Lightning Bolt, "Two Towers" 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 Most of this song consists of 2 notes, however it is the subtle changes in timings that make it interesting. Riff1: A -15-----19-----15--17--14---- D ----------------------------- Repeat 4 times, then repeat 4 times an G -0------0------0---0----0---- octave higher using a whammy pedal. C ----------------------------- Riff2: Ahh, a nice bit of tapping to play with. I'm not entirely sure of the exact notes here, it kinda wibbles around a bit with the Whammy pedal, but it's kinda a bit like this. You'll need to listen to the song to get the exact number of times this kinda plays for.... H P T P H P T P H P A -15-----19-----15--17--14---14---15--12---14---10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-- D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -0------0------0---0---0----0----0---0----0----0--------------------------------- C ----------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P A -14-10-12-10-15-10-12-10-14-10-12-10-15-10-12-10-17-10-12-10-15-10-12-10-17-10-12-10-- D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P A -19-10-12-10-17-10-12-10-19-10-12-10-17-10-12-10-15-10-12-10-14-10-12-10-15-10-12-10-- D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T P H P T P H P T P H P T P H P A -14-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10- D ----------------------------------------------0-- G ----------------------------------------------0-- C ------------------------------------------------- Riff3: The rest of the song is all about getting the pull-off timing right, Once you've mastered it, it's fairly straight forward. This riff literally makes up for 70% of the song... H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------ D ------------------------------ G -0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-- C ------------------------------ Riff4: This a really nice prelude to whats coming at the end of the song ;) H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- Repeat another 3 times..... G -0-5-0-0-5-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-3-0- C ------------------------------------------------- then into.... Riff5: H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-5-0-0-5-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-9-0- C ------------------------------------------------- H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-7-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-9-0- C ------------------------------------------------- H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0- C ------------------------------------------------- Then back to Riff 3 for absolutely ages. There are a few subtle variations in timing, but I can't be bothered to write them out. I suppose it depends how good your drummer is as to whether you can pull them off... Riff6: At around 4'50 into the song, Riff4 and 5 repeat again, and then lead into this: (The timing on this is really difficult to get, start slow and build up). H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0- C ------------------------------------------------- H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0- C ------------------------------------------------- H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-7-0- C ------------------------------------------------- H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P A ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- G -0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0- C ------------------------------------------------- I'm pretty sure this riff just repeats until the end of the song. I *think* Brian justs uses a Whammy pedal cunningly to quickly slide back and forth an octave.