X Japan – Drain (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Finger Bass'
Q=130 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S E |-------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------0-|-2---------------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-------------|-------------0-------5-|-7---------------------5--| |-------------|---0-0-3-0-0---0-0-3---|---0-0-3-0----------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-2-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |-7-------------0-------------|---------------------------5-5-| |---0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-2-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |-7-------------0-------------|---------------------------5-5-| |---0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------| E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-7-----------0-------5-|-7-----------------------| |---0-0-3-0-0---0-0-3---|---0-0-3-0-1-1---1---1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-| E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------0--|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--| |-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3--|------------------------| E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--|---------------------5--|------------------------| |------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3--| E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--| |------------------------|------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| S S S S S S S S H E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. |----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|---------------------5--|-------------------------| |-----------------0----|-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3---| E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--|---------------------5--| |------------------------|------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0------| E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--| |-0---0-(0)---0---0---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 S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| 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 E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-3---3---3-3-| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E +E E |------------------|--------------------| |-2--------------0-|-2------------------| |------------2-2---|------------------2-| |----0-0-(0)-------|----0-0-(0)-0-(0)---| E. S +E E E. S +E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------0-| |-0----------0----------|-0-----0-(0)-2-2---| |----3-(3)-0----3-(3)-0-|---0-3-------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E +E E |------------------|--------------------| |-2--------------0-|-2------------------| |------------2-2---|------------------2-| |----0-0-(0)-------|----0-0-(0)-0-(0)---| E. S +E E E. S +E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------0-| |-0----------0----------|-0-----0-(0)-2-2---| |----3-(3)-0----3-(3)-0-|---0-3-------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 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|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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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