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DRAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Finger Bass'
Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S E
|-------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------0-|-2---------------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|-------------|-------------0-------5-|-7---------------------5--|
|-------------|---0-0-3-0-0---0-0-3---|---0-0-3-0----------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-2-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-7-------------0-------------|---------------------------5-5-|
|---0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-2-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-7-------------0-------------|---------------------------5-5-|
|---0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----------0-------5-|-7-----------------------|
|---0-0-3-0-0---0-0-3---|---0-0-3-0-1-1---1---1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-|
E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E.
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------0--|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|
|-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3--|------------------------|
E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E.
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--|---------------------5--|------------------------|
|------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3--|
E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E.
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S H E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E.
|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|---------------------5--|-------------------------|
|-----------------0----|-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3---|
E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E.
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--|---------------------5--|
|------------------------|------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0------|
E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E. E S S +S S E E E S E.
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-0---0-(0)---0---0---0--|-5---5-(5)---5---5---5--|
|-0---0-(0)---0---0---3--|------------------------|------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3---3---3-3-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E +E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|-2--------------0-|-2------------------|
|------------2-2---|------------------2-|
|----0-0-(0)-------|----0-0-(0)-0-(0)---|
E. S +E E E. S +E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------0-|
|-0----------0----------|-0-----0-(0)-2-2---|
|----3-(3)-0----3-(3)-0-|---0-3-------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E +E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|-2--------------0-|-2------------------|
|------------2-2---|------------------2-|
|----0-0-(0)-------|----0-0-(0)-0-(0)---|
E. S +E E E. S +E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------0-|
|-0----------0----------|-0-----0-(0)-2-2---|
|----3-(3)-0----3-(3)-0-|---0-3-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
Artist: X Japan
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