[Intro - Played on synth]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|
C|---------------2-|-----------------|
G|-4---------------|-----4-----------|
D|-----2-----------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-------------0-|---2-------------|
D|-----2-----------|-----0-----------|
[Bass enters at 1:46]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|
D|-14\-2---2---2--------------------|
[Verse]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----4-------4-------4-----------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------0h2-2p0-| x11
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|----------------------------------|
C|-----4-------4---4p2--------------|
G|---------------------4-0-2b3br2-0-|
D|-2-------2------------------------|
[Chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2--2--------0--0--------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------0--|----2-----2-----2-----2--| x2
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------4p2-----4p2-----|
G|-2---2-----------0---0-----------|---------------------4p2-----4p0-|
D|-----------------------------0---|-----2-------2-------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0---|-----2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|-----2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----------------2/--------------|
G|-2-2---2-0-0---0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----4-------4-------4-----------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------0h2-2p0-| x7
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|----------------------------------|
C|-----4-------4---4p2--------------|
G|---------------------4-0-2b3br2-0-|
D|-2-------2------------------------|
[Chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2--2--------0--0--------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------0--|----2-----2-----2-----2--| x2
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------4p2---2h4p2-----|
G|-2---2-----------0---0-----------|---------------------4-------4p0-|
D|-----------------------------0---|-----2-------2-------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------0---0-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Bridge]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-3---3-------3-------3---1h3-3p1-|-3---3-------3-------3---1h3-3p1-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5-------5-------5---3h5-5p3-|-5---5-------5-------5---3h5-5p3-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|-2---2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|-2---2-------2-------2---0-2/----|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------5-------0-------4---|-----5-------0-------4-------5---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0-------4-------5-------0---|-----4-------5-------0-------0---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|-----2-------2-------2---0h2-2p0-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------5-------0-------4---|-----5-------0-------4-------5---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0-------4-------5-------0---|-----4-------5-------0-------0---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----0---2-2-2-2-----0---5-4-2-2-| x7
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----------------2/--------------|
G|-2-2---2-0-0---0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
[Breakdown]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| x19
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9\------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2-------2---|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---0h2-2p0-|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| x3
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----4-------4-------4-----------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------0h2-2p0-| x7
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|----------------------------------|
C|-----4-------4---4-2--------------|
G|---------------------4-0-2b3br2-0-|
D|-2-------2------------------------|
[Chorus]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2--2--------0--0--------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------0--|----2-----2-----2-----2--| x2
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^ 1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------4p2---2h4p2-----|
G|-2---2-----------0---0-----------|---------------------4-------4p0-|
D|-----------------------------0---|-----2-------2-------------------|
1 ^ + ^ 2 ^ + ^ 3 ^ + ^ 4 ^ + ^
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------0---0-----------|
D|---------------------------------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Feet Don’t Fail Me Now |
Artist | Queens of the Stone Age |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | LxijhTgxkyk |
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).