This is my bass tab to the song "Always" by Killswitch Engage, which is on the record
"Disarm The Descent"
In my opinion, it should be all correct. At Chorus, you could play the notes in eight
notes or in the way I do.
Have fun learning it!
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Intro
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|2-2-2-0-2-------|------------5-5-|
G|----------------|----0-3-5-3-3-3-|----------------|----0-3-5-3-----|
C|----------2-2-2-|2-5-------------|----------2-2-2-|2-5-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|
G|----------------|----0-3-5-3-3-3-|----------------|----0-3-5-3-10/-|
C|----------2-2-2-|2-5-------------|----------2-2-2-|2-5-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Verse
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 3x
C|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-5---3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-5-2-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-5---3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Chorus Part 1 (be careful with accentuation)
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|------4-5-4-2---|
C|----------------|--------------5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~|~~5~~~--------5-|
G|5~5~~~5~~~5~~~0~|~~0~~~0~~~0~~~--|----------------|----------------| 2x
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E
Chorus Part 2
F|------5-5-7-7---|----------------|----------------|------4-5-4-2---|
C|----------------|--------------5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~|~~5~~~--------5-|
G|5~5~~~--------0~|~~0~~~3-3-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E
F|------5-5-7-7---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|--------------5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~---|
G|5~5~~~--------0~|~~0~~~3-3-5-5---|----------------|--------------10/|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E
Verse
Chorus 2 Part 1 (the same as the first time)
Chorus 2 Part 2
F|------5-5-7-7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|--------------5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~|~~3~~~3~~~3~~~3~|
G|5~5~~~--------0~|~~0~~~3-3-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E
F|------5-5-7-7---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|--------------5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~---|
G|5~5~~~--------0~|~~0~~~3-3-5-5---|----------------|--------------10/|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E
Breakdown
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|2~~~~~0~~~~~----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------1~~~|~~0~~~~~--------|3~~~~~0~~~~~----|----------------| 4x
C|----------------|--------5-6-5-2-|------------5~~~|~~3~~~2-3-5-3-2-|
Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E E Q. Q. Q E Q E E E E E
Pause from (3:10) to (3:25)
Slide slowly down from G|10/~~~~~~~|
Last Chorus
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|------4-5-4-2---|
C|----------------|--------------5~|~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~|~~5~~~--------5-|
G|5~5~~~5~~~5~~~0~|~~0~~~0~~~0~~~--|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|5~5~~~5~~~5~~~0~|~~0~~~0~~~0~~~10|~~10~~10~~10~~10|~~10~~10~~10~~10/|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10|1010101010101010|1010101010101010/|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10|1010101010101010|1010101010101010/|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
No bass until the end.
If you like that tab, you should check out my other bass tabs! :)
F = Full note
H = Half note
Q = Quarter note
E = Eighth note
S = Sixteenth note
. = makes the note a half longer
\ = Slide up
/ = Slide down
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
b = Bending
X = Mute note
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Always |
Artist | Killswitch Engage |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | gYtbdw8IxEg |
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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).