Bass rests during intro (first 8 bars)
(q=qtr note, e=eigth note, s=sixteenth)
[First Verse]
1 + 2 +a3a+a4a+a| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
q ss ss ss e se se e e e e
G|-------87-5------|---------------8-| | |
D|-----------8-----|-----------3-----| (Repeat 7 times for the |
A|-3---------------|---3---------6---| first verse, 16 bars total) |
E|---------------X3|-4--4-43-1-------| | |
*Ghost note: fret softly on
3rd fret for muted percussive note
[First Chorus]
1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se s s s se e e e s s s se ss e s s se e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5---3-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3--------|---------3---3---|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 6th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se q\ s s s se e s s s ss s s s e e sse e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57----------|
A|------------(12\)|---------------7-|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11-------|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6-------6|-----------------|
*Slide from about 12th *Hammer on 7th
fret all the way down fret,3rdstring
1 +a2a+a3 +a4 +a| 1 + 2 + 3 +a4a+ | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se s s s se sssse s s s se ss s s s se e e e
(H)
G|-----------------|-----------355---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------------X5-|-----------------|-----------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------33|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-----44|-4-4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 5th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se ss s s s ss s s s e e sse e e sse
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-6-6-6X--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57--------6-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5-------------|
E|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-----00|--------6--------|-----------------|
*Hammer on 7th
fret,3rd string
[Second Verse]
1 + 2 +a3a+a4a+a| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
q ss ss ss e se se e e e e
G|-------87-5------|---------------8-| | |
D|-----------8-----|-----------3-----| (Repeat 7 times for the |
A|-3---------------|---3---------6---| second verse, 16 bars total) |
E|---------------X3|-4--4-43-1-------| | |
[Second Chorus]
1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e s s s se e e e e s s se ss s s s se e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|-----------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-3--------|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
E|--------3------3-|---------3---3---|-4-4--4-44-----33|-4-4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 4th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se sssse e s s ss s s s e e sse e e e e
(Hmr)
G|-----------------|-----------799-9-|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57----------|
A|-----------------|--------------7--|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6--------|-----------------|
*Hammer on *Hammer on 7th
9th fret fret,3rd string
1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e s s s se sssse s s s se ss s s s se e e e
(H)
G|-----------------|-----------355---|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
D|-----------------|--------------X5-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------3-|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-------|---4 -4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 5th fret *Hammer on 6th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se e s s s se e e e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11--10------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5/11---------11--11(-\)|
A|---------------88|---------------7-|-6-6--6--6-----6-|-5-5------------------------|
E|-1-1--1-11-------|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6--------|----------------------------|
*Play 3rd string *Hold
3rd string at
on 5th fret and 11th
for one eigth
slide to 11th then
down in the
final
of the bar to
Vamp into Break fret
C in the next bar
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se s s s se s s s se s s s se
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|
E|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
[Break]
(Bass rests for 8 bars)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------15\-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus/Refrain]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e s s s se sssse s s s se ss s s s se e e e
(H)
G|-----------------|-----------355---|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
D|-----------------|--------------X5-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------3-|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 5th fret *Hammer on 6th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss sss s se ssss s s s ss s s s e e sse e e e e
(Hmr)
G|-----------------|------------(H)79|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
D|-----------------|-------------79--|-----------------|-----57----------|
A|---------------88|-7-7--7-77-------|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11-------|--0--------------|--------6-------6|-----------------|
*Hammer on 9th *Hammer on 7th
fret, 3rd string fret,3rd string
*Hammer on 9th
fret, 4th string
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s ssssssse s s s se sq e s s se e e e
(Hmr)
G|-----------------|--------(H)355---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------35---X5-|-6--------PB(8)7-|-----------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X--------|------------x----|-----------------|
E|--------3------33|-----------------|---4--4-44-------|-4--4-4-44---3---|
*Ghost note: fret lightly around
4th or 5th fret. (even open A
doesn't sound bad)
*Pre-bend the third string 1/2
step so that it sounds like you're
playing on 8th fret on beat 4. Then
release evenly over the qtr note
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se ss s s s ss s s s s s sss s e e e e
(Hmr)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)5-7/11------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57--------11--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5---------------------|
E|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-----00|--------6--------|-------------------9-(\-)|
*Hammer on 7th fret, 3rd str
*Hammer on 7th fret,4th str
& slide up to 11th fret
beat 3.
*Hold the 1st
at 9th
fret for one
note, then
slide down in
final eigth of
the bar to be
for C on the
first beat of
next bar
[Repeat Refrain]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4a+ a | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e e s s se se s s s ss sss s s s s se e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------XX6(8)|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3--3-3-X--------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------3-|---------1---X3--|-4-4--4-44---------|---4--4-44---3---|
*Play 6th fret, bend to 8th fret and release
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e sse s s s se ss s s ss ss s sse s s e s s e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6---66--|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11---11--|-0-0--0-00-----00|-----66-6--6---6-|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 a + a 4 + |
s s s se ssss s s s se e s s s s s se ss s s s ss s q
(H)
G|------------(H)35|-----------5-----|----------------(Hmr)-------------------|
D|-------------35--|-----------------|---------------55|-6--------------------|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|--------3--------|-------------1-3-|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---X-PB(6)5-|
*Hammer on 7th *Pre-bend the
string 1/2
fret, 3rd str step so that
sounds like you're
*Hammer on 7th playing on 6th
on beat 4. Then
fret, 4th str release evenly
the qtr note
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
s s s ss e s s s se ssss s s s ss s e e e sse s s e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-6-6-----|---------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57------6-\-| (Bass rests in |
A|---------------8-|-7-7--7--7-------|-6-6--6--6-6-----|-5-5-------------| final 2 bars) |
E|-1-1--1-11-------|--------7--------|--------6------6-|-----------------|---------|---------|
*Hammer on 7th
fret,3rd string
(Transcribed by KN)
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Runaway |
Artist | Jamiroquai |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | uldpc4rWNXQ |
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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).