The Decisive Battle

         Final Fantasy V (SNES) - The Decisive Battle BASS TAB
                          Song by Nobuo Uematsu

                 Tabbed by auriplane ([email protected])
                             On Mar 25, 2009

When I write that this song changes to 12/8 time, the song continues with the
same beat, but the beat changes to a dotted eighth.  Just ignore that if you
prefer to count them as triplets, since I didn't mark rhythm or anything.

Five-string bass, standard tuning.  

    Intro   (4/4 time)

G |--------|--------|--------|--------|
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|
A |--------|--------|--------|----7-7-|
E |5-------|--------|--------|--------|
B |--------|--------|--------|--------|
                                       (12/8 time)
G |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E |5-------|--------|--------|-------\3--------|--------|
B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

    Part A  (12/8 time, triplet feel)

G |------------------------|
D |------------------------|
A |------------------------| x4
E |3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
B |------------------------|

G |------------------------|------------------------| \
D |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------|  \
A |------------------------|------------------4-5-7-|   |
E |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-----3-------|   |
B |------------------------|------------------------|   |
                                                        | x2
G |------------------------|------------------------|   |
D |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------|   |
A |------------------------|--------------4-5-7-5-4-|   |
E |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-------------|  / 
B |------------------------|------------------------| / 

G |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------| \
D |------------------------|------------------4-5-7-|  \
A |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-----3-------|   |
E |------------------------|------------------------|   |
B |------------------------|------------------------|   |
                                                        | x2
G |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------|   |
D |------------------------|--------------4-5-7-5-4-|   |
A |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-------------|   |
E |------------------------|------------------------|  / 
B |------------------------|------------------------| / 

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|
A |3-----3-----------3-3-3-|3-----------1-1-1-1-----|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |2-----2-----------2-2-2-|2-----------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|

    Part B  (4/4 time)

    This part is a synth bassline, so it's not really something you'd normally
    play on bass, but I transcribed it anyway.  It sounds cool if you play it
    with distortion + a pick.  All sixteenth notes.  If you don't play this
    part, rest for 28 measures.

G |---------------------------------|
D |2-2-0-0-3-3-5-5--2-2-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
A |---------------------------------| x10
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
                   
G |---------------------------------|
D |2-2-0-0-4-4-5-5--2-2-0-0-4-4-5-5-|
A |---------------------------------| x10
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
                   
G |--------1-1-2-2----------1-1-2-2-|
D |4-4-2-2----------4-4-2-2---------|
A |---------------------------------| x7
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|

G |--------1-1-2-2----------6p4-----|
D |4-4-2-2----------4-4-2-2-----7p6-|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|

    Part C

G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |--------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |--------------6-|7-------------6-|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4---------4---|
E |5-----5---------|--4-5-----5-7---|------4-------4-|------3---4---7-|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |--------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |--------------6-|7-------------6-|------8---7-----|------8---7-----|
E |5-----5---------|--4-5-----5-7---|------------8---|------------8---|
B |----------------|----------------|6-------------9-|6-------------9-|

G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |------10--9-----|------10--9-----|------8---7-----|------8---7-----|
E |------------10--|------------10--|------------8---|------------8---|
B |8-------------11|8-------------11|6-------------9-|6-------------9-|

    Part D  (12/8 time, triplet feel)

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|
A |------9-7---------------|------------------------|
E |7--------10-7-----------|------------------------|
B |------------------9-----|7-----------------------|

G |------------------------|
D |------------------------|
A |2-3-4-5-4-3-2-3-4-5-4-3-| x24
E |------------------------|
B |------------------------|

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------5-----|
E |3-----------2-----------|1-----------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |6---------------------3-|------------------------|
A |------------------2-5---|------------------------|
E |------------------------|4-----------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
B |6-----------5-----------|4-----------------------|

G |------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------4-----------|
A |--------------------2---|3---3---6-----6-3-------|
E |2---2---4---5---5-------|------------------5-2---|
B |------------------------|----------------------4-|

    Repeat back to Part B.