Slipknot - Before I Forget (4-string) Version 2 bass tab
Band: SliPKnoT
Album: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Versus
Song: Before I forget
Copyright (c) Road Runner Records 2004
Version 2 - 12/20/05
Transcribed By: Aaron Resing
Email: scresing01@msn.com
. - palm mute
, - slight palm mute
t - tap
b - Bend
r - release bend
s - Staccato tap
* - comment/lyrics
: - repeat
; - note is only played the first time through if there's a repeat, and let
the note before it continue and replace it the second time through and
on....
Drop Tuning:
G
D
G Sharp
B
---------------- (16 spaces) = 1 measure (4 beats)
---- (4 spaces) = 1 beat
X--- = quarter note
X-X- = eighth notes
XXXX = sixteenth notes
X will be used to represent fret ten, since 2 digits would actually be
sixteenth notes...
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BEFORE I FORGET - SLIPKNOT - 4-STRING BASS GUITAR ------------------------------
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INTRO
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(Rest 4 Measures)
G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 3X
G# |----------------|
B |2---2---2---2---|
, , , ,
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------| * GO!!
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |2---2---5-5--0--|5-5--0----------|
, ,
G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 3X
G# |----------------|
B |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
s s s s t
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
G# |----------------|
B |02-02-325-5--0--|
s s t
G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 3X
G# |----------------|
B |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
s s s s t
* 2/4 time
G |----------------|--------|
D |----------------|--------|
G# |----------------|--------|
B |02-02-325-5--0--|5-5--0--|
s s t
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VERSE 1
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|
G |----------------| |
D |----------------| - 3X |
G# |----------------| |
B |33333----3333---| |
..... .... |
| - 4X
G |----------------| |
D |----------------| |
G# |----------------| |
B |333333335-5--0--| |
........ |
|
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PRE-CHORUS
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G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 4X
G# |----------------|
B |2--2--3--2------|
, , , ,
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CHORUS
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G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-6---|
t b r
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7-6-|
t
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7---|
t
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |6---6---6-7-6-X-|--5---5---7---6-|
t
:REPEAT CHORUS
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BRIDGE
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G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 3X
G# |----------------|
B |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
s s s s t
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
G# |----------------|
B |02-02-325-5--0--|
s s t
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VERSE 2
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|
G |----------------| |
D |----------------| - 3X |
G# |----------------| |
B |33333----3333---| |
..... .... |
| - 2X
G |----------------| |
D |----------------| |
G# |----------------| |
B |333333335-5--0--| |
........ |
|
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PRE-CHORUS...AGAIN
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G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 4X
G# |----------------|
B |2--2--3--2------|
, , , ,
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CHORUS...AGAIN
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G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-6---|
t b r
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7-6-|
t
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7---|
t
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |6---6---6-7-6-X-|--5---5---7---6-|
t
:REPEAT CHORUS
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"MY END...IT JUSTIFIES MY MEANS..."
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|
G |----------------|----------------| |
D |----------------|----------------| |
G# |----------------|----------------| |
B |3-------------5-|--0-----------2-| |
; |
| - 4X
G |----------------|----------------| |
D |----------------|----------------| |
G# |--------------0-|--0-0-3---3-3---| |
B |----------------|--------------3-| |
|
|
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|
G |----------------|----------------| |
D |----------------|----------------| |
G# |----------------|----------------| |
B |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| |
; . . . . . . . . . . . |
| - 3X
G |----------------|----------------| |
D |----------------|----------------| |
G# |--------------0-|0-0-0-3-3-3-3---| |
B |--2-2-2-2-2-2---|--------------3-| |
. . . . . . |
|
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G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . .
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHORUS...AGAIN!
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G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-6---|
t b r
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7-6-|
t
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7---|
t
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B |6---6---6-7-6-X-|--5---5---7---6-|
t
::REPEAT CHORUS 2X
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ENDING
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G |----------------|
D |----------------| - 7X
G# |----------------|
B |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
s s s s t
* 2/4 time
G |----------------|--------|
D |----------------|--------|
G# |----------------|--------|
B |02-02-325-5--0--|5-5--0--|
s s t
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And there you go........It's an easy song to play, but the tab took me forever
to write............
