Incubus - Science bass tab
Incubus – Science Bass Tab
Tabber – Steve Q (crunchie36@hotmail.com)
I think this is the best Incubus bass album as far as bass goes. Thought I should
tab as know one else has. Decided to do it for four string so then everybody can
use it
REDEFINE
Intro
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------| x3
D|-0--0--0--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3----------| x3
D|--0h4--4--0h4---4--4--0--4-----4--0--4--|
Part way through and at the end of the chorus play this
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
Repeat chorus then finish the end with
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
D|--0-----|
Verse
G|-------------5-------------9-------|
D|----------5--------5--7--7---7-----|
A|--5/3-3----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------5-------------9--------|
D|----------5--------5--7--7----------|
A|--5/3-3----------------------6------|
D|------------------------------------|
G|-------------5-------------9-------|
D|----------5--------5--7--7---7-----|
A|--5/3-3----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
Chorus
Bass solo – listen and you’ll get the rhythm
G|-----------------------------10-------------10-------------10--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-x-x---x---x-3-x-x---x---------3-x-x-x-x------3-x-x-x-x-----|
s l s l s l s l s p s l s l s p s l s l s p
s= slap
l= use little finger on left hand to slap the string
p= pop
(x2)
G|----------|
B|----------|
A|----------|
D|-0--0--0--|
G|------- --------------|
D|------- --------------|
A|------- --------------| second bit x5
D|-0-0--- -0--0-0-0-----|
G|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus x2 to finish
VITAMIN
Intro.
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------| x8
E|-0-0-0-000-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7-7-----3h5------| x8
E|-----0-0-----0-00-|
Verse
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------| x8
E|-0-0-0-000-|
Chorus
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-----3h5------5-5-----0h2------| x4
E|-----0-0-----3-33-----1-1-----0-00-|
Bridge
G|-----------------|
D|-2---2-----------|
A|-------3-2---2---| x4
E|---------------3-|
The second part of the bridge is the same notes as above but each note is played
times. After that play -
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----| x2 (can be played or slapped)
E|-0-0-|
Chorus x4
Outro
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7-7-----3h5------| x4 (leave off the last 0 at the end)
E|-----0-0-----0-00-|
NEW SKIN
Intro (slapped)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--7--7-------7--7----7--7-----7--7------------|
After intro play
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2--x------0h2---2--2-2--5--5---10----|
E|-----------------1--0----------------------------|
p
On the last one leave out the 10 and play a few more fives instead
Verse
G|-----------4-----4----------------------|-------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------|
A|--0h2---x-----2-----x--x----0h2-0h2-0h2-|-------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3-3-3-3----|
s s p s p s s
Pre-chorus
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-----3-3--3--3-----| x4
E|-------------3----------------|
Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7----------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|x3
E|--5--5-5------------------8--8-8--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
E|-5--5-5--------------------8--8-8-----------------------------|
After chorus play
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--0h2--2--2--2--x------0h2---2--2---5-5-5-5------|
E|-----------------1--0----------------------------|
Verse
G|-----------4-----4----------------------|-------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------|
A|--0h2---x-----2-----x--x----0h2-0h2-0h2-|-------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3-3-3-3----|
s s p s p s s
Pre-chorus
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-----3-3--3--3-----| x4
E|-------------3----------------|
Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7----------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|x3
E|--5--5-5------------------8--8-8--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
E|-5--5-5--------------------8--8-8-----------------------------|
Start of bridge (slapped)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--7--7-------7--7----7--7-----7--7------------|
Bridge
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------| x4
E|--8--7--6--8--7--5--7--5—-7--5--5--7----|
Pre-chorus
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-----3-3--3--3----------| x8
E|-------------3---------------------|
Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7----------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|x3
E|--5--5-5------------------8--8-8--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
E|-5--5-5--------------------8--8-8-----------------------------|
Riff 1
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2--x------0h2---2--2-2--5--5---10----|
E|-----------------1--0----------------------------|
p
On the last one leave out the 10 and play a few more fives instead
Ending
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--7-7--7--7--7--7-8---------------|
IDIOT BOX
Intro/Chorus
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-66-3-555-66-3------------------xx|
E|--------------------5-55-3-6-6666------|
Intro/Chorus part 2
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-66-3--555-66-3------------------------|
E|--------------------5-55-3-6-6666\181818----|
Verse (whole thing times 3)
G|----7-----5-| |-------7-----14----------|
D|------677--6| |---------/15----15-14-12/|
A|-55---------| x3 |----55-------------------| x1
E|------------| |-------------------------|
Before the chorus instead of the higher notes play
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-5-5-|
E|-----|
Chorus x2
Verse x3
Chorus x3
Interlude – very fast, I’ve spread it out to make it easier to read
G|-----12---------------------------------|
D|-12-----12-----------5------------5----4|
A|-----------10/----5-----5------5--------|
E|---------------------------3------------|
Break – just this note played to the rhythm
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|---3------------|
Then play this once
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-------5-------------|
E|-----9------9999999----|
Chorus x2
Chorus x1 but with more scratched notes
Ending
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-6666-/18\|
GLASS
Intro and Verse
G|-----|-----------------|
D|-----|-----------------|
A|-14\-|-----0h4-5-6-7---|
E|-----|-7/--------------|
Fill
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-----77---|
E|-555----5-|
Then straight back into the verse
Pre-chorus
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-55555555-8-8-88-7-|x2
Chorus
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-7-7----7-7----7-7--7--5--8-|
Chorus part 2
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------55/77/999/12121212---|
E|-7-7----7-7----7-7--7----------------------|
Fill
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-----77---|
E|-555----5-|
Fill 2
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-----77-------88---|
E|-555----5-666----6-|
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------8-|
E|-7h8-7-5h7p5-7h8-7-5h7p5-7h8-7-5h7p5-7h8-8-7---|x3
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------/88--8---8-|
E|-7h8-7-5h7p5-7h8-7-5h7p5-7h8-7-5h7p5----8---8---|
Post-interlude
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-7777777777777777—(rest)--|
Fill 3
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-7---7---|
E|---7---7-|
Verse
Chorus
Final chorus end on this
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------999/1212\77-------------|
E|-7-7----7-7----7-7--7-------------1111\99-7---|
Fill to finish
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----77-------------|
E|-555----5-7~--------|
MAGIC MEDICINE
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7--------------------------7--------------|
A|-----9-----9-10---5------------9------9-10---5------------------|
E|--7-----7-------------------7------7----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|-----9-----9-10--5-5-----------9-----11------12-----11----10----|
E|--7-----7-------------------7------9-----10------9------8----8--|
Go until the voice says “fat” over and over then stop for the amount of time this takes
play through then start again
A CERTAIN SHADE OF GREEN
Guitar intro then
Intro
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|--66---66---66---66--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555--5555-666-5555-55-888-666-5----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------7777-7777-77--66---66---66---66--|
Verse
G|-----------|--------------------------x-----------------|
D|-----------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------4----|--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-3---3--|0hx-00hx0-0hx-0hx-00hx0-0----0hx-00hx0-0hx--|
Slap the above part and the x is popped
Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555--5555-666-5555-55-888-666-5----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------7777-7777-77--66--66---66---66--|
Breakdown ("drop that bass...")
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7----5---|
A|---8--7-----5-5---4-4-------5----4-| x6
E|--------1-1-----1-----3-5----------|
Pre-Chorus
G|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------|--8--6--5---------------------------------|
E|--66---66---66---66--|----------7777-7777-77-66---66---66---66--|
Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555--5555-666-5555-55-888-666-5----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------7777-7777-77--66---66---66--66--|
Ending
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------| play this until finish
E|--66---66---66---66------|
FAVOURITE THINGS
Intro x1
G|------------------------|
D|-7-----8----------------|
A|------------------------| x3
E|---5-6---5-6-555-0-1-2-3|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-----8--------------------|
A|----------------------------| x1
E|---5-6---5-6-66666--66666---|
Verse x 2
G|------------------------|
D|-7-----8----------------|
A|------------------------| x3
E|---5-6---5-6-555-0-1-2-3|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-----8--------------------|
A|----------------------------| x1
E|---5-6---5-6-66666--66666---|
Pre Chorus (played very fast)
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|------77----8----| x7
E|-5555----88--—8--|
Start of verse x2
G|------------------------|
D|-7-----8----------------|
A|------------------------|
E|---5-6---5-6-555-0-1-2-3|
Verse x2
Pre Chorus x7
Chorus
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------8-88-------------| x4
E|-5-55-------5-5-6-66----|
Slow down riff (after the first chorus)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---5--5------4—-4-----3--3----1--1-----| x1
E|--5-55-5----4-44-4---3-33-3--1-11-1----|
Guitar plays start of verse
Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus
SUMMER ROMANCE
INTRO
G------------------2--474--77797--------------|
D----------------24---------------------------|
A-2---X2--------------------------------------|
E-----------X7--------------------------------|
X= scratch
VERSE Fill 1 (played after first four of verse riff)
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|---9---------|-5h7--5-7-5--|
E|-7---5--5-6--|-------------|
Fill 2 slapped (played after another four)
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------7-----|
E|-77--5h7-5\---|
CHORUS
G-------4-4-----------------------------------|
D------5-5-5-------44-77-------------5555-----|
A-7-7--------5-5-5-------1-1-1-1-2-2----------|
E---------------------------------------------|
G-------4-4--------------------------------------|
D------5-5-5-------44-77---------------------7/0-|
A-7-7--------5-5-5-------1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
E------------------------------------------------|
VERSE x2
BRIDGE 1
G----------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------7/--------------|
A-------------5-4---22-2-22-2------------------|
E-33-3--2-1-2----------------------------------|
VERSE x4 with fill 2
CHORUS
VERSE x2
BRIDGE 2
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------5-4---22-2-22-2--22-2-22-2--22-2-22-2--22-2-22-2---|
E-33-3--2-1-2----------------------------------------------------|
For the saxophone solo play the verse twice then the chorus twice
VERSE x2
ENDING
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A-------------5--4---2------------------|
E-33-3--2-1-2---------------------------|
NEBULA
For this the top string of the bass needs to be in B to get the lower notes
Intro and Verse
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
B|--16--16-16--16--12-12--|x8
Breakdown (10’s not 1s and 0’s)
G|---------------------------------- -----------------|
D|---------------------------------- -----------------|
A|------6------------6------------66 x3 ---------6---666-|
B|-10-10-----10-10-10---10-101010--- --10-1010---10---|
Interlude (played very fast)
G|-----------------|
D|---4-2p0h2p0-----|
A|-2-----------4h5-|x3
B|-----------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|x1
B|-3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-|
Break
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------2\-|
B|-3-333-333----|-3-333-333----|-33-33-333----|-3-333-333-----|
VERSE
BREAKDOWN
INTERLUDE
BREAK
Interlude
G|-----------------| |---------------|
D|---4-2-0-2-0-----| |---------------|
A|-2-----------4-5-|x3|---------------|
B|-----------------| |-0------1------|
Then into
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
B|-0-----3-----8-----1------|
Now play:
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-----5------5---|-----5------5---|-----5---------|-----5------5-|
B|-3-3---3-33-----|-3-3---3-33-----|-3-3---3-333---|-3-3---3-33---|
Breakdown (10’s not 1s and 0’s)
G|---------------------------------- -----------------|
D|---------------------------------- -----------------|
A|------6------------6------------66 x3 ---------6---666-|
B|-10-10-----10-10-10---10-101010--- --10-1010---10---|
INTERLUDE
ENDING
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
B|-0~-------------|
DEEP INSIDE
Main Riff
G|-----|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----|----0-2-0-2-0---------------|----0-2-0-2-0-----------------|
A|-14/2|-2-------------2--0-2-0-2-0-|-2-------------2--0-2-0-0h1p0-|
E|-----|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Main with variations
G|------------------------------|------------------2/4-22-4p2---|
D|----0-2-0-2-0-----------------|----0-2-0-2-0----------------2-|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-0-0h1p0-|-2-------------2---------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----0-2-0-2-0-----------------|----0-2-0-2-0----------------|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-0-2-0h1-|-2-------------2---------012-|
E|------------------------------|------------------0h1-2x-----|
Verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2h3h4-2-0-----------|
A|-5p2-22-2-2—-5p2-22-2-2—-5p2-22-2-2-----------—2---0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------2-------|
G|-----------------------------2-4---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5p2-22-2-2—0h25\-5p2-22-2-2—-----5p2-22-2-20h1h2p1p0—5p2-22-2-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2222-4444-0000-1111-|
E|---------------------|
Main with variations
G|------------------------------|------------------1/22-4p2---|
D|----0-2002p1p0----------------|----0-2-0-200--------------2-|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-0-2-0h1-|-2-------------2-------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------2-4-|
D|----0-2-0-200--------------|----0-2-0-2-0-----2h3-4-----|
A|-2-------------2--0-200200-|-2-------------2------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Bridge 1
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4-----------------------------------------|
A|-----7--5-7--2-4--------------------1~-------|
E|-----------------7--5-7--2-5-2--0-5----------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-4-------------------------------|
A|-----7--5-7--2-4-------------------|
E|-----------------7--5-7--2-5-2-0-5-|
Bridge Ending
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5p2-0-------0-2-0----------------|
E|-------2-0-2-------02-2-13-3-4-55-|
Verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2h3h4-2-0-----------|
A|-5p2-22-2-2—-5p2-22-2-2—-5p2-22-2-2-----------—2---0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------2-------|
G|-----------------------------2-4---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5p2-22-2-2—0h25\-5p2-22-2-2—-----5p2-22-2-20h1h2p1h2—5p2-22-2-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2222-4444-0000-1111-|
E|---------------------|
Main with variations
G|-------------------------------|------------------22-3-4p2---|
D|----0-2002p1p0-----------------|----0-2-0-220--------------2-|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-02p1p0h1-|-2-------------2-------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----0-2-0-2-0---------------|----0-2-0-2-0--------------|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-0-2-0-|-2-------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------|------------------0h2x-345-|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----0-2-0-2-0---------------|----0-2-0-2-0----------------|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-0-2-0-|-2-------------2—1h2p0-1h2p0-|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----0-2-0-2-0---------------|----0-2-0-2-0---------------|
A|-2-------------2—-002p0-2p0-|-2-------------2—~----------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bridge 2
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4--------------------------------------------|
A|-----7--5-7--2-4-----------4-2---4-2---5~-------|
E|-----------------7--5-7--2-----5-----5----------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4--------------------------------------------|
A|-----7--5-7--2-4-------------------2-4-5~-------|
E|-----------------7--5-7--2-2-2-5-2--------------|
Verse
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5p2-22-2-2—-5p2-22-2-2—-5p2-22-2-2-------h2-22-2-2-552-|
E|-------------------------------------3h4h5--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5p2-22-2-2—5\-5p2-2-5p2-2—5\-5p2-22-2-2—---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0/-------------|
Breakdown
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0----------------1--------------0----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-222------2-2-2-2-222----2-2-2-2-222-----2-2-2-2-222-3|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2222-4444-0000-1111-|
E|---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-2-0-2-0-------------------0-2-0-2-0----------------------|
A|-2-------------2--0-2-0-2-0-2-------------2--0-2-0-0h1p0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5p2-0-------0-2-0----------------|
E|-------2-0-2-------02-2-13-3-4-55-|
CALGONE
Intro
G|-18----18----18----18----18-----|-19----19----19----19-----|
D|---19----19----19----19----19---|---20----20----20----20---|
A|-----20----20----20----20----20-|-----21----21----21----21-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
Main Riff – plays in the first part as well
G|-----|------------------------------|
D|-----|------------------------------|
A|-----|-------3--------------3-------|
E|-12\-|-0-0-2---2-0-2--0-0-2---2-0-2-|
Gets faster leading to second main riff
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|-0-000-2---2-0-2-|
Main riff 2
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3-0-2-3-4-3-2-3-|
Slower part
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----7-----7-|
Chorus
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2---------0--2----------|
E|----2-333--------2-3-3-2-|
Chorus variation (play 4th time)
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2---------0--2----------|
E|----2-333--------2-3-2-5-|
After chorus, play:
G|-------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----3-----3-----3-----3---12\-|-3-0-2-3-4-3-2-3-|
