Devin Townsend – Evermore (Bass Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F)
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5 String Bass Tuning - ADGCF
tabbed by jjhand
[Intro]
4/4 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| A|---------5---3-3---------5---3-3-|---------5---3-3---------5---3-3-| 5/8 bars F|---------------------|---------------------| C|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------| D|-0-------------------|-0-------------------| A|---------5-----3-3-3-|---------5-----3-3-3-| F|---------------------|---------------------| C|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------| D|-0-------------------|-0-------------------| A|---------5-----3-3-3-|---------5-----3-3-3-| 4/4 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| A|---------5---3-3---------5---3-3-|---------5---3-3---------5---3-3-| 5/8 bars F|---------------------|---------------------| C|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------| D|-0-------------------|-0-------------------| A|---------5-----3-3-3-|---------5-----3-3-3-| F|---------------------|----------------------| C|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|-0-------------------|-0-------0-----0-0-0m-| A|---------5-----3-3-3-|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Low A string not used here
starts at 0:32 on second line of lyrics F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-7---------------5---------------|-4---------------3-hold----------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "no use in trying now, its time to say goodbye"
[Chorus]
Low A string not used here
6/8 time F|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|-6-------6-------6---9---|-10---7--10--9---6-------| G|-----7-------7-----------|---------------------7---| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| "Turn the page..." F|-------------9-----------|-------------------------| C|-10---7--10------9-------|-7-------7---6-----------| G|---------------------7---|-----9-----------7-------| D|-------------------------|---------------------0---| F|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------7-----------7---|---------7-----------7---| D|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------| F|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------7-----------7---|--------7------------7---| D|-0-----------0-----------|-0----------0------------| F|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------7-----------7---|---------7-----------7---| D|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------| back to 4/4 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0---0-0-0---0---2---0---2---4---|-0---0-0-0---0---2---0---2---4---| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| D|-0---0-0-0---0---2---0---2---4---|-5---4---2---0---2---4---2---0---|
[Upbeat Theme]
play riff 2x
F|----------------11--------13----------14-| C|-----------14-11--11-12-------------14---| G|---11-14-11--------------------14-17-----| D|-12--------------------------------------| F|-14---17-13-----------11---18-14----------| C|--------------------------------18-14--14-| G|--------------11-14-11---------------16---| D|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|----------18----------------16---11-12-11-| G|-17---16-------17--16--19-17--------------| D|--------17-------16--17-------------------| F|-11--------------------13-----------------| C|---12---------11------------14------------| G|-----11----------12-----------------------| D|-------10---------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-12---------12---------12---------12------|
Upbeat theme ending:
F|----------------11--------13----------14-| C|-----------14-11--11-12-------------14---| G|---11-14-11--------------------14-17-----| D|-12--------------------------------------| F|-14---17-13-----------11---18-14----------| C|--------------------------------18-14--14-| G|--------------11-14-11---------------16---| D|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|----------18----------------16---11-12-11-| G|-17---16-------17--16--19-17--------------| D|--------17-------16--17-------------------| F|-11--------------------13-----------------| C|---12---------11------------14------------| G|-----11----------12-----------------------| D|-------10---------------------------------|
[Main Theme Bridge]
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------3-3-| F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----1---0m-----------1---0m------|-----1---0m-------0-------0m------| A|-3------------3-3-3-----------3-3-|-3--------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------|-----1---0m-----------1---0m------| A|------------------------------3-3-|-3------------3-3-3-----------3-3-| F|-------------------------| C|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 3 beats D|-----1---0m--------------| A|-3-----------------------|
Bridge Ending - play 2x
4/4
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0----------------0---------------|-0----------------0---------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|
9/8
F|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------0-----------|-----0----------------0---------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-|-3-------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-3---|
4/4
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0----------------0---------------|-0----------------0---------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|
9/8
F|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------0-----------|-----0--------------------------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-|-3-------5m---3-3-3---4---4---4-4-4---|
> > > > >
No bass during next part 2:18 - 2:53[Bass Accent Part]
at 2:54 - accent these notes
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-3---3-------3-----------3-------|-------------3-------3-------3---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------5\------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------2-------3-------5---| A|---------------------3-3---------|-----3---------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0-------0---0-------0-----------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------------------3-3-|-5-------5---5-------5-------3-3-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|------------------------------/7-| A|-5-------5---5-------5-------3-3-|-5---------------5---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-7---5---------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------6---5b6r5~~~------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-5\------------------------------|
Bass rests again until 3:24
[Bass] at 3:24 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------0---0---|-0m------------------------------| A|-5---5\--------------------------|--------------------------10\----| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------5\--------------|
[Main Theme Bridge 2]
at 3:36 F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------3-3-| 9/8 F|--------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----0----------------0---------------| A|-3-------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-3---| F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------3-3-| 4/4 5/8 F|----------------------------------|---------------------| C|----------------------------------|---------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------| D|-----1---0m-----------1---0m------|-----1---0m----------| A|-3------------3-3-3-----------3-3-|-3-----------3-3-3---| 4/4 F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------| A|--------------3-3-------------3-3-|--------------3-3-------------3-3-| 9/8 F|--------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----0----------------0---------------| A|-3-------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-3---| 4/4 F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------|-0-------0m-------0-------0m------| A|--------------3-3-------------3-3-|--------------3-3-------------3-3-| 4/4 F|----------------------------------|---------------------------| C|----------------------------------|---------------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------| hold last note D|-----1---0m-----------1---0m------|---------0-----------------| A|-3------------3-3-3-----------3-3-|-3-------------------------|
[Upbeat Theme Accents]
at 4:08
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0m------0---0m------0m------0-0-|-0m------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------3---3m------3m------3-3-|
F|---------------------------------|-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------| last bar
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| is 2 beats
D|---------------------------------|---------1-------|
A|-3m------3---3m------3m------3-3-|-3m--------------|
4/4
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0m------0---0m------0m------0-0-|-0m------0m--0-0-0m--0-0-0m--0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0m------0---0m------0m------0-0-|-0m------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------3---3m------3m------3-3-|
F|---------------------------------|-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----------------| last bar
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| is 2 beats
D|---------------------------------|---------1---1---|
A|-3m------3---3m------3m------3-3-|-3m--------------|
4/4
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0m------0---0m------0m------0-0-|-0m------0m--0-0-0m--0-0-0m--0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0m------0---0m------0m------0-0-|-0m------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------3---3m------3m------3-3-|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------1---1-1-0---------------|
A|-3m------3---3m------3m------3-3-|-3m--3-3-------------------------|
hold note
4/4
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0m------0---0m------0m------0-0-|-0m------0m--0-0-0m--0-0-0m--0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|[Breakdown]
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3--/6---6---6---6---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0-------0m------0-------0m------|-0-------0m------0-------0m------| A|-------------3-3-------------3-3-|-------------3-3-------------3-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-1---0---0-------4TP-------------|-4TP-------------8TP-------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2TP-----------------------------|-3TP-----------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6TP-----1TP---------------------| A|---------------------------------|
[Outro]
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0----------------0---------------|-0----------------0---------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|
9/8
F|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------0-----------|-----0----------------0---------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-|-3-------5m---3-3-3-------5m--5-5-5---|
4/4
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0----------------0---------------|-0----------------0---------------|
A|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|---------5m---3-3-------5m----3-3-|
9/8
F|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------0-----------|-----0----------------0---0---0-0-0---|
A|---------5m---3-3-3-------5m--3-3-|-3-------5m---3-3-3-------------------|************************************
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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