Amorphis – The Way (Bass Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F)
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Speed:
1.0x
Tab for 4-string bass tuned to D standard.
BPM = ~130 (small changes through the song)
[Intro] (00:28)
4/4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7---------------(7)--------------|3---------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|------3---3b----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-------------7-|7---------------|3---------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|------3---3b----|
[Verse 1] (00:42)
6/4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G|7-------------7-|7---------------|3---------------|3-------3---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|------3---4-----3b------|
4/4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7---------------(7)------------7-|3---------------|3---3-3-3-------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|----------3b----|
6/4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G|7---------------(7)--------------|3---------------|3-------3---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|------3---4-----3b------|
4/4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7---------------(7)--------------|3---------------|3---------5\----|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|[Bridge] (01:14)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[Guitar solo 1] (01:43)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|7-7-7-7-7\------|
[Chorus] (02:13)
///Bars stretched because of 16th notes///
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|8-----8-----8-----8-----9-----9-----9-----9-----| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
[Synth solo] (02:43)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[Guitar solo 2] (03:12)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[Chorus] (03:42)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|8-----8-----8-----8-----9-----9-----9-----9-----| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
[Outro] (04:12)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------------------------------|
Slower
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| hold
G|12--------------|14------11------|----------------|----------------| note
D|----------------|----------------|9---------------(9)--------------|************************************
| (n) Ligature (hold note over bar line)
| \ Slide down
| b Bend
4/4 --> time signature . r --> rests and other effects 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + --> rhythm notation F|----------------| C|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------|
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