AFI – Beautiful Thieves (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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Bass Tab
Crash Love (2009)
Tune half a step down.
This tab will be totally confusing in parts. I did a cover on Youtube which might help
There's a tapping part in there which I had no idea how to notate in tab form so just
a bit, or watch the video and try get the gist of it from there.
There's also an effect in the tapping bit, I don't know what Hunter used but I did it
a wah and flanger together and it sounded okay. But it's not
necessary - it sounds fine when your bass is just normal. I doubt it's perfect but most
sound alright.
x - mute
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
> - strum (listen for changes)
~ - let ring
Intro part one: Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------|x2 Eb|-1h33-xx-1h33-xx-1h3-xx-| Intro part two: Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------|-----------------------| Ab|---------------1-------|---------------1h3-1h3-|x2 Eb|-1h33-1-3-1h33---3-1h3-|-1h33-1-3-1h33---------|
Verse = Intro part two x4
Right before the chorus, slide up to Ab|-17- and play the note a few times
Chorus Gb|--------------|-----------------| Db|--------------|-----------------| Ab|-6>--------6\-|-------x1-1------| Eb|----3h5-6>----|-1> 3>------x1-1-| Gb|--------------|-------| Db|--------------|-------| Ab|-6>--------6\-|----3>-| Eb|----3h5-6>----|-1>----|
Rest for a bit after the chorus, then is this little bass-tapping solo.
Gb|-15--10p8p0--17--10p8p0--14--10p8p0--15--10p8p0-|x3
Gb|-15--10p8p0--17--10p8p0--14--10p8p0--19~--|x1
Verse 2 Gb|--------|-------------|----------|---------------------| Db|------5-|-----5-------|------5---|-555-----------------| Ab|--------|-------5-3---|----------|-----5-----------1h3-| Eb|-3333---|-333-------3-|-3333---3-|-------3-111-1h3-----| Gb|--------|----------|----------|------------------| Db|-5555---|-5555-----|-5555-----|-5555-------------| Ab|--------|------5---|------5---|------5-----------| Eb|------3-|--------3-|--------3-|--------3-1~~-3~~-|
Repeat chorus as before
Rest for a little
Bridge Gb|----| |------------------| |-------------------------| Db|----| |------------------| |-----10-------10--10-10--| Ab|----| |-----/17-17-17-17-|x3 |-888----8--88-------8--8-|x1 Eb|-xx-| |-6\---------------| |-------------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|-------------7--8-| Ab|----------8-------|x1 Eb|-3--5--6----------| Chorus again (rest for first part this time!) Gb|--------------|-----------------| Db|--------------|-----------------| Ab|-----------6\-|-------x1-1------| Eb|--------6>----|-1> 3>------x1-1-| Gb|--------------|--------------------| Db|--------------|--------------------| Ab|-6>--------6\-|----333/15-15-15-15-| Eb|----3h5-6>----|-1>-----------------|
Repeat the chorus a couple more times, throw in a few octaves for good measure.
I know Hunter does but I can't be bothered to tab them all out.
Ending Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|-5/10~---5/10~-| Eb|---------------|