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Pigs in Zen

Jane's Addiction
Bass Tab
★4.3(4)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Alright, there are no good tabs online for this song at all, so I decided to make my own

Good bass song, cool, simple basslines. I know it is long and there are a bunch of

parts in it but if you follow the structure, understand how to play it, and maybe put

own fills in there, its a fun song to play. Here is:

Pig's In Zen - Jane's Addiction

Nothing Shocking

Bassist: Eric Avery

Standard Tuning

Key:

\ - slide down

h - hammer on

p - pull off

* - hold note

b - bend

Intro

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A--10-10-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-1010\-----|
E-----------------------------------------|

Verse

G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A--------------2-0-------------|
E--0-2---0-2-------------------|

Chorus

G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A--------------2-22-0-------------|
E--0h2-222-22-2-------------------|

Bridge part 1

G---------------------------------------------|
D------------------0*---0---------------------|
A-------------------------10-9----------------|
E--0-2---0-2---222-------------10-8-7--7-7-77-|

Bridge part 2

G-----------------------------------------------------|
D------------------0*---0-------------------9-9b------|
A-------------------------10-9------------------------|
E--0-2---0-2---222-------------10-8-7--7-77-----------|

Bridge part 3

G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------0*---0---------------9-9-9b-------------------|
A-------------10-9-------------10-9-----------------------------------|
E--0-2---0-2-------10-8-------------10-8-7-7---------0000000000000000-|

Alternate Riff 1

G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A--------------00-2------------|
E--0-2---0-2-------------------|

Alternate Riff 2

G---------------------------------|
D-------------------2h4-----------|
A-------------2-2-2---------------|
E--0-2---0-2----------------------|

Alternate Riff 3

G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------2h4---------|
E--0-2---0-2---222-2h4-------------|

Alternate Riff 4

G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A-----------------7---7h9-7h9----|
E--0-2---0-2---44---4------------|

Alternate Riff 5

G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A----------------7---7h9----------|
E--0-2---0-2---4---4-----9p7------|

Interlude Main Riff

G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--0-2---0-2---------------|

Interlude part 1

G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A--2-2-0-2------------2-0----|
E----------0-222-0-2---------|

Interlude part 2

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A----------------0--------------------2-0-|
E--0-2---0-2-2-0---0--0-222-0-2-0-2-------|

Interlude small riff

G----------------|
D----------------|
A------0h2-------|
E--0h2-----------|

Interlude part before chorus

G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A------------------0h2-------|
E--22222222-222-0h2----------|

Outro

G----------|
D----------|
A----------|
E--0-2-----|

Song Structure

Intro x1

Verse x3

Alternate Riff 1 x1

Verse x8

Chorus x5

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 2 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 3 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 2 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 3 x1

Verse x8

Chorus x5

Bridge part 1 x1

Verse x1

Bridge part 2 x1

Verse x1

Bridge part 3 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 4 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 5 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 2 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 5 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 4 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 2 x1

Verse x1

Alternate Riff 5 x1

Verse x2

Interlude Main Riff x4

Interlude part 1 x1

Interlude Main Riff x1

Interlude part 2 x1

Interlude Main Riff x12

Interlude small riff x1

Interlude Main Riff x3

Interlude part before chorus x1

Chorus x7

Outro x1

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