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Wasting Away

Nailbomb
Bass Tab

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

Song

Tablature Explanation

h - hammer on

p - pull off

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

r - rest

b() - bend up to the equivalent fret (in brackets)

. - staccato

> - accent

As usual, listen to the song to get the timing and repetitions of riffs.

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"Wasting Away" - Nailbomb (Point Blank CD)

Regular tuning, with plenty of distortion!

Intro: x2

G|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
A|->-------->--->---|->-------->--->---|->-------->------->------->-------|
E|-0h111111111111-r-|-0h111111111111-r-|-0h111111111111111111111111111111-|

Bass tacet, then:

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|->.->.->.->.-|
E|-43-43-43-43-|

Verse: x4

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|->---->---->----------|
E|-4p3-34p3-34p3-300000-|

Chorus: x4

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

A|-55555555666666667777777788888888-|

E|----------------------------------|

Verse: x8

Chorus: x4

Verse: x8

Chorus: x4

Riff 1: x2

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
A|-7-77-77\66/88-|-7-77-77\66/88-|-7-77-77\66/88-|-7-6-7777-6-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|

Riff 2: x10

G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-0-00-55554444/77-7-|

Chorus: x4

Verse: x8

Chorus: x4

Outro: distortion off, sustain and volume swell.

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

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