Stuart Hamm - Surely The Best bass tab
SURELY THE BEST (Bassline)
As recorded by Stuart Hamm
(From the 1989 Album KINGS OF SLEEP)
Music by Stuart Hamm
Arranged by Stuart Hamm
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Soft'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Aggressive'
Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Slapped'
Intro
Q=55
4/4
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|---5(17)--------5(17)-------7(19)-5(17)--(5(17))-------5(17)---------5(17)-7(19)--5(17)--------|
|----------5(17)-------5(17)----------------------5(17)-------5(17)-----------------------5(17)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E Q. +Q +E S S
|-------------------------------------()----------------------()--------------------|
|-------------------------------------()----------------------()----------------s===|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------5(17)-------5(17)-------8(20)-5(17)-(5(17))-------5(17)-------5(17)-8(20)-5(17)-------|
|--6(18)-------6(18)-------6(18)---------------------6(18)-------6(18)-------------------6(18)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------5(17)-------5(17)-------7(19)-5(17)-(5(17))-------5(17)---------5(17)-7(19)--5(17)--------|
|--5(17)-------5(17)-------5(17)---------------------5(17)-------5(17)-----------------------5(17)-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| H. +E S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------()--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------()----------------s===|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------5(17)-------5(17)-------8(20)-5(17)-(5(17))-------5(17)-------5(17)-8(20)-5(17)-------||
|--6(18)-------6(18)-------6(18)---------------------6(18)-------6(18)-------------------6(18)-||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| W
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bass Melody
C
Q E S S +E. S E E
|------------/19----17------------------------17-|
|----------------------17-(17)-------17-19-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------21------19s17-------------|
|------12-17--------19---------------17-17s19s17-|
|---10--------17s19--------19-----------17s19s17-|
|-8----------------------------------------------|
W
Ab
S T T E E S S +H
|-15-17-15------------------------------------------|
|----------18-------------15-(15)-------------------|
|----------------15----18---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------22------20s17-------------|
|-----------8-18-------20---------------18-18s20s18-|
|-----6----------18s20--------20-----------18s20s18-|
|--4------------------------------------------------|
W
C
Q E S S +E S S E. T T
|------------/19----17---------------19-19-------17-19-|
|----------------------17-(17)----17-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------21------19s17-------------------|
|------12-17--------19---------------17-17s19s17-------|
|---10--------17s19--------19-----------17s19s17-------|
|-8----------------------------------------------------|
W
Ab
Q +S E T T Q Q
|-20--------(20)22----20-19-20--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------22-------20s17--------------|
|------8-18--------20----------------18-18s20s18--|
|----6-------18s20----------20----------18s20s18--|
|--4----------------------------------------------|
W
A-
Q E S S +E. S E E
|----------19----17------------------14----16----|
|-------------------14-(14)-------14-------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------17-(17)----16----14----------|
|-----9-14-------14---------14----14----14-------|
|---7------14s15---------------------------14-15-|
|-5----------------------------------------------|
W
F#° F
E. S +S T T E E. S +E. T T
|-17--------16-(16)-17-16-14----------------------------|
|----------------------------17--------15-(15)----14-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +Q S S S S +E E
|-----------11-(11)--------------------12-(12)-14-------|
|--------14-------------------------15------------------|
|-----15-------------------------15---------------------|
|-14-------------------------13-------------------------|
H H
A A-
H. E. T T
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-14--------------------------------14--------15-14-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------9----16----------------9----14--------------|
|-----7---16-----14s16-------7---15-----14s15-------|
|--5---------(5)-------5-(5)------------------------|
Q +E. S +H
G
Q E S S +H
|------------------------------------------------||
|-12-----------12-----12-12-(12)----------------||
|--------------12-----13-14-(14)----------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------16-------------------------------16---||
|----12-14-----14--12-------------12-14-15-(15)--||
|-10----------(10)----14-10-(10)-----------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
Q +E. S +H
Verse
Q=55
C
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||----------------------21----19s17-------------|
||o------12-17-------19-------------17-17s19s17-|
||o---10-------17s19-------19----------17s19s17-|
||--8-------------------------------------------|
W
Ab
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------22----20s17-------------|
|-----8-18-------20-------------18-18s20s18-|
|---6------18s20-------20----------18s20s18-|
|-4-----------------------------------------|
W
C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------21----19s17-------------|
|------12-17-------19-------------17-17s19s17-|
|---10-------17s19-------19----------17s19s17-|
|-8-------------------------------------------|
W
Ab
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------22----20s17--------------|
|-----8-18-------20-------------18-18s20s18--|
|---6------18s20-------20----------18s20s18--|
|-4------------------------------------------|
W
A-
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------17-(17)----16----14----------|
|-----9-14-------14---------14----14----14-------|
|---7------14s15---------------------------14-15-|
|-5----------------------------------------------|
W
F#° F
S S S S +Q S S S S +E E
|----------11-(11)-----------12-(12)-14-|
|-------14----------------15------------|
|----15----------------15---------------|
|-14----------------13------------------|
H H
A A-
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------|
|-----9----16----------------9----14-------|
|---7---16-----14s16-------7---15----14s15-|
|-5--------(5)-------5-(5)-----------------|
Q +E. S +H
G
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------16------------------------------16----||
|----12-14-----14--12------------12-14-15-(15)--o||
|-10----------(10)----14-10-(10)----------------o||
|------------------------------------------------||
Q +E. S +H
Chorus
F G
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-14-14-14-14-14--14-14-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-|
|-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|--8----------(8)--------8-(8)----------(8)--8-10--8-|
|---------------------8------------------------------|
Q +E S S +Q +S S S S
C
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17-17-17-17-17--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|-17-17-17-17-17--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|--7----------(7)--5---------3-----------------------|
|----------------------------------5--3-(3)-----0----|
Q +S E. E S S +E E
D-9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17---|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14---|
|--5-------------------5----(5)----------(5)--------5---|
|------------5-(5)------------------------------------8-|
E. S +E E +Q +E. T T
Bbadd2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17--|
|-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------------(6)--6--8--6--|
H. +S S S S
D-9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17---|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14---|
|--5-------------------5----(5)----------(5)--------5---|
|------------5-(5)------------------------------------8-|
E. S +E E +Q +E. T T
Bbadd2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--||
Guitar Solo
C Ab
Gtr III
Q e S S +E. S E E Q e S S +E. S E E
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o----------------/5---|--------------------|
||o-3--3---3-(3)-3----3-|--------------------|
||-------3--------------|-4--4-3-4-(4)-4-4-6-|
C Ab
Q e S S +E. S E E Q e S S +E. S E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----------------/5---|---------------------|
|-3--3---3-(3)-3----3-|---------------------|
|------3--------------|-4--4-3-4-(4)-4-3-4--|
A- F# F
Q e S S +E. S E E Q +E. S Q. E
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-5--5-0-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-2--(2)-2-1----1S|
A A- G
Q e S S +E E E E Q E S S +E. S S S S S
|---------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------------------|--------------------3----o||
|-5--5-0-5-(5)-5-5-/5-|-3----3-3-(3)-3-3-5---5---||
Out-Chorus
F G
Gtr II
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-14-14-14-14-14--14-14-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-|
|-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|--8----------(8)--------8-(8)----------(8)--8-10--8-|
|---------------------8------------------------------|
Q +E S S +Q +S S S S
C
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17-17-17-17-17--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|-17-17-17-17-17--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|--7----------(7)--5---------3-----------------------|
|----------------------------------5--3-(3)-----0----|
Q +S E. E S S +E E
D-9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17---|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14---|
|--5-------------------5----(5)----------(5)--------5---|
|------------5-(5)------------------------------------8-|
E. S +E E +Q +E. T T
Bbadd2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------------------------|
W
Bb C
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-21-21--21-21-21-21--21-21-21-|
|-20-20-20-20-20--20-20-22-22--22-22-22-22--22-22-22-|
|---------------------8------------------------------|
|--6----------(6)--------6-(6)----------(6)--6--8--6-|
Q +E S S +Q +S S S S
F
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-22-22-22-22-22--22--22-22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-|
|-22-22-22-22-22--22--22-22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-|
|-----------------10---------8-----------------------|
|--5----------(5)-----------------10--8-(8)-----5----|
Q +S E. E S S +E E
G-9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-22--22-22-22--22--22-22-22--22--22-22-22--22--22-22-22----|
|-19--19-19-19--19--19-19-19--19--19-19-19--19--19-19-19----|
|----------------------10----(10)----------(10)-------10----|
|--3--------10-(10)--------------------------------------13-|
E. S +E E +Q +E. T T
Ebadd2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--|
|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-11-----------------------------------------------|
W
G-9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-22--22-22-22--22--22-22-22--22--22-22-22--22--22-22-22----|
|-19--19-19-19--19--19-19-19--19--19-19-19--19--19-19-19----|
|----------------------10----(10)----------(10)-------10----|
|--3--------10-(10)--------------------------------------13-|
E. S +E E +Q +E. T T
Ebadd2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--|
|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-11-----------------------------------------------|
W
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|--22--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-||
|--20--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-||
|---------------------------------------------------||
|-(11)----------------------------------------------||
+W
Verse
C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------21----19s17-------------|
|------12-17-------19-------------17-17s19s17-|
|---10-------17s19-------19----------17s19s17-|
|-8-------------------------------------------|
W
Ab
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------22----20s17--------------|
|-----8-18-------20-------------18-18s20s18--|
|---6------18s20-------20----------18s20s18--|
|-4------------------------------------------|
W
C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------21----19s17-------------|
|------12-17-------19-------------17-17s19s17-|
|---10-------17s19-------19----------17s19s17-|
|-8-------------------------------------------|
W
Ab
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------22----20s17--------------|
|-----8-18-------20-------------18-18s20s18--|
|---6------18s20-------20----------18s20s18--|
|-4------------------------------------------|
W
A-
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------17-(17)----16----14----------|
|-----9-14-------14---------14----14----14-------|
|---7------14s15---------------------------14-15-|
|-5----------------------------------------------|
W
F#° F
S S S S +Q S S S S +E E
|----------11-(11)-----------12-(12)-14-|
|-------14----------------15------------|
|----15----------------15---------------|
|-14----------------13------------------|
H H
A A-
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------|
|-----9----16----------------9----14-------|
|---7---16-----14s16-------7---15----14s15-|
|-5--------(5)-------5-(5)-----------------|
Q +E. S +H
G
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------16------------------------------16---||
|----12-14-----14--12------------12-14-15-(15)--||
|-10----------(10)----14-10-(10)----------------||
|-----------------------------------------------||
Q +E. S +H
Outro
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
||---------5(17)---------5(17)------------7(19)--5(17)-(5(17))---------5(17)---------5(17)--7(19)--5(17)-------|
||o-5(17)---------5(17)---------5(17)---------------------------5(17)---------5(17)----------------------5(17)-|
||o------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||----------------------------------------------21-------------19s====17---------------------------------------|
||o--------------12-----17---------------19----------------------------------17-----17s====19s====17-----------|
||o-------10-------------------17s====19---------------19---------------------------17s====19s====17-----------|
||--8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
W
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S 4x
|-------5(17)--------5(17)------------8(20)--5(17)-(5(17))---------5(17)---------5(17)--8(20)--5(17)---------||
|-6(18)-------6(18)---------6(18)---------------------------6(18)---------6(18)----------------------6(18)--o||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
|-------------------------------------------22-------------20s====17-----------------------------------------||
|-------------8-----18---------------20----------------------------------18-----18s====20s====18------------o||
|-------6------------------18s====20---------------20---------------------------18s====20s====18------------o||
|-4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
W
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing
16ths
