Boston - 'Don't Look Back' for Bass
From 'Don't Look Back' Album
Standard Bass Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
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Intro (0:10)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------------|
D|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|----6-----4----6-7p6p4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------------|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------------|
Verse Riff 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-----4-----4--6--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-------------|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----1--4---------------|
D|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-2---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------0--4--|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|---------2----4--------|
G|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-------|--------2-0-------|-------5------5---|-5-----5-4-------|
A|-------5---------2-|-3-----------3p2--|------------5-----|-----------5---2-|
E|-3-------3---------|------------------|-3--------------3-|-----------------|
G|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|----------------|---------------2--|------------------|-------------4----|
A|-3---------3-2--|-0------3--2------|-5------5-5-----5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Prechorus
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------2-2-------|-----2-2---------|---------2-2-2----|-(2)----2---------|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-0----------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|------------------|
Chorus (^ is below a grace note, which is played swiftly)
G|-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------5---------|----------------|-------5---5-4h5-|
A|-0---------------|-------------2--3-|-5-----/5--3--2-|-----------------|
E|--------0-1----3-|-3----------------|----------------|-3---------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-------------5-|-(5)------5--3--2-|----------------|-------5---5-4h5-|
A|--------7-8------|------------------|-5------5--3--2-|----------5------|
E|-----------------|------3-----------|----------------|-3--------^------|
G|-----------|----------|--------|--------|-14-----------|-13-14----14----------|
D|-7---------|-(7)------|--------|--------|--------14-16-|-------------14-------|
A|-----------|----------|--------|--------|--------------|----------------16-14-|
E|-----------|----------|-rest---|-rest---|--------------|----------------------|
Verse 2
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-|-----7-------7-|-----7-------7-|-----7-----7------7----|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------7--7/9----9p7-|
E|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|-5---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----1--4---------------|
D|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-2---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------0--4--|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|---------2----4--------|
G|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-------|-5------5-4-------|------------------|-------2-0---4-5-|
A|-------5---------2-|-------------5----|-------5--------2-|-3---------------|
E|-3-------3---------|----------------2-|-3-------3--------|-----------------|
G|-5--------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------4-5-7--|
A|------3----0-2--|-0---------------|-5------5-5-----5-|-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|----------------|--------3--2--0--|------------------|------------------|
Play Prechorus again
Chorus 2 (2:04)
G|-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------5---------|----------------|-------5---------|
A|-0---------------|-------------2--3-|-5----5/7-5-3-2-|----5------0-3p2-|
E|--------0-1----3-|-3----------------|----------------|-3---------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|----------------|-------5---------|
A|-0---------------|-------------2--3-|-5----5/7-5---0-|-----------5-3---|
E|--------0-1----3-|-3----------------|----------------|-3-------------5-|
Interlude
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-14---------|-(14)------|
D|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-(7)----13/14-|------------|-----------|
A|-0---------|-(0)-----7-|-----------|--------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------|-----------|
G|-(14)-------|-(14)--------|----------|-----------|
D|------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
A|------------|-------------|----------|-----------| fades out
E|------------|-----------3-|-5--------|-(5)-------|
(2:59) End of Interlude
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----0--0----|---------------|-0----0-0------|---------------|-0----0-0------|
E|-----------0-|-1----1-3----3-|-------------0-|-1----1-3----3-|-------------0-|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|-0----0-0------|---------------|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0-2-2--|
E|-1----1-3----3-|-------------0-|-1----1-3----3-|---------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo (3:17)
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|---------------|
D|-2-------------|----------------|----------5h7-5-|------------|---------------|
A|------2-3----3-|-5------5---3p2-|-0-----7-----7--|-5------3\2-|------2-3----3-|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|-0-------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|-------7---7-6---|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-5------5---3p2-|-0--------7----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-2-----|------2-3----3-|-5-----5--3-2--|
E|----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|-0-------------|-------------3-|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
D|------------5---|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------5---|
A|-0----2--3----3-|-5----5-5---3-2-|------2-3----3-|-5-----5---3p2--|-0----2--3---3-|
E|----------------|----------------|-0--0----------|--------------3-|---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|----------7-5-4-|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5--------|-7----------7-7-|---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|-0-0-0-3/4-5-7-|-----------------|
|----------------------------6-77-9-|
|---------------5/6-6-77-9-9--------|
|-7---7---7---7---------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Verse 3
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-|-----7-------7-|-----7-------7-|-----7-----7----------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------7--7/9--9-11-|
E|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|-5--------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----1--4---------------|
D|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-2---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------0--4--|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|---------2----4--------|
G|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-------|-5------5-4-------|-----------5------|-------2-0---4-5-|
A|-----------------2-|-------------5----|-------5--------2-|-3---------------|
E|-3-----3-3---------|----------------2-|-3-------3--------|-----------------|
G|-5-------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------4----|
A|------3---5-2--|-0---------------|-5-----5-5------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|---------------|--------3--2--0--|------------------|------------------|
Play Prechorus Again
Final Chorus
G|-----------------|------------------|--------------2-|---------------|
D|-----------------|--------5------5--|-------2-3------|-5-------------|
A|-0---------------|-------------5----|-5--------------|-----------3\2-|
E|--------0-1----1-|-3----------------|----------------|---3-----------|
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------4-5-7-|
D|-------0-2------|-5------5-----332-|----------------|--------5--------|
A|-0--3-----------|------------5-----|-5------3-5-3-2-|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----3------------|----------------|-3---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|--5-------------|---------------|--555-----------|---------------|
A|-0--------------|----------------|-0-------------|----------------|-0-------------|
E|-------0-1----3-|-----3--3-------|------0-1----3-|-------3--3-----|------0-1----3-|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|--555-----------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|-0--------------|-(0)-----------| bass stops
E|-------3-3------|----------------|---------------|
Ending (Verse Riff again)
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-|-----7------7---|-----7-------7-|-----7-----7----44--6--|
A|---------------|--------------7-|---------------|---------7---7---------|
E|-5-------5-----|-5-------5------|-5-------5-----|-5---------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|-----7-------7-|-----7-------7-|-----7-------7-|-7-6-4-------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------7----4-5-7--|
E|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|-------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------7-6-------|
D|-----7-------7-|-----7---7---7-|-----7-------7-|-----7-------9-----|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------9\--|
E|-5-------5-----|-5--------5----|-5-------5-----|-5-----------------|
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------14--13-----|---------|
D|-----7-------7-|-----7-----------|-----7-------7-|-12-11---------14\--|---------|
A|---------------|-----------4-5-7-|---------------|------12------------|-0-------|
E|-5-------5-----|-5-------7-------|-5-------5-----|--------------------|---------|
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
|() hold previous note into next bar
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Don’t Look Back |
Artist | Boston |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | 2HuiH-0R6a0 |
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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).