s = slap
p = pop
x = mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
<#> = tromolo pick note
h = hammer-on
~ = let not ring
<#> = whammy
[#] = harmonic note
V = downstroke
^ = upstroke
Watching Hallucino-Genetics will help a lot for this.
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-x-|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8------|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8--2---|
A----------------------x-------------------------------4-|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x----0--------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s p s
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---------|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8-----<5>-|
A----------------------x----------------------------<4>-|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x-----3------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8------|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8--2---|
A----------------------x-------------------------------4-|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x----0--------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s p s
V V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8-/7-7-8---16-|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8------8-8/13-|
A----------------------x------------------------------------|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x----------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s p p
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8----------|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8--2---2---|
A----------------------x-------------------------------4---4-|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x----0------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s p s p s
V V V
G------7/8-------8---8-----------------------------------|
D------7/8-------8---8-----------------------------------|
A----------------------x-------------7-------------------|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-x-----x-x/9--x-0-0-3--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8------|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8--2---|
A----------------------x-------------------------------4-|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x----0--------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s p s
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8---------|
D------7/8-------8---8--------------7/8-------8---8--2------|
A----------------------x-------------------------------4----|
E-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x-------x-x----0--------3--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s p s s
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- x3
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-/9~-
V V V
G-----x-----x-----x-----|
D-----x-----x-----x-----|
A-555-x-555-x-555-x-555-| x4
E-----------------------|
sss sss sss sss
G-----------|
D-----------|
A-5--5------|
E------0/12-|
s s s
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-17-17-17-17-17-17-14/-|
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/-|
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-----------------------|
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-----------------------|
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-5xx5xx5-|
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-5xx5xx5-|
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx---------|
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx---------|
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- x3
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-/9~-
V V V
G-----x-----x-----x-----|
D-----x-----x-----x-----|
A-555-x-555-x-555-x-555-|
E-----------------------|
sss sss sss sss
V V V
G-----x-----x-----x-----------|
D-----x-----x-----x-----------|
A-555-x-555-x-555-x-5-5-------|
E--------------------------3/-|
sss sss sss s s s
V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8-----------7/8-------8---8---------|
D------7/8-------8---8-----------7/8-------8---8-x-------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E-x-x-------x-x----0----0-0-x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-|
s s s s s s s s s s s s p s s
V V V V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8---14^-7/8-------8---8-------------7/8--0-<0>-|
D------7/8-------8---8-------7/8-------8---8-------------7/8--0-<0>-|
A----------------------7/--------------------x----------------------|
E-x-x-------x-x----0--------------x-x----0-----x-5h6-x-x------------|
s s s s s s p s s s s s s s s
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V V ^V V^V^V^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxx-17-xx----xxxxxx-|
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxx-17-xx----xxxxxx-|
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxx----xx-77-xxxxxx-|
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxx----xx----xxxxxx-|
ss
V^V^V^ V ^V^ V ^V^V^ V ^ V ^V ^ V^ V ^V ^ V
G-xxxxxx-17-xxx-17-xxxxx-17-17-16-xx-15-xx-16-xx-17-14/-|
D-xxxxxx-17-xxx-17-xxxxx-17-17-16-xx-15-xx-16-xx-17-14/-|
A-xxxxxx----xxx----xxxxx--------------------------------|
E-xxxxxx----xxx----xxxxx--------------------------------|
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^
G-/17-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
D-/17-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
A-----xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
E-----xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- x2
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V
G----17----17----17------------17----17--------------------------17----17----17---------|
D-19-17-19-17-19-17-19~--19-19-17-19-17-19~--17-17-19^~-19-19-19-17-19-17-19-17-19~--19-|
A-19----19----19----19^~-19-19----19----19^~-17-17-19^~-19-19-19----19----19----19^~-19-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V V ^ V V ^
G----17----17-----------------------| play this line and the one above it twice as if it
D-19-17-19-17-19~--17-17-19^~-19-19-| was one uber long line
A-19----19----19^~-17-17-19^~-19-19-|
E-----------------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^ V
G----17----17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20----17----17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|
D-19-17-19-17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-19-17-19-17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|
A-19----19----------------------------19----19----------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V
G----17----17-20-20-19-18-18-17-17----17----17-20-20-19-19----17----17/22-22-22-22-|
D-19-17-19-17-20-20-19-18-18-17-17-19-17-19-17-20-20-19-19-19-17-19-17/22-22-22-22-|
A-19----19-------------------------19----19----------------19----19----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
G-22-22-22-22-|----17----17----17----17-|
D-22-22-22-22-|-19-17-19-17-19-17-19-17-|
A-------------|-19----19----19----19----|
E-------------|-------------------------|
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V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ V ^V ^ V^ V ^
G-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx11-11xx-11xx-1-<1>-|
D-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---xxx--xxx-1-<1>-|
A-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---xxx--xxx-------|
E-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---xxx--xxx-------|
V^V^ V ^V^V^V ^ V^ ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
G-xxxx-17-xxxxxx-17-xx-17-17-16-16-14-14-16-16-17-17-16-16-14-16-16-|
D-xxxx-14-xxxxxx-14-xx-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A-xxxx----xxxxxx----xx----------------------------------------------|
E-xxxx----xxxxxx----xx----------------------------------------------|
V V^V^V^V^V^ V V V
G-17-/7-xxxxxxxxxx--------------------7/8-------8---8---------|
D-14----xxxxxxxxxx--------------------7/8-------8---8-x-------|
A-------xxxxxxxxxx--5--5--------------------------------------|
E-------xxxxxxxxxx-----------3/--x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6-|
s s s s s s s s p s s
V V V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8---8-----------7/8-------8---8---------------7/8-------8-----------------|
D------7/8-------8---8-2---------7/8-------8---8-x-------------7/8-------8-----------------|
A------------------------4-------------------------------------------------7h8---7h8---7h8-|
E-x-x-------x-x----0--------x-x-------x-x----0-----x-5h6--x-x-------x-x--------x-----x-----|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
V V V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8-------7/8-------8-------7/8-------8-------7/8------8-|
D------7/8-------8-------7/8-------8-------7/8-------8-------7/8------8-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-x-x-------x-x-----x-x-------x-x-----x-x-------x-x-----x-x------x-x----|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
V V V V V V V
G------7/8-------8-------7/8-------8-----7/8-------7---------<0>~~-|
D------7/8-------8-------7/8-------8-----7/8-------7-2-------<0>~~-|
A------------------------------------------------------4-3-0-------|
E-x-x-------x-x-----x-x-------x-x-----0-------x-x------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s p s s s
V V V V
G-0---0---0--------0----<[5]>~~-|
D-0---0---0--------0------------|
A-0---0---0--------0-<0>--------|
E-0---0---0--------0------------|
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Pudding Time |
Artist | Primus |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | wmuJjRpBxEc |
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).