Slipknot

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-| |

. . . . . . |

|

--------------------------------------------

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............

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