Pretty easy, Following the rhythm shouldn't be a problem.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-3---3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-4-----4-4-------4-----4-4-4.----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-2-------2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 1] "I'm not that nice ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5.----5-----5-5-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-----5-5/7-7.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-4-----------------------|-5-5-4.--5-5.----5-----5---5.--5-|
A|-----------------2-------2-----2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|
D|-4-----4-4---4.------------------|-2-----2-2-----2-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Interlude]
Rest two measures, then play softly this first bit
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-7.--7.--7.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------5.--5.--5.--5.--|-7.--7.--3.--3.--5.--5.--5.--5.--|-5.--5.--5.------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
And go back to the intro
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5---5---5-|
A|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-4-4-----4-4---4---4---x-|-4-----4-4-------4-----4-4-4-2-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Go fuck yourself ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-----5-5-5---5-5-----5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-----7-7-------7-----7-7-7---7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-4-----4-----------------|-5-----5-5-5.--5-5-----5-5-5.--5-|
A|-----------------2-----2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-4-4-6-6-7-7-|-9-9-11-11-12-12-14-------------|
D|-4-----4-4-----4-----------------|-2-----2-2-2---2-----------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-----2-2-----2-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
[Chorus 1] "You die ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5---5-----------------|-2-2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------3-----3-5-----5-|-------3---3---3-5-----5-5-5---5-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-7-7---7-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------5-----5-5-----5-|-7-7---3---3---x-5-----5-5-----5-|---5.----5---5/7-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5---5-----------------|-2-2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------3-----3-5-----5-|-------3---3---3-5-----5-5-5---5-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-7-7---7-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------5-5---5-5-5---5-|-7-----3---3---3-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-5.----5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Bridge]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
E|-----------------6~--------------|-3~-------------------------/5---| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-5~--------------4~--------------|-2~------------------------------| /
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------6~--------------|----------------------------/5---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~--------------4~--------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-2-------2-----2-2---2---|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 3] "Go fuck yourself ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|-2-----2-2-2---2-2-----2---2-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3---3/|-7-----7-7-----7-7-------7---7-7-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-----|-2-----2-2-----2-------2-2-0-1-2-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---x-|
E|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-3-----|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Outro] "I've got some work to do ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-3-----3-3-3---3-|-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---2-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3---3---3-/---|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-10\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3---3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2---2-2-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-/-|-7-7---7-7-----7-7-----7-7-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-------|-7-----7-7-------7-----7-7-7-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-----|-2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-2---2---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-----|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
***********************************
| ~ Let ring
| / Slide up
| . Staccato
| \ Slide down
**********************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
When You Die |
Artist |
MGMT |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
tmozGmGoJuw |
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).