Song: Demon Cleaner
Artist: Kyuss
Album: Welcome to Sky Valley
Year: 1994
Tuning: C, F, Bb, Eb
Since I have seen no bass tabs for this song, I figured that I should make the 1st one.
Intro: (0:10)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------12-12-12-12---10-10-10-10-| 6x
F |-------------------------------------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-----------------------------|
Main riff: (0:38) note: played throughout most of the song.
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------12----15\-|-------------12----------13-|
F |-------10h12-----------|-------10h12----10-10h12----|
C |-10-10----------10-----|-10-10----------------------|
{ 3x } play after the 3rd time
Bridge: (2:50)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Bridge part 2: (3:27) play entire section 2x (part 2)
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F |-------------------10h12----------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F |-------------------12h14----------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\-|
Bb|-------------------13h15-----------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
F |-------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|
Outro part 1: (3:46)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
F |-------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
Outro part 2, guitar solo: (4:05)
Eb|-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14\-|
Bb|-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12\-|
Bb|-10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10\-|
Bb|-8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-----|
F |-------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
F |-------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F |-------------------10h12----------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F |-------------------12h14----------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\-|
Bb|-------------------13h15-----------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
F |-------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F |-------------------10h12----------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F |-------------------12h14----------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
F |-------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F |-------------------10h12----------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C |----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------|
C |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------|
C |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C |----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
F |-------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|
fades out
Tab legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
b = bend
~ = vibrato
Thats the song, I hope you enjoy it.
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Demon Cleaner |
Artist | Kyuss |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | B7Ske2eKX2g |
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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).