G|----------------||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
guitar intro
G|-------------------------|---------------------||--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------||--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------||--------------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|---5---5----5---5----||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5-3--1|
G|----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|---(1)-1--1--1--1--1--1--3--|---3--3--3--3--3--3--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
G|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---1--------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-(1)--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--|---3--3--3--3--3--3--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
G|---------------------------||
D|---------------------------||
A|---------------------------||
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0---||
Chorus:
G|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------5-|---5--5---------------|-----------------------5----|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0----|---------5----5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
A|--5--5-----------------|---------------------5-|--(5)--5--5----------------|
E|--------5-----5--5--0--|---0--0--0--0--0--0----|-------------5----5--5--5--|
3rd time TO CODA II
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------5-|---5--5----------------|-------------------------3-|
E|---5--5--5--5--5--5----|---------5----5--5--0--|--(0)--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------||
D|-----------------------|-------------------------||
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|-------------------------||
E|--------------------3--|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
2nd time TO CODA
G||------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------||
D||*-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------*||
A||*-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------*||
E||-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5-|-5----5----5------------5-----5-----|
D.S. al coda.
Coda I :
G|----------------------------------|
D|*---------------------------------|*2X
A|*---------------------------------|*
E|----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------2-|---2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|---5---5----5-----|------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|*---------------------------*|3X
A|*-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----*|
E|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------||--------------------------------------------||
D|---------------------------||*---------------------------*---------------||*
A|-(2)--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--||*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--(2)--------------||*
E|---------------------------||--------------------------------------------||
*=only 2nd time
G|----------------------------||---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------||---------------------------------------------|
A|--(2)--2--2--2--2--2--2-----||---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3--||---3---3---3---3---3---3---5-----------------|
guitar solo
G|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------2-|--2--2----2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E|---(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5----|---------------------|----------------------3-|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------2-|---2--2----2--2--2--2--|
E|---(3)--3--3----3--3--3--5-|---5--5--5--5--5--5----|-----------------------|
G||--------------------------|| ||------------------------||
D||*-------------------------||* ||------------------------||
A||*-------------------------||* ||---2---2-----2----------||
E||---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|| ||------------------5-----||
Coda II:
G|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-|---5--5---------------|---------------------5--|
E|--(0)--0--0--0--0--0--0----|---------5----5--5--5-|---5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
A|--(5)--5--5-----------------|-----------------------3-|--------------------|
E|-------------5-----5--5--0--|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----|--------------------|
ritardo.
G|-------------------|------------|
D|-------------------|------------|
A|-------------------|-0------0---|
E|------(3)----------|------------|
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Heading Out to the Highway |
Artist | Judas Priest |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | LKuuHfMx3CQ |
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).