[Intro] (0:19)
Gb|-------|
Db|-15--\-|
Ab|-------|
Eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
[Verse 1] (0:39-1:10)
Gb|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------12--------|----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-----------------------------12-\--|----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8---\----|-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-------------|-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-----1----4-|
Gb|------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------12-------|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-----------------------------12-\-|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8---\----|-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0------------|-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5---\----|
Gb|---------------------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------|--------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-|-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-4-|
[Pre-chorus 1] (1:11-1:20)
Gb|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Db|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-10-10--10--10-10-|-10--10--10-10---\----|-4/-12-12--12--12-12-|-12--12--12----------|
Bb|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|------------5---\----|
Gb|----------------|---------------|
Db|----------------|---------------|
Ab|----------------|---------------|
Eb|-3/-8-8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8--7---\-|
Bb|----------------|---------------|
[Chorus 1] (1:24-1:55)
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8---\----|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Gb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Eb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Bb|-1--1--1--4--4--4--|-8--8--8--10--10--10--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-1--1--1--4--4--4--|-8--8--8--10--10--10--8-|
[Verse 2] (2:03-2:33)
Gb|------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8---\----|-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0------|-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5---\----|
Gb|---------------------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------|--------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-|-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-4-|
Gb|------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------12-------|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-----------------------------12-\-|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8---\----|-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0------------|-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5---\----|
Gb|---------------------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------|--------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-|-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-4-|
[Pre-chorus 2] (2:34-2:40)
Gb|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
Db|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
Ab|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
Eb|-10-10--10--10-10-|-10--10--10-10---\----|-3-/-8-8--8--8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-7--\-|
Bb|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
[Chorus 2] (2:43-3:15)
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8---\----|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Gb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Eb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Bb|-1--1--1--4--4--4--|-8--8--8--10--10--10--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-1--1--1--4--4--4--|-8--8--8--10--10--10--|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Bb|-10h11--10--8--6--5--1--|
[Bridge] (3:16-3:46)
Gb|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|--------------8------|---------------8-----|------------7-----|------------------7----|
Eb|-10---\--3/10----10--|-10---\--3/10----10--|-9---\--2/9----9--|-9--\----------9-----9-|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------2-2-2-2/---------|
Gb|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--8h9--8--6--8h9--8--6-|
Bb|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
Ab|-----------------8----------|--------------------|--------------7--------|--------------------|
Eb|-10--10--\--3/10----10--10\-|--------------------|-9--9--\--2/9----9--9\-|--------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-----------------------|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--8--6--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus 3] (3:47-4:18)
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Gb|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--1--1--1--|-4--4--4--8--8--8--10--|-10--10--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--0--0--0-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--1--1--1--|-4--4--4--8--8--8--10--10--10-|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Wasted On You |
Artist |
Evanescence |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
am1Lo2aqDyI |
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 |
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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).