[Synth Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------14-15-12----------|-------12---------------|
D|----------------12-------|----------12------------|
A|-------------------10-12-|-13-10-------13-10------|
E|-3--3--------------------|-------------------10-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------14-15-12----------|-------12---------------|
D|----------------12-------|----------12------------|
A|-------------------10-12-|-13-10-------13-10------|
E|----3--------------------|-------------------10-3-|
[Intro - Bass enters at 00:10]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|----------------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|----3-----------------3--|----3-----------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|----3-----------------3--|----3-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-1--1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|----3--------3--3--------|-3--3-----3-----3--1--3-| x 3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------1-|
E|----3--------3--3--------|-3--3-----3-------------|
[Verse]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------3--------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----------1-------------|
A|----1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------2--3-----------2--|-3----------------------|
D|-------------------3-----|----------5-------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------1-|
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + _
G|----------3--------------|------------------------| |
D|----------------------3--|----------1-------------| |
A|----1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------| |
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-| |
\ x 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + /
G|-------2--3-----------2--|-3----------------------| |
D|-------------------3-----|----------5-------------| |
A|-------------------------|-------------------0--1-| |
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3-------| _|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------3--------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----------1-------------|
A|----1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------2--3-----------2--|-3----------------------|
D|-------------------3-----|----------5-----------1-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------1----|
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3-------|
[Pre-chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----1--1--1--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--1--0--1--3--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----3-10\-3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--3--5--7\-1--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----1--1--0--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--1--0--1--3--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----3-10\-3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--3--3--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------3--|
[Chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + _
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|-------------------------|----------------------1--| |
E|----3--1--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--1--3--3--1--3-----| |
\ x 3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + /
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------| |
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5--3--| _|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------1--|
E|----3--1--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--1--3--3--1--3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|----------------------6--|
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6-----------|
E|-------------------------|----------------6--8--3--|
[Pre-verse]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|----3-----------------3--|----3-----------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|----3-----------------3--|----3-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-1--1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|----3--------3--3--------|-3--3-----3-----3--1--3-| x 3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------1-|
E|----3--------3--3--------|-3--3-----3-------------|
[Verse]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------3--------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----------1-------------|
A|----1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------2--3-----------2--|-3----------------------|
D|-------------------3-----|----------5-------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------1-|
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + _
G|----------3--------------|------------------------| |
D|----------------------3--|----------1-------------| |
A|----1--------1--1--------|-1--1--------1--1-------| |
E|-------------------------|----------------------3-| |
\ x 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + /
G|-------2--3-----------2--|-3----------------------| |
D|-------------------3-----|----------5-------------| |
A|-------------------------|-------------------0--1-| |
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3-------| _|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 ^ + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------3--------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----------------------1-|
A|----1--------1--1--------|-1-3h5-3--1--0----------|
E|-------------------------|----------------3--1----|
[Pre-chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----1--1--1--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--1--0--1--3--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----3-10\-3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--3--5--7\-1--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----1--1--1--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--1--0--1--3--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + ^ 2 + ^ 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----3-10\-3--3-----3--3--|-3--2h3--3--2h3--3--5--7\-3-|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----1--1--1--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--1--0--1--3--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----3-10\-3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--3--5--7\-1--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----1--1--1--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--1--0--1--3--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + ^ 2 + ^ 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----3-10\-3--3-----3--3--|-3--2h3--3--2h3--3--3--3----|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------3-|
[Chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + _
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|-------------------------|----------------------1--| |
E|----3--1--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--1--3--3--1--3-----| |
\ x 6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + /
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------| |
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5--3--| _|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------/8--10\-----/8--10-|------/8--10----------1--|
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------|
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5--3--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------/10-10-10\--/8--10-|------/8--10----------1--|
E|----3-----------3--------|----3-----------3--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----3--3-/7--5--3--5--5--|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|----------3--------------|
D|----3--5--5--5--3--5--5--|-5--3--5-----5--3--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Instrumental break]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| x 15
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|----------------------1--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--1--3-----|
[Outro 5:28]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----3--3--3--3--------5--|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|----------------3--5-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------1--|
E|----3--1--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--1--3--3--1--3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------|
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5--3--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------/8--10\-----/10-10-|------/8--10----------1--|
E|----3--------3--3--------|----3-----------3--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------|
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5--3--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-1-----------1--------1--|
E|----3--1--3--3--3--1--3--|----3--1--3-----3--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------3--|----3--3-/7--5--3--5--5--|
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----3--------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5--3--5--5--5--3--|----3--------------------|
A|-------------------------|-5-----5--3--1--3--0--1--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + _
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|----1--1--1--1--3--5-----|-------------------------| |
E|----------------------1--|----1--1--1--1--3--5--3--| |
\ x Repeat to fade out
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + /
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|-------------------------|----------------------1--| |
E|----3--1--3--3--3--1--3--|-3--3--1--3--3--1--3-----| _|
************************************
In tab:
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
In time count above tab:
| + 8th count
| ^ 16th count
************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Un-Reborn Again |
Artist |
Queens of the Stone Age |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
b_zf9Ug1ePU |
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).