Saxon – Killing Ground (Bass Tab)
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KILLING GROUND (Bassline)
As recorded by Saxon
(From the 2001 Album KILLING GROUND)
Transcribed by Facundo Daniel Bressan
Words and Music by Saxon
Arranged by Saxon
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=65
4/4
Gtr I
T T T T S T T T T S T T S T T T T S T T T T S E 6x
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||--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---0--||
Pre Verse
T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
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Verse
$
T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T T T
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7---5-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T T T T T T T
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3p0-2-3p0-2-3p0----|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T T T
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
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Chorus
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S T T T T S E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---12\----||
Pre Verse/Pre Solo
D.S.
T T T T S T T T T S T T S T T T T S T T T T S E
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||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---1-1---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---1--||
Solo
T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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||o-------------------------------------------------|
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||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T T T T T T T
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|-------------------------------------------------3-5---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-------|
T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6p5-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
Verse
T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T T T T T T T
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3p0-2-3p0-2-3p0-|
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T T T S S T T T S T T S T T T S S T T T S T T T T
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|-----------------------------------------------5-----o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7---5---o||
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Chorus
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------o||
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
Bass Solo
~
W Q +E S S +H
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|----------|----------------------|
|----------|-------------7-(7)----|
|-0--------|-12\--(12)-0-0-(0)----||---3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------2-5p2-7-9p7-9-12p9-12-14p12-14-| |---------------2-5p2--------------------------------| |---------2-5p2--------------------------------------| |-0-0-3p0--------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S H. |-17p14-17-19p17-19-21-----| |-------------------21-----| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q H. S S S E +Q +E T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |-21\----------|-9p7h9-9-(9)--(9)-----------7-9-12-9-7------------------| |-21\----------|----------------------5-7-9------------9-7-5------------| |------7-------|------------------5-7------------------------7-5-2------| |------0-------|---------------------------------------------------5-3--|
2/4 4/4
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E +E. S E +S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|-------------5p4-----------------------------| |---------------0h2-|-----------------5\-------------7---7-5h7----| |-------2h3-(3)-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-5-5---5-------7\-| |-0-(0)-------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |--3--| |---3---|
Q E S S S S E. +E E S S S S |----------------------7-5p0-4p0-| |-------------5------------------| |-7\----3-5-7---7--(7)-----------| |-----0--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4h5h7--------------------------| |-------------5p4---------------------7---7-5h7----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---5-------7\-| |--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |---3----| |---3---|
Q S S S S S S E E S S E E S S |-----------------14-12------------------| |---------5h7-7-7-------14p12-14-12-10p9-| |-7\--5h7--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |------3------| |--3--| |--3--| |---3----|
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S S E S E |-7-5-------------------------------------------14p12--------| |-----7-5---------------------------------12h14-------14p12--| |---------7-5-3\-(3)-------10----10h12-14--------------------| |--------------------10h12----12-----------------------------|
~~
|--3--| |---3----|
H E E E E E S S |-------19-17-16-------------| |----------------19-17-------| |-14-------------------19p17-| |----------------------------|
~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E S S E E S S Q S S S S S S Q Q Q
|-19-17-16----------7-5-------------|--------------7-----------||
|----------19-17-16-----7p5-7-5-4---|--------5-7-9-------------||
|---------------------------------5-|-7--5-7---------7\-7\-7\--||
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Chorus
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------o||
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
Outro
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S T T T T S T T S T T T T S T T T T S E
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||o-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---6-6---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---3-o||
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1/4 4/4
Q W +W +W +W
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|----|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----|-1--------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----*|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