------\--1---------------3-----------5-r-|-6---------------------------\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   6/4                                               4/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---------------3-------------------------------|-6---------------------------\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---------------3---------------|-6---------------------------\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---------------3---------------|-6---------------------------\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   6/4                                               4/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---------------3-------------------------------|-6---------------------------\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   6/4                                               4/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1---------------3-------------------------------|(3)--------------------------\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                    s s    s
G |---------------------------------|---------------8/10-r--------------|
D |---------------------------------|----------------------10-r---------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------8-\-\-\-|
E |-r-------------------------------|-r---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3    &    4   &

LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
s = 16th note (appears above bar)

Bass Tabs
Title	The Calculation
Artist	Regina Spektor
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	59q6jLJ5hUI

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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).

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