Lightning Bolt, Crown of Storms Bass Tab
Tab (C)Robert Bateman, 31/03/2005.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,
or research.
Rightyo, this is my go at tabbing a bit of Lightning Bolt. The tuning
used for Brian Gibsons Bass is C,G,D,A (the same as a cello). He uses
Banjo string for the A string, up to you if you want to do that i guess!
If you snap a string tuning the Bass up, don't blame me!!!
a 'T' above the note indicates that it is tapped using the right
hand. 'H' indicates a hammer on, 'P' indicates a pulloff
The most difficult thing about this piece is getting the rhythm right,
It may take a bit of practice!
Riff1: Lots of tapping! The note on the 10th fret is not actually played,
it's just sounded using pulloffs from the right hand when tapping.
T P H T P H T P H T P H
A --17-10-15-19-10-15-17-10-15-19-10-15-
D -------------------------------------- ... Repeat lots ...
G --------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------
Riff2: This bit is the hardest bit to get right, concentrate on the rhythm
and hopefully it'll fall into place....
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---19-10-15-19---19-10-15-19---19-10-15-19---19-10-15-19--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---19-10-15-19---19-10-15-19---19-10-15-19---19-10-15-19--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---14-10-12-14---14-10-12-14---14-10-12-14---14-10-12-14--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17---17-10-14-17--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---14-10-12-14---14-10-12-14---14-10-12-14---14-10-12-14--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
T P H T T P H T T P H T T P H T
A ---12-10-12-12---12-10-12-12---12-10-12-12---12-10-12-12--
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
Riff3: The easy one! Used for a good part of the song.
A ----------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
Riff4: The following riffs are played in no particular order.
I'm not entirely sure whether the D string is played at
all here, it would probably be OK with just the A and G
strings....
Riff 4.1a:
A -------14------------14-------------14------------14------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------15------------15-------------15------------15------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4.1b:
A -------14------------14-------------14------------14------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------15------------15-------------15------------15------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------19------------19-------------19------------19------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4.1c:
A -------14------------14-------------14------------14------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------15------------15-------------15------------15------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------10------------10-------------10------------10------
D -------16------------16-------------16------------16------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
A -------15------------15-------------15------------15------
D -------17------------17-------------17------------17------
G -0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------
Riff 5:
A ------14----17----------------
D -17---------------------------
G -0----0-----0----0--0 0 0 0 0-
C ------------------------------
A ------14----------------------
D -17---------17----------------
G -0----0-----0----0--0 0 0 0 0-
C ------------------------------
Ending :
let ring.....
A ------14----17----------------
D -17---------------------------
G -0----0-----0-----------------
C ------------------------------