You Oughta Know Bass Tabs
By Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Bass: Flea
From the album Jagged Little Pill
Tabbed by Martin Peters
Played on fretless bass
[1st verse:]
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E-|-2-2---2-2-2----2-2--2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2----2-2--x-2-|
Repeat four times
[1st Pre-chorus:]
G-|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D-|--------x4-4-----------|---------------2-2-x1-|-------4-4-4----------|
A-|-------------x0---2----|----------------------|------------------2---|
E-|-2-2-----------------0-|-2-2---2-2-2----------|-2-2---------2-2----x-|
G-|------------------------|----------------------|-------------x2-1-----|
D-|--------x2-2------------|-------4-4-4----2-2---|----------------------|
A-|--------------x2--2-2h4-|-------------x0-----0-|------------------0h2-|
E-|-2-2--------------------|-2-2------------------|-2-2---2-2-2----------|
G-|----------------------|---------------------|
D-|---------------4--2---|-------4-4--4--2-----|
A-|--------------------4-|-------------4---4-2-|
E-|-2-2---2-2-2----------|-2-2-----------------|
[1st Chorus:]
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--2/12-12-12-12-12--12\-|
E-|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-|------------------------|------------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------------|
A-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2--5/6--2--5/6--2--5/6--2--2-|
E-|------------------------|------------------------------|
G-|---------------------|
D-|------------2-4------|
A-|----------------0----|
E-|-2-2--------------5--|
[2nd Verse:]
G-|-----------------------|--------------2---------|----------11-x-9----|
D-|-------------x-2--1----|------------------2-4---|-----------------7--|
A-|---------------------0-|----------------4-----2-|--------------------|
E-|-2-2---x2-2------------|-2-2---2-2-2------------|-2-2----------------|
G-|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D-|-----------4--2-----|---------------------|----------------------|
A-|----------------0-2-|--------------0-0-x2-|------------------x---|
E-|-2-2---x2-----------|-2-2---2-2-2---------|-2-2---2-2-2--0-2---0-|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D-|-------------------------|-------------x1-2-----|------4-4-4-x2------|
A-|------------------2-2--0-|------------------0---|----------------2/4-|
E-|-2-2---2-2-2--2-0--------|-2-2---2-2-2--------x-|-2-2----------------|
G-|----------------2-4------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D-|--------4-4-4-------x-3--|--------4-4-4----------|------------/9-7---|
A-|-------------------------|---------------x0-2----|-----------------8-|
E-|-2-2---------------------|-2-2---------------x-0-|-2-2--2-2-2--------|
G-|------------------------|----------------2---|----------------------|
D-|---------------/4-2-----|--------------------|----------------------|
A-|--------------------0-x-|--------------------|----------------0-2---|
E-|-2-2---2-2-2------------|-2-2----2-2--2------|-2-2---2-2-2-2------0-|
P
G-|----------------------------|
D-|----------------------------|
A-|--------0-0--0--2--3--0-----|
E-|-2-2--2------------------0--|
[2nd Pre-chorus]
G-|-----------------------|---------9-9-----------|--------------------2-|
D-|-----------------------|--------------x7-------|----------------2-4---|
A-|--------------0--2-----|-----------------9-7\6-|-------------x-2------|
E-|--2---2-2-x-2------0-0-|-2-2-------------------|-2-2--2-2-2-----------|
G-|---------------------9------|-------------------------|
D-|-4-4----7-7--11-9-11--------|-4-4---4-4-4--2-2--4-2---|
A-|----------------------11-12-|-----------------------4-|
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------2-|-----4-4-----------|
A-|--------------0--2-0-----|----------------0-2-4---|---------4-2-4-----|
E-|-2-2--2-2-x-2--------2-0-|-2-2--2-2-2-x-2---------|-2-2-----------2-0-|
[2nd Chorus]
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--2/12-12-12-12-12--12\-|
E-|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-|-----------------------|------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------|------------------------------|
A-|-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--2-|-5/6--2--5/6--2--5/6--2--4\2--|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------------|
[3rd Pre-chorus:]
G-|-----------------------|-------------1/2---------|--------------------|
D-|--------2-2------------|---------------------2---|-----------x1-2-----|
A-|------------0-0--2-0---|-----------------4-4---2-|----------------0---|
E-|-2-2-----------------2-|-2-2---2-2-2-------------|-2-2---2-2--------5-|
G-|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D-|---------------------------|----------------1-2-|---------------2-1-0-|
A-|-------------2-2/4\2-0-----|------------4-4-----|-------------4-------|
E-|-2-2---2-0-2-----------2-0-|-2-2--2-2-2---------|-2-2---2-2-2---------|
G-|------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|--------4-4-4--x1-2-----|-------------------------|
A-|--------------------0---|--------0-2-2/4--2-0-----|
E-|-2-2------------------5-|-2-2--2--------------2-0-|
[3rd Chorus:]
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|----------------4-2-----|
A-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-2/4-----4-2-|
E-|------------------------|------------------------|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E-|------------------------|------------------------|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|------------------------|
E-|------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|
A-|------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------|------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-2--2--2--2-2/12-12-12-12-13--13\-|------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
G-|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
A-|---------------/4--2--1-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2-5/6--2-5/6--2--2-|
E-|-0--0--0--0--0----------|------------------------|--------------------|
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
You Oughta Know |
Artist |
Alanis Morissette |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
3J-yvenyANo |
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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).