I don't usually do bass tabs, so I hope this one is ok!
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-/9-75--------2-|
E|----------------|------7-0-2-----|
VERSE `
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------567-7-----|
E|----------------|--77----------7-|x3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------5675------|
E|----------------|--77------70--7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------567-7-----|
E|----------------|--77----------7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------567-7---4-|
E|----------------|--77------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--6---6---6-----|--4-------------|
A|----4---4---4-2-|--------------2-|
E|----------------|----12/-0-0-----|
VERSE 2 + PRECHORUS
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------567-7-----|
E|----------------|--77----------7-|x5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------557-7---4-|
E|----------------|--77------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|-----696--------|--------6-x6-x--|
A|----------------|-----696------6-|
E|--------------4-|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|---------8-x8-x--|--------------------|
D|-----8118--------|--------------14----|
A|---------------7-|--7-------7/12--12\-|
E|-----------------|------8-------------|
CHORUS
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129--------|-----696--------|--------66------|
A|-----9129------7-|-----------------|----------------|-----696--6-----|
E|7--79------------|---------------9-|--------------4-|-----------7-x4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129--------|-----696--------|--------6-x6----|
A|-----9129------7-|-----------------|----------------|-----696--------|
E|7-7--------------|---------------9-|--------------4-|-------------x4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129--------|-----696--------|--------66------|
A|-----9129------7-|-----------------|----------------|-----696--6-----|
E|7-7--------------|---------------9-|--------------4-|-----------7-x4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|----------------|
A|-----9129------7-|----14/-0-----2-|
E|7-7--------------|----------------|
(1:40)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------14/---2-|
E|----------------|----------------|
VERSE 3 + PRECHORUS
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------567-7-----|
E|----------------|--77----------7-|x5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------557-7---4-|
E|----------------|--77------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|-----696--------|--------6-x6-x--|
A|----------------|-----696------6-|
E|--------------4-|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|---------8-x8-x--|---------------------|
D|-----8118--------|--------------14-----|
A|---------------7-|--7-------7/12--12\--|
E|-----------------|------8--------------|
CHORUS
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129--------|-----696--------|------6-8-9-8-6-|
A|-----9129------7-|-----------------|----------------|-----6-6-6------|
E|7--7-------------|---------------9-|--------------4-|--4-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129-----9--|-----696--------|--------66------|
A|-----9129------7-|---------------7-|----------------|-----696--6-----|
E|7-7--------------|-----------------|9-9-----------4-|-----------7-x4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129--------|-----696--------|--------6-------|
A|-----9129------7-|-----------------|----------------|-----696-96-----|
E|7-7--------------|---------------9-|--------------4-|-----------4-x7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|----------------|
A|-----9129------7-|----14/-0-----2-|
E|7-7--------------|----------------|
2:47
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------567-7-----|
E|----------------|--77----------7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--9-------97--9-|----------------|
A|----5-7-9-------|------569-9---7-|
E|----------------|--77------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------79--------|
A|--7--7-57--7--9-|-99--9--9-9---98|
E|------7------7--|-------------7--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------11109-------|
A|7-7--7-57--7--9-|-99--9-----9----98|
E|------7------7--|------------997---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7--7-57--7--9-|--9---9/0-------|
E|------7------7--|----------------|
BRIDGE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--4\---4--------|--4\---4----4---|
A|2---0---2-------|2---0-2--42--2--|
E|----------------|----------------|x3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|
D|-------4--------|----------------|
A|2-------2-------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|
3:24
CHORUS
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------66-------|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129------9-|-----696--6------|------6-8-9-8-6-|
A|-----9129------98|7-7-------------7|-----------7-x4h6|-----6-6-6-6-6--|
E|7--7-------------|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x---|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-----|-----9129-----9--|-----696---------|--------6-6-6---|
A|-----9129---------|7-7------------7-|--------------4h6|-----696-----6--|
E|7-7-----------7107|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4-----------7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|---------9-x9-x--|--------6-x6----|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--9|-----9129------9-|-----696-----6--|--------6-x6--6-|
A|-----9129------12-|7-7-------------7|--------------4x|-----696-----6-x|
E|7--7--------------|-----------------|9-9-------------|4-4-------------|
3:50
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----912---------|
A|-----9129------7-|---------0-------|
E|7-7--------------|---------------7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9----|--------6--------|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129-----9--|-----696--6------|------6-8-9-8-6-|
A|-----9129------7-|---------------7-|-----------4-x4h6|-----6-6-6-6-6--|
E|---7-------------|----------------x|9-9--------------|4-4-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9----|--------6--------|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-x--|-----9129-----9--|-----696--6------|------6-8-9-8-6-|
A|-----9129------7-|---------------7-|-----------4-x4h6|-----6-6-6-6-6--|
E|7--7-------------|----------------x|9-9--------------|4-4-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x--|----------------|
D|---------9-x9-----|-----9129-----9--|-----696--------|--------6-x6----|
A|-----9129---------|7-7------------7-|----------------|-----696------6-|
E|7--7----------7107|----------------x|9-9-----------4-|4-4------------9|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|---------9-x9-----|-----912---------|
A|-----9129---------|7-7------0---0---|
E|7--7----------7107|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x---|-----------------|
D|---------9-x9-9---|-----9129-----9--|-----696------4h6|------6-6--------|
A|-----9129------12-|7-7------------7-|-----------------|-----6---96------|
E|7--7--------------|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4--------10974-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|---------9-x9-----|-----912---------|
A|-----9129---------|7-7------0---0---|
E|7--7----------7107|-----------------|
4:35
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x---|-----------------|
D|---------9-x9-----|-----912------9--|-----696------4h6|--------6-6------|
A|-----9129---------|7-7------------7-|-----------------|-----696-6--9-6--|
E|7--7----------710-|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4------------10|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x---|----------------|
D|---------9-x9----|-----9129-----9--|-----696------4h6|------6-8-9-8-6-|
A|-----9129------98|7-7------------7-|-----------------|-----6-6-6------|
E|7--7-------------|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x---|-----------------|
D|---------9-x9----|-----9129-----9--|-----696------4h6|------6-6--------|
A|-----9129-----x9-|7-7------------7-|-----------------|-----6---96------|
E|7--7-------------|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4--------10974-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|-----------------|---------9-x9----|--------6-x6-x---|---------------11\|
D|---------9-x9----|-----9129-----9--|-----696------4h6|--------------9---|
A|-----9129-----x9-|7-7------------7-|-----------------|----11/------9----|
E|7--7-------------|-----------------|9-9--------------|4-4-----0---------|
FADE OUT....
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Starchild |
Artist | Jamiroquai |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | 46uFsJpS3yk |
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).