The Tales of War (Bass)
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Bass TAB in the key of G#m like the original song, in 4/4 time, tabbed for a 4-string bass in standard EADG 
tuning. This is my personal interpretation of the bassline.

|--|--|--|--| = 8th note measures (i.e. for 8th notes, half notes, and whole notes).
|-----|-----| = 16th note measures (i.e. 8th note measures zoomed in to allow for spacing 16th notes).

* = The previous note is silenced.      
x = A muted string is played without pressing any note.
m = The marked note is played muted.


[Intro - 00:00-01:38] 00:00-00:37 is the orchestral part. The guitar comes in at 00:37 and then the bass 
and drums come in at 00:41.

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| x1

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| x9

The bassline for the first riff below is from 00:41-00:57.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--*--------| x1

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x2

The bassline for the second riff below is from 00:57-01:05.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-----6-----------4-----------7-----7-----|---------6-----6-----------4-----------7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--------------4--4--------4--4--------------|---4--4--------------4--4--------4--4--------------| x2

Repeat the bassline for the first riff again below from 01:05-01:14.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--x--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x2

Repeat the bassline for the second riff again below from 01:14-01:22.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-----6-----------4-----------7-----7-----|---------6-----6-----------4-----------7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--------------4--4--------4--4--------------|---4--4--------------4--4--------4--4--------------| x2

Then comes the bassline for the third riff below from 01:22-01:38. Note the triplets in the fourth measure 
of this riff.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------2-----------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---4-------2-------4---------------5-------2-------| x2



[Verse 1 - 01:38-02:11]

This bassline for the first riff below is just straight 16th notes on the G# note from 01:38-01:55.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x4

The bassline for the second riff of the verse comes in at 01:55. Note the triplets in the fourth measure 
of this riff.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---*-----------------------------------------------| x1



[Chorus 1 - 02:11-02:27] The first chorus is very short and only repeats two times. Note that you keep 
holding the notes on the E string so that they continue ringing out while playing the notes on the A string. 
Also, the notes should be played closer to the neck on both strings for a thicker tone.

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-----6-----*-----------|---4-----4-----*-----------6-----6-----*-----------|
E|---4-----------4-----4--4--------------4-----4--4--|---------------4-----4--4--------------4--4--4--4--|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------4-----4-----*-----------|---2-----2-----*-----------4-----4-----*-----------|
E|---2-----------2-----2--2--------------2-----2--2--|---------------2-----2--2--------------2--2--2--2--| x2



[Verse 2 - 02:27-03:08]

This bassline for the first riff is just straight 16th notes on the G# note from 02:27-02:52.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x6

The bassline for the second riff of the verse comes in at 02:52. Note the triplets in the fourth measure 
of this riff.
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------x-----x--x--4--4--4--4--4-----4-----|---*-----------------------------------------------| x1



[Chorus 2 - 03:08-04:46] This is a long chorus that repeats twelve times and keeps building up. Remember to 
keep holding the notes on the E string to let them ring out as you play the notes on the A string and also 
to play the notes closer to the neck for a thicker tone.

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-----6-----*-----------|---4-----4-----*-----------6-----6-----*-----------|
E|---4-----------4-----4--4--------------4-----4--4--|---------------4-----4--4--------------4--4--4--4--|

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------4-----4-----*-----------|---2-----2-----*-----------4-----4-----*-----------|
E|---2-----------2-----2--2--------------2-----2--2--|---------------2-----2--2--------------2--2--2--2--| x12



[Outro Verse - 04:46-05:03] Straight 16th notes on the G# note.

G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x4

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4--4--*--------------------------------------| x1