Death – Together As One (Bass Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F)
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TOGETHER AS ONE (Bassline)
As recorded by Death
(From the 1991 Album HUMAN)
Transcribed by James Williams (Inverted)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Steve DiGiorgio'
Intro
Fast Metal Q=210
$
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5---------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-|
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-----------------1-1-1-1--||
Verse
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------------------8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7-----------------6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------------------8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Q=204
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----9--8-----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7--------6--|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
Pre Chorus
Slower Q=150
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--|
Q=146
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E 4x
|---------------------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----7-8---9-8-----o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-/5-----7-----5-8--||
Moderate Metal Q=100
Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H.
|------------|------------|------------|----------|
|------------|------------|------------|----5-----|
|----6-------|----5-------|----6-------|----------|
|-7----------|-7----------|-7----------|-7--------|Q=98
3/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------7-------6---------|-------5-------4---------| |-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------7-------6---------|-------5-------4------------| |-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7----|
3/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------7-------6---------|-------5-------4---------| |-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7-|
Q=130
7/8
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S Q
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------7-------6---------|-------5-------4-----------|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-0---|
Chorus
Faster Q=130
To Coda
7/8 4/4
Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||---------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||---4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-|
7/8 4/4
Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
7/8 4/4 1/2
Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-|-1--0--|
Solo Bass Line
Slow Metal Q=72
4/4
S S S S T T S S S S S T T S S S S S
||--------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|
S S S S T T S S S S S T T S S S S S 4x
|--------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1--||
Interlude
Q=78
5/8 3/8
S S S S S S T T S T T S 3x S S S S S S
||---------------------------||-------------|
||o-4-3---3-2---------------o||-4-3---3-2---|
||o-----2-----1-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-----2-----1-|
||---------------------------||-------------|
Q=76
4/4 15/16
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7-----6---------7-----9---------|-7-----6---------7-----9--------|
|---8-8---0-6-0-0---6-6---0-9-0-0-|---8-8---0-6-0-0---6-6---0-9-0--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Q=78
5/8 3/8
S S S S S S T T S T T S 3x S S S S S S
||---------------------------||-------------|
||o-4-3---3-2---------------o||-4-3---3-2---|
||o-----2-----1-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-----2-----1-|
||---------------------------||-------------|
4/4 15/16
PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-4---4---------8-7---7---------|-5-4---4---------8-7---7--------|
|-----0---0-5-0-0-----0---0-8-0-0-|-----0---0-5-0-0-----0---0-8-0--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Q=76
5/8
S S S S S S T T S T T S S S S S S S T T S T T S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-8---8-7---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-8---8-7---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----7-----6-------------|-----7-----6-------------|
5/8 3/4
S S S S S S T T S T T S S S S S S S T T S E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-9-8---8-7---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-8---8-7---0-0-0-0---|
|-----7-----6-------------|-----7-----6-----------|Chorus
Q=130
D.S. al Coda
&
7/8 4/4
Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||---------------------|-----------------------------| ||o--------------------|-----------------------------| ||o--------------------|-----------------------------| ||---4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-| 7/8 4/4 Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |-------------------|----------------------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| 7/8 4/4 Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3--| Intro Q Q +H +W +W Q H. |--------------|------------|------------|----------*| |--------------|------------|------------|----------*| |--------------|------------|------------|-7--------*| |-1--0--(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|----------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths