Parkway Drive – Absolute Power (Bass Tab)
Drop B (B-F#-B-E)
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1.0x
Tabbed By Vaughn Downard
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Leaving this open for refinements. I tabbed this on the fly. Hope it helps!
[Intro]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
During the clean parts, it sounds to me as though the bass is following the drums
with the rhythms and ringing in between.
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12\---3-2-3-2--------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-3p--2-2-0-2-2-3-2--2-/-10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------------------|
(When We cant see...)
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
(Pay em off, play em off)
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------0-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-----------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------0-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-2-2-2---------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|
[Verse]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--10--10--10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12\------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------5--7-------5-------7------------------------------------| B |--3--2----3--2-------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
[Pre Chorus 2]
(Ring out with guitars, then tight with the drums when open notes hit)
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----0-2-----0-2-------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------|
[Solo]
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-----------------------2-3-2---------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------3---2---2-5-----------------------------|
[Interude]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2--------2---------0-0-0/2---------2---------0-0-0/2----------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2---2-2-2-2------------------------------|
Repeat previous part until he screams Absolute Power for the Breakdown
[Breakdown]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-2-3-2--2--2--2-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
Repeat the break down into the final chorus.
[Chorus]
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0-2-------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2-0-2---------------------2-3-2-0---------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2--------------3b---3-3-3--5---------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-----------------------2-3-2---------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------2b-2-2-3-2b---2-------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--2--------------------2-3-2----2-------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------2b-2-2-3-2b---2---------------3---2---2-5-----------------------------|
Just end with a couple of the root notes at the end. 2nd fret Low B.
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| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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