Guns N Roses - Coma (full Transcription) bass tab
Tabbed By: Garth Rhodes
Tuning: 1/2 a step down
G-F#, D-C#, A-G#, E-D#
s = slide
/ = slide while picking
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
H = hold/ring
b = bend
This is a tough song to tab out coz it's a 10 minute song with no repeats, but no one has done
the full thing so here it is for anyone who wanted to say that "I can play all of Coma, can
you?"
Use Chorus/Flanger when necessary and use a pick.
INTRO:
(Symbols & heart-beat)
F#------------------------------------------------
C#--11---10---11-11---10---11---10---11-11---10---
G#-----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0----0-
D#------------------------------------------------
(Drumming heart-beat)
F#------------------------------------------------
C#--11---10---11-11---10---11---10---11-11---10---
G#-----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0----0-
D#------------------------------------------------ x 2
(Guitar feedback)
F#------------------------------------------------
C#--11---10---11-11---10---11---10---11-11---10---
G#-----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0----0-
D#------------------------------------------------
(Distorted guitars)
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------2----------------------2-------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4-4-0-3-0-4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-0--4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-2-0-
D#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------
C#---------------------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4--3-2-1-0-3-2-1-
D#---------------------------
VERSE: "Hey you caught me in a coma..."
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------------------------3------------------
G#--0-0-----------1s12-12---------------------3h5---5----------------
D#------------------------------------3-3-------------3-3------------
"Kinda like it in a coma..."
F#---------------------------------------------
C#------------------3-3-----3---3---3-3---3----
G#----------------3----------------------------
D#--1-1-------------------1---1---1-----1---1--
"Oh, make me come back to this...world again..."
F#-----------------------------------------------
C#-----------------------------------------------
G#------------4h6--6--6-6-----------3h5--5--5-5--
D#--4--4--4-4-------------3--3--3-3--------------
VERSE: "Now I feel as if I'm floating away..."
F#------------------------------------------------5---5---5-5---5---
C#------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--3h5-5------------3-3-----------0-3-3--------3---3---3-----3---3-
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
"Won't ya come back to this...world again..."
F#--------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------
G#--6--6--6-6-------------5--5--5-5-----------------
D#-------------6--6--6-6-------------0-3h5--5--5-5--
VERSE: "Suspended deep in a sea of black..."
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#-------------------------------------------------------3---5-3-----
G#---------------------------------------------------3h5---5-----5-3-
D#--5-5--------------3-3----------------3-3--------------------------
"I could leave so easily..."
F#-------------------------------------------------------
C#-------------------------------------------------------
G#--2--2--2-2--------------------2--2--2-4-4-5--5--0-5-5-
D#-------------2-2-2--0-2-0-2-0--------------------------
"I said they're leaving it all up to me..."
F#------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------------------------------------------
G#----------------------------------------------3-4-5--5--5-0-5-4-4-
D#--0-5--5--0-5-3-2-0--0--0--0-0-2h3--3--3--3-3---------------------
"And someone tell me what the fuck is going on..."
F#---------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------
G#--3--2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2-
D#---------------------------------------
RIFF 2:
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------2----------------------2-------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4-4-0-3-0-4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-0--4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-2-0-
D#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------
C#---------------------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4--3-2-1-0-3-2-1-
D#---------------------------
(Heart-beat)
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--0-0-----------3-----------0-----------------------------------------
D#----------------------------------------3-----------3-----------------
VERSE: "Slippin' farther an farther away..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------
G#-----------------------0-3---3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-2-1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1
D#--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1------------------------------------------------------------------
RIFF 3:
F#--------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------
G#--2---1---2-2---1---2---1---2-2---1---
D#----0---0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0- x 2
RIFF 2:
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------2----------------------2-------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4-4-0-3-0-4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-0--4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-2-0-
D#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------
C#---------------------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4--3-2-1-0-3-2-1-
D#---------------------------
VERSE: "Please understand me..."
F#----------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------
G#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D#----------------------------------------------------------------
"I'm climbin' through the wreckage..."
F#----------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------
G#--2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-----------------------------------
D#-------------------------------0-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-
"And I'm waitin' at the crossroads..."
F#--------------------------------
C#--------------------------------
G#---------------3h5--5--5--5-5-5-
D#--3--3--3--3-3------------------
"Waiting for you..."
F#------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------------------------------------------
G#------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
BASS BREAK:
F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5-0-3-4-5------
F#------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------3---3-5-5b-
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5---5--------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--0-3-4-5--------5--------5--------5--------5--0-3-4-5------
"No one's gonna bother me anymore..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--0-3-4-5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5------
F#------------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------4h5-5s7-
G#------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5---------
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5---------5--------5------
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--0-3-4-5--------5--------5--------5---------5--------5------
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5---------5--0-3-4-5------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------7H---------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5-------------------
(Breathing, heavy drum-beat follows)
F#----------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------------------------------------------
G#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D#----------------------------------------------------------------
RIFF 1:
F#------------------------------------------------
C#--11---10---11-11---10---11---10---11-11---10---
G#-----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0----0-
D#------------------------------------------------ x 3
RIFF 2:
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------2----------------------2-------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4-4-0-3-0-4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-0--4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-2-0-
D#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------
C#---------------------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4--3-2-1-0-3-2-1-
D#---------------------------
SOLO:
F#-----------------------------------------
C#-----------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------------------
D#--33333333333333-0-2-0-3333333333333333--
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------------
D#--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------------
D#--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------------
D#--1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1--
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------
G#--3--3-3--3-3-3------------0-3--5--5-5--5-5-5--------------2--
D#-----------------3--3-3--3---------------------5--5-5--5-5----
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------
G#--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--
D#--------------------------------------------------------------
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------------
D#--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------0---------------------------------
G#------------------------1-3---3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-3-3---
D#--1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------
C#------------------------------------
G#--2--1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1--
D#------------------------------------
RIFF 3:
F#--------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------
G#--2---1---2-2---1---2---1---2-2---1---
D#----0---0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0- x 2
RIFF 2:
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------2----------------------2-------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4-4-0-3-0-4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-0--4-0-3-0-4---4-0-3-3-2-0-
D#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------
C#---------------------------
G#--4-0-3-0-4--3-2-1-0-3-2-1-
D#---------------------------
"Ya live your life like it's a coma..."
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#------------------------------------------------------------------3h5-
G#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
D#----------------------------------------------------------------------
"With all the reasons you give it's..."
F#------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------3h5-------------------------------5-5---
G#------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-
"But who am I to tell you that I've..."
F#--------------------------------------------------------------
C#----------------------------0---------------------------------
G#------------------------1-3---3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-3-3---
D#--1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---------------------------------------
"Maybe we'd be better off without you anyway..."
F#------------------------------
C#------------------------------
G#--5-----5-------3------5-6-7--
D#-----5-----5-------3-3--------
"You got a one way ticket..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--2--2--2-3-4-5--5-5--5-5-5--------------------------------------------3h5--5--5--5-5-4
D#----------------------------5--5--5--5-3-2-0--0--0--0-0-2-3--3--3--3-3-----------------
"An there's no way out alive..."
F#----------------------------------
C#----------------------------------
G#--3--2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3--
D#----------------------------------
"An all this crass communication..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------3-4-5--5-5--5-5-3-0--0-0--0-0-2-3--3-3--3-3-0----------------
D#--0--0-0--0-1-2-3--3-3--3-----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-3-2-
"No you don't need a doctor..."
F#----------------------------------
C#----------------------------------
G#----------------------------------
D#--1--0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1--
"Got your mind in submission..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--0--0-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-3--3-3-3----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------3--3-3--3-3-2-
D#--------------------------------3--3--3--3-3-3---------------1--1-1--1-1---------------
"While you watch 'em waving goodbye..."
F#-----------------------------------------
C#-----------------------------------------
G#--1--0h1p0h1p0h1p0s13p12h13p12h13p12h13--
D#-----------------------------------------
"They be callin' in the morning..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--5--5-5--5-5-5---------------3--3-3--3-3-3---------------0-1--1--1-1-0----------------
D#----------------1--1-1--1-1-1---------------3--3-3--3-3-3---------------1--1--1--1-1-0-
"It was nobody's fault but your own..."
F#----------------------------------
C#----------------------------------
G#--6--5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6--
D#----------------------------------
"There were always ample warnings..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------0-1--1-1--1-1-1---------------3--3-3--3-3-5-6--6-6--6-6-6----------------
D#--3--3-3--3-3-----------------1--1-1--1-1-1-----------------------------6--6-6--6-6-6--
"Sometimes we get so tired of waiting for a way to spend our time..."
F#----------------------------------
C#----------------------------------
G#----------------------------------
D#--4--3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4--
"An "It's so easy" to be social..."
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--3--3-3--3-3-5-6--6-6--6-6-6-----------------------------------------4h6--6-6--6-6-6--
D#------------------------------6--6-6--6-6-6-1--1-1--1-1-3-4--4-4--4-4------------------
"But I'm still out here waiting watching reruns of my life..."
F#--------------------------------
C#--------------------------------
G#--4--3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3--
D#--------------------------------
"When you reach the point of breaking know it's gonna take some time..."
F#--------------------------------
C#--------------------------------
G#--4--3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3--
D#--------------------------------
"To heal the broken memories that another man would need just to survive..."
F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--4--3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3s6-8H---------------------------------------------------
D#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Man, you don't wanna know how long that took me to tab out, just enjoy it!
