Deftones – This Link Is Dead (Bass Tab)

B Tuning (B-E-A-D)
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Band: Deftones Song: This Link is Dead Album: Ohms (2020) Bassist: Sergio Vega --------------------------------------------------------- BPM: ~174 bpm Time Signature(s): 4/4 Isolated Track: Yes Live performances: No Covers: No Played with: Pick Effects: Clean --------------------------------------------------------- This can also be played with drop c# tuning if you dont have a 5 string. Just be sure to transpose it correctly. Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] No Bass [Verse 1] x4
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  
D|----------------|----------------|     \
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|----------------| x3   |
B|2~~----------2~~|~2~~2~~~--------|       \

                                             x4
D|----------------|----------------|       /
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| x1   |
B|2~~----------2~~|/---------------|     /
[Chorus]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------| x3
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2---2---2---|

D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| x1
B|2---2---2-2---2-|----------------|
[Verse 2]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|     \
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|----------------| x3   |
B|2~~----------2~~|~2~~2~~~--------|       \

                                             x4
D|----------------|----------------|       /
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| x1   |
B|2~~----------2~~|/---------------|     /
Sergio sometimes throws this in here and there
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-4--4---4-------|
E|----------------|------------2---|
B|2~~----------2~~|~---------------|
[Chorus]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|     \
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|----------------| x3   |
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2---2---2---|       \

                                             x 2
D|----------------|----------------|       /
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| x1   |
B|2---2---2-2---2-|----------------|     /
[Verse 3]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|     \
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|----------------| x3   |
B|2~~----------2~~|~2~~2~~~--------|       \

                                             x4
D|----------------|----------------|       /
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| x1   |
B|2~~----------2~~|/---------------|     /
[Instruemntal Chorus]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|--------------6-| x8
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--5-7-5-7-5-5---|
[Interlude] No Bass for 8 measures [Verse 4]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|     \
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|----------------| x3   |
B|2~~----------2~~|~2~~2~~~--------|       \

                                             x4
D|----------------|----------------|       /
A|----------------|----------------|      |
E|----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| x1   |
B|2~~----------2~~|/---------------|     /
[Bridge]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|  
A|----------------|----------------|  
E|----------------|----------------| x4  
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2---2---2---|

D|------------------|------------------|  
A|------------------|------------------|  
E|------------------|------------------| x3  
B|14--14--14-14--14-|--14-14--14--14---|

D|------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------| Start at B14 and slide down while picking 16th notes 
B|14-14\13\12\11\10\|9\8\7\6\5\4\3\2-2-2-| until you reach B2 for an entire measure.(Try following the guitar)
[Outro]
  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^  + ^ + ^ + ^ + ^
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|--------------6-| x8
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--5-7-5-7-5-5---|
************************************ | ~ Vibrato | x Dead note | \ Slide down | / Slide up ************************************