WHERE’D ALL THE TIME GO? By DR. DOG
Bass Tab by Matthew of Seastroke
VERSE -----------------------------------------------------
X x x x x X x x X x x x X x x x
G|--------|---7-------|---------|-7------------|
D|--------|-9---9h7---|---------|--9p7---------|
A|5~~~~~~~|--------9h7|-5-5~~~~/|------10-9-7h9|
E|--------|-----------|---------|--------------|
x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x x
G|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|10-10-9-9-|-7-7-5--|---------|---------|
E|----------|------02|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-2-5-|
X x x x x X x x X x x x X x x x
G|--------|---7-------|---------|-7------------|
D|--------|-9---9h7---|---------|--9p7---------|
A|5~~~~~~~|7-------9h7|-5-5~~~~/|------10-9-7h9|
E|--------|-----------|---------|--------------|
x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x x
G|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|10-10-9-9-|-7-7-5--|---------|-------5-|
E|----------|------02|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-2---|
BRIDGE ----------------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|---------|-----9~~~|~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~---7h9|
A|-7~~~~~~~|~~~~~----|---------|-----7h9---|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|---------|--------7h9|---------|---------|
A|-5~~~~~~~|~~~~~7h9---|-5~~~~~~~|~-~-~----|
E|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
VERSE -----------------------------------------------------
X x x x x X x x X x x x X x x x
G|--------|---7-------|---------|-7------------|
D|--------|-9---9h7---|---------|--9p7---------|
A|5~~~~~~~|7-------9h7|-5-5~~~~/|------10-9-7h9|
E|--------|-----------|---------|--------------|
x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x x
G|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|10-10-9-9-|-7-7-5--|---------|---------|
E|----------|------02|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-2-5-|
X x x x x X x x X x x x X x x x
G|--------|---7-------|---------|-7------------|
D|--------|-9---9h7---|---------|--9p7---------|
A|5~~~~~~~|7-------9h7|-5-5~~~~/|------10-9-7h9|
E|--------|-----------|---------|--------------|
x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x x
G|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|10-10-9-9-|-7-7-5--|---------|-------5-|
E|----------|------02|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-2---|
BRIDGE ----------------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|---------|-----9~~~|~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~---7h9|
A|-7~~~~~~~|~~~~~----|---------|-----7h9---|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|---------|--------7h9|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7h9---|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|-----9~~~|~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|
A|-7~~~~~~~|~~~~~----|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4---|---------|
A|---------|---------|-------2~|~~~2-2-2-| x3
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-77777777|-77777777|-77777777|-7777---7h9|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----7h9---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
POST-CHORUS -----------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
D|---------|--------7h9|---------|--------7h9|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7h9---|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7h9---|
E|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
D|---------|--------7h9|---------|--------7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7h9---|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7h9---|
E|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
VERSE -----------------------------------------------------
X x x x x X x x X x x x X x x x
G|--------|---7-------|---------|-7------------|
D|--------|-9---9h7---|---------|9-9p7---------|
A|5~~~~~~~|7-------9h7|-5-5~~~~/|------10-9-7h9|
E|--------|-----------|---------|--------------|
x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x x
G|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|10-10-9-9-|-7-7-5--|---------|---------|
E|----------|------02|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-2-5-|
X x x x x X x x X x x x X x x x
G|--------|---7-------|---------|-7------------|
D|--------|-9---9h7---|---------|--9p7---------|
A|5~~~~~~~|7-------9h7|-5-5~~~~/|------10-9-7h9|
E|--------|-----------|---------|--------------|
x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x x
G|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|10-10-9-9-|-7-7-5--|---------|-------5-|
E|----------|------02|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-2---|
BRIDGE ----------------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|---------|-----9~~~|~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~---7h9|
A|-7~~~~~~~|~~~~~----|---------|-----7h9---|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|---------|--------7h9|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7h9---|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|-----9~~~|~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|
A|-7~~~~~~~|~~~~~----|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4---|---------|
A|---------|---------|-------2~|~~~2-2-2-| x3
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
x x x x x x x x X x x x X x x x X x x x X x x x
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-77777777|-77777777|-77777777|-77777777|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
OUTRO -----------------------------------------------------
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G|----------|---------|----------|---------|
D|---7h9----|---------|---7h9----|---------|
A|7h9---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|7h9---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| x4
E|----------|---------|----------|---------|
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Where’d All The Time Go? |
Artist | Dr. Dog |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | S0V9zehc_h8 |
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).