Rhythm Fig. 1
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----7h9-------------9--9--8-----|
Ab|-------------------------9-------9--------9-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------7----7---------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4----/9p7---9p7----------|
Ab|------------2--4-------------------------9-----9--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-9-11-9-7--------7\6-----------------|
Db|--7---------------------------9---9-----9-7---7-9--9--8-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------9-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|-----6--7--6-x-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9----9-----------9--8-------|
Ab|-------------------------9-----------9-----9------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------7----------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9----9-----9---9--9--8------|
Ab|-------------------------9-----------9---9--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9-----------------9--8------|
Ab|-------------------------9------9-----------9-----------|
Eb|----------------------------------7---7-7---------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-7h9-7------------------------------------|
Db|--7-------------------9-7----9-----9-----9---9--9--8----|
Ab|--------------------------9------9-----9---9------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----x----4-----9p7---9p7----------|
Ab|------------2--4-------------------------9-----9--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0---/14\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-9/11-x-7----------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------2----0--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3----2----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0----12\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0----12\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4-----------------------|
Ab|--0----16\---2--4---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6----6-------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4----4-4--7-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9----9----7----7----4----4----4----7------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9------------------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4----4----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3--3--3--3--------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4----4--7-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6-----6------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4-----4--7------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6------------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------2-2-3--3--3--3-----|
Rhythm Fig. 1
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----7h9-------------9--9--8-----|
Ab|-------------------------9-------9--------9-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------7----7---------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4----/9p7---9p7----------|
Ab|------------2--4-------------------------9-----9--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-9-11-9-7--------7\6-----------------|
Db|--7---------------------------9---9-----9-7---7-9--9--8-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------9-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|-----6--7--6-x-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9----9-----------9--8-------|
Ab|-------------------------9-----------9-----9------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------7----------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9----9-----9---9--9--8------|
Ab|-------------------------9-----------9---9--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9-----------------9--8------|
Ab|-------------------------9------9-----------9-----------|
Eb|----------------------------------7---7-7---------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-7h9-7------------------------------------|
Db|--7-------------------9-7----9-----9-----9---9--9--8----|
Ab|--------------------------9------9-----9---9------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----x----4-----9p7---9p7----------|
Ab|------------2--4-------------------------9-----9--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0---/14\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-9/11-x-7----------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------2----0--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3----2----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0----12\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0----12\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4-----------------------|
Ab|--0----16\---2--4---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6----6-------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4----4-4--7-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9----9----7----7----4----4----4----7------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9------------------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4----4----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3--3--3--3--------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4----4--7-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6-----6------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4-----4--7------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6------------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------2-2-3--3--3--3-----|
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Goin’ Blind |
Artist | KISS |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | FU0eUGu2wSU |
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).