Artist: Curtis Mayfield
Song: We Got To Have Peace
Tuning - Standard
tabbed by electricbunny
[Intro]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-----4-4-------4-----4-4---4---|4-----4-4---2-4-2-4---2-----2-4-|
A|------------4-------------4-----|----------4---------------4-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-----4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---|2-----2---2-2---------------2-3-|
A|--------------------------4---4-|----------------2-----2---2-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-----4---4-4-4-2-4-------------|----------------------------2-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------4-----|
E|--------------------2-2---2-2-2-|0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-----4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---|2-----2---2-2---------------2-3-|
A|--------------------------4---4-|----------------2-----2---2-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|------------------6-8-8---8-----|
D|----------4-----4---------------|--------------6-8---------------|
A|------------4-----4-----1---1---|6-----6---6-9-------------------|
E|2-----2-------------2-4-------4-|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-5-|--------------------------------|
D|----------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
A|------1-----2-------------------|4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|
E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|4-----4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---|
A|------4---4---------------------|--------------------------4---4-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-----2---2-2---------------2-3-|4-----4---4-4-4-2-4-------------|
A|----------------2-----2---2-----|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------2-2---2-2-2-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-3-|4-----4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---|
A|--------------------------4-----|--------------------------4---4-|
E|0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-----2---2-2---------------2-3-|----------4-----4---------------|
A|----------------2-----2---2-----|------------4-----4-----1---1---|
E|--------------------------------|2-----2-------------2-4-------4-|
G|------------------6---8-8-8-8---|----------------------------4-5-|
D|--------------6-8---------------|----------------1---------------|
A|6-----6---6-9-------------------|------1-----2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|6---------------6---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|------4---4---4-------------4---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------7---7-|
[Verse]
G|--------------------------------|------------------6-8-8---8-----|
D|4-----4---------4---------------|--------------6-8---------------|
A|----------4-4-----4-----1-----1-|6-----6---6-9-------------------|
E|--------------------2-----------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-5-|6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|
D|----------------1-1---1---1-----|--------------------------------|
A|------1-----2-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
D|4-----4-----2-3-4-------1---4---|1-----1-----1-4---4-----1-------|
A|----------4---------------------|----------4---------4-5---------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------4-5-6-6---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----2---------------------1-2-|4-----4-------------------------|
E|----------2-4-------4---4-------|--------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---2-----|2---2-2---------------2-3-4-----|
A|--------------------4---4-------|----------2-----2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4---4-4-4-2-4-------------------|----------------------2-3-4-----|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------4-----------|
E|--------------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---------------|
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---2-----|2---2-2---------------2-3-------|
A|--------------------4---4-------|----------2-----2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------2-----|
G|--------------------------------|------------6---8-8-8-8---------|
D|----4-----4---------------1-----|--------6-8---------------------|
A|------4-----4-----1---1---------|6---6-9-------------------------|
E|2-------------2-4-------4-------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-5-|--------------------------------|
D|----------------1-----1---------|--------------------------------|
A|------1-----2-------------------|4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|
E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|6---------------6---------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|4-----4---------4---------------|
A|------4---4---4-------------4---|----------4-4-----4-----1-----1-|
E|--------------------------7---7-|--------------------2-----------|
G|------------------6-8-8---8-----|----------------------------4-5-|
D|--------------6-8---------------|----------------1-1---1---1-----|
A|6-----6---6-9-------------------|------1-----2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
G|6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|4-----4-----2-3-4-------1---4---|
A|--------------------------------|----------4---------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4---------------|--------------------------------|
D|1-----1-----1-4---4-----1-------|--------------------------------|
A|----------4---------4-5---------|2-----2---------------------1-2-|
E|--------------------------------|----------2-4-------4---4-------|
[Bridge]
G|----------4-5-6-6---------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|4-4-4-4---2-----------2---2-----|
A|4-----4-------------------------|------------4-------4---4-------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2---2-2---------------2-3-4-----|4---4-4-4-2-4-------------------|
A|----------2-----2---2-----------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-2-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-3-4-2---|4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-2-4---2---2-----|
A|--------------------4---------4-|--------------------4---4-------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2---2-2---------------2-3-------|----4-----4---------------1-----|
A|----------2-----2---2-----------|------4-----4-----1---1---------|
E|--------------------------2-----|2-------------2-4-------4-------|
[Pre-Chorus]
G|------------6---8-8-8-8---------|----------------------------4-5-|
D|--------6-8---------------------|----------------1-----1---------|
A|6---6-9-------------------------|------1-----2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|6---------------6---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|------4---4---4-------------4---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------7---7-|
G|--------------------------------|------------------6-8-8---8-----|
D|4-----4---------4---------------|--------------6-8---------------|
A|----------4-4-----4-----1-----1-|6-----6---6-9-------------------|
E|--------------------2-----------|--------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|--------------------------------|----------------4-----5-6-7-----|
D|4-----4-----2-3-4-------1---4---|--------------4---4---------4---|
A|----------4---------------------|6-----6---4-6-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------4-5-6-6-------6-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----2---------------------1-2-|4-----4-----------4-4-4---4-----|
E|----------2-4-------4---4-------|----------------------------0-1-|
G|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
D|4-----4-----2-3-4-------1---4---|1-----1-----1-4---4-----1-------|
A|----------4---------------------|----------4---------4-5---------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------4-5-6-6---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----2---------------------1-2-|4-----4-------------------------|
E|----------2-4-------4---4-------|--------------------------------|
[Outro]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-2-----------2---2-----|2---2-2---------------2-3-4-----|
A|------------4-------4---4-------|----------2-----2---2-----------|
E|--------------2-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4---4-4-4-2-4-------------------|----------------------2-3-4-----|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------4-----------|
E|--------------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-----2---2-----|2---2-2---------------2-3-------|
A|--------------------4---4-------|----------2-----2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------2-----|
G|--------------------------------|------------6---8-8-8-8---------|
D|----4-----4---------------1-----|--------6-8---------------------|
A|------4-----4-----1---1---------|6---6-9-------------------------|
E|2-------------2-4-------4-------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-2-----------2---2-----|2---2-2---------------2-3-4-----|
A|------------4-------4---4-------|----------2-----2---2-----------|
E|--------------2-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4---4-4-4-2-4-------------------|----------------------2-3-4-----|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------4-----------|
E|--------------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------1-3-4---------------|
D|4---4-4---2---4-4-----2---2---1-|2---2-2---4-----------2-3-------|
A|--------------------4---4---4---|------------------2-----------2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------2-----|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----4-----4---------------------|
A|------4-----4-----1---1---------|
E|2-------------2-4-------4-------|
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
We Got To Have Peace |
Artist |
Curtis Mayfield |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
ZqkkfCvEn1U |
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).